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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

4 The Love Of Animals

Marc Hauser, a cognitive psychologist at Harvard University, recently opened his own such research lab and has 1,000 dogs lined up as subjects. In some cases, their research suggests that our pets are manipulating us rather than welling up with human-like feeling. Other facilities are operating in the U.S. and Europe.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 3 of 13

Animal Ethics

Scientific research and expertise are needed here. The question can be raised: Why should these organisms be killed and others not be killed? But recent experiments with chimpanzees suggest that the day may be near when we can ask trained chimpanzees if they want to be eaten for food. Would these animals also be exploited?

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