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"No More Homeless Pets" Conference Scheduled for October

Critter News

And because this year marks Best Friends’ 25th Anniversary, there will be special presentations by the folks who founded Best Friends – and a few anniversary surprises, too! Tags: Best Friends animal welfare conferences.

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On The Goode Family and Infiltration

Animal Person

Another opportunity for infiltration (heh, heh, heh) has presented itself on Intent.com , which has a " Food and Nutrition " page that already has posts about mindful eating and vegetarianism. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics animal rights Animal welfare Nutrition The Goode Family Veganism Vegetarianism. Anyone else watch?

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On Not Eating Animals

Animal Person

This is the message of animal welfare--there is nothing inherently unjust about bringing animals into this world for your own use and/or profit. And once you are on the side of justice, it's impossible to present a rational alternative to animal farming. Tags: Books Ethics. It's okay to choose violence when you don't need to.

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Animal Rights is Pernicious Nonsense?

Animal Person

than with any genuine concern for species diversity or even animal welfare." It's too bad that Latimer's presentation is so obnoxious, as even when he raises what might be valid points, he makes you want to disagree with him. Animal activists don't care about the health or welfare of deer herds? Happy Mother's Day!

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On Humane Societies and Calf-Roping

Animal Person

But the HSUS is by no means an animal-rights organization; it is an animal welfare organization. At least it sounds like it's interested in the welfare of all animals in the rodeo, while the VHS statement is ambiguous at best, and contradictory at worst. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics.

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On a New Level of Absurdity in the Slaughter Business

Animal Person

But by presenting that example to the reader, the author positions herself to then present an alternative that is worlds better by comparison. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language animal rights Bev Eggleston EcoFriendly Foods Gourmet magazine happy meat Humane slaughter Temple Grandin. It is murder. Not eating them.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

There's a vague sense that perhaps he cares about the dogs or thinks that what he does to them might present an ethical dilemma, but the overwhelming feeling is that it's all worth it. But there is a significant contingent who is not as enamored with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act as he is. It "guarantees humane treatment?"