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On the Banning of Eating Cats and Dogs in China

Animal Person

It seems like the answer to most questions/responses to most issues is one of these: Speciesism. Why choose enslavement, rape, domination and slaughter? Yes, it is hypocritical (speciesism), but who said that we either protect humans or animals? Where do people get that idea? Let's just say the ban was meaningful.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

But there is a significant contingent who is not as enamored with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act as he is. To this day, 95 percent of the animals used in research labs receive no federal protection whatsoever under the Animal Welfare Act." It "guarantees humane treatment?" Maybe on paper. Part IV: Brown Dogs and Red Herrings.