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Rescue Spotlight: Kitten Rescue

4 The Love Of Animals

Kitten Rescue is a wonderful animal rescue organization! Founded in 1997, it has become one of the largest animal rescue groups in Los Angeles. Kitten Rescue volunteers place approximately 1,000 cats and kittens into new homes every year. Kitten Rescue’s goal is to help Los Angeles become a no-kill city.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 1 of 13

Animal Ethics

A third of a century ago, when the modern animal-liberation movement was in its infancy, Martin published an essay entitled “A Critique of Moral Vegetarianism,” Reason Papers (fall 1976): 13-43. I suspect that many readers of this blog are Christians but not vegetarians. The contrast would be, for example, “health vegetarianism.”

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Yet Al Gore does not even mention the need for Americans to reduce meat consumption as we attempt to rescue ourselves from the climate crisis. 9, 2008 Note from KBJ: Some reasons for vegetarianism apply to all animals, from cows, pigs, and sheep to turkeys, chickens, and fish. Michael Radkowsky Washington, Nov.

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On What the Animal Ag Alliance Thinks of Us

Animal Person

Often confused with American Humane Association, they raise tens of millions, not to ‘save the animals’ as most people assume but to further the causes of vegetarianism and ending animal agriculture." "The Humane Society of the United States is the big bully on this strange playground. I wish their mission was to end animal agriculture.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

I have been working in the animal movement for several decades on 2 continents, and have been vegetarian for nearly 40 years and vegan for 25 of those years. Alley Cat Rescue serves vegan food at our gatherings, and encourages all groups that work with cats and dogs to do the same.

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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

Animal Person

If that means volunteering at a dog rescue or giving money to PETA, all while eating and using animals, at least you’re doing something. But I’m merely making his point. People are irrational and conflicted and make a show of taking a stand but manage to still do whatever they want in the end. no one is 100% vegan), you “do what you can do.”

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Animals rescued from so-called humane farming establishments have been found in horrific condition. In my 40s, I became a vegetarian because I was saving sick and injured birds, and I just couldn’t eat them and save them. Would we say these people were slaughtered in a “people friendly” manner?