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On Nonhuman Animals and Human Babies

Animal Person

Because we planned to adopt I had been researching eco-friendly, vegan nursery items but had yet to purchase a thing. There are so many decisions to be made and we're excited to raise our little girl with intention. Instead, they simply raise their children with the values of the dominant culture.

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From the Animal Rights Action Network re: Greyhounds

Animal Person

"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing" - Albert Einstein 1879-1921 One of the best ways you can help ARAN is to get actively involved with our ongoing research, lobbying, events, projects, peaceful protests and tabling events across Ireland.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ Death by Veganism ,” by Nina Planck (Op-Ed, May 21): I am a nutritionist who testified as an expert witness for the prosecution in the criminal trial of the parents of Crown Shakur. As the lead prosecutor in this case told the jury, this poor infant was not killed by a vegan diet. Contrary to Ms.

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Meat, Cancer, and the Cumulative Case for Ethical Vegetarianism

Animal Ethics

It is not in dispute that, in modern factory farms, animals are raised in massively overcrowded, unnatural warehouses. For more detailed descriptions of the conditions in which farm animals are raised, see here , here , and here. Premise (4) is widely acknowledged. Running time: 12 Minutes. Trivial or insignificant reasons won’t do.

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

But the wrongness and vileness of factory farming does not show that eating meat is morally wrong, because it is theoretically possible to raise animals outdoors in idyllic settings, to give them wonderful, enjoyable, rich lives, and then after 6 months to a year of such blissful existence, to kill them entirely painlessly.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 3 of 13

Animal Ethics

Vegan vegetarians who eat only vegetables, fruit, and nuts do not completely remove all microorganisms from their food, even with repeated cleaning. Scientific research and expertise are needed here. The question can be raised: Why should these organisms be killed and others not be killed? What Meat Should Not Be Eaten?

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The One Animal Product You Should Feed Your Children

Animal Ethics

Researchers have also learned that the cancer-causing chemicals that form in beef as it cooks also tend to form in chicken. The breast milk of vegan mothers is fully nutritious for infants, and contains the full compliment of energy, protein, and vitamins, needed for the rapid growth of life's first half year.

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