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Growing Number of Scientists Question Animal Research

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Plus, animals are messy, require feeding and constant care, draw protests, and, yes, can be a bit smelly. Even if you become 100 percent vegan, how much of the drugs you take, the makeup you wear and the cleaning products you use have been tested on an animal? This is an important issue.

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Lessons Learned, The Finale

Animal Person

However, it wasn't honest of me to promote such products because my goal, after all, is for us to not use animals. So, unlike the case of Jonathan Safran Foer, who does not object to the eating of animals "in general," it was disingenuous of me to promote an animal product. I changed my mind about my approach back then.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 8 of 13

Animal Ethics

It is certainly likely that a similar phenomenon would occur if vegan vegetarianism became a widespread movement in the U.S. milk production. It would be a way of protesting present practice, a way of saying, “I disagree strongly with the treatment of animals used for food.” causing a decline in U.S.