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On "Pets" and "Its"

Animal Person

There might be a handful of PeTA efforts around suffering, and there is " That's Why We Don't Eat Animals ," but what we need is a series--a franchise that makes veganism appealing. Tags: Books Ethics Language parenting publishing speciesism veganism. I put this out there to you all because I'm not that person.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

This morning, during the Facebook discussion, Engber writes (and the first sentence is reason alone to chime in): Bring on the PETA hotties! In 10 or 15 years of life, he suffered through multiple surgeries and infections and endless hours of restraint in a plastic chair. Maybe on paper. Part IV: Brown Dogs and Red Herrings.