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On ANIMAL EQUALITY, by Joan Dunayer

Animal Person

In the notes, she explains that she uses " nonhuman companion and nonhuman friend with reference to nonhumans treated with full respectl I use pet with reference to nonhumans who are sold, discarded, or otherwise disrespected" (204). Two tigers confined to a cage gave 'freedom' from enemies. Instead, they hide behind passive verbs.

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Awkward Fostering

4 The Love Of Animals

One of the recent developments, which caught an eye of many pet-lovers, is an adoption of three newly born tigers by German shepherd in Chinese Reserve on January 2012. One can only imagine how adorable and lovely the picture of shepherd and three little tigers is!

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On Stanley and Family Commitments

Animal Person

The neighborhood kids love her because she's beautiful ("Where's the tiger? We want to see the tiger!" There were 15 greyhounds in the small pet food store, and Violet and Stanley were equally uninterested in the event. Sky petted Stanley and he just stood there. And he's child friendly. Violet Rays is not a kid dog.

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