Animal Person

AUGUST 23, 2009

I suppose speciesism/human exceptionalism is at the heart of the matter. Tags: Activism Economics Ethics Language. The result is that on one level he knows that hurting sentient nonhumans isn't right, but if it's done in a certain respectful way (oxymoron, anyone?) it's not so bad. I'm on my way.

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Animal Sanctuary Factory Farm Factory Farming Sanctuary 100

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

There's betrayal, hypocrisy, speciesism, animals as commodities, animals as property, the myth of "humane" farming, the fictions our culture teaches us about animals, and of course, redemption. Tags: Activism Ethics Film. Director Jenny Stein and Producer James LaVeck weave many themes into Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home.

Farm Sanctuary 100

Farm Sanctuary Slaughter Slaughtered Speciesism 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 26, 2009

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Meat Responsible Policies Miami Meat Industry 100

Animal Person

MARCH 9, 2010

And now that I've read Animal Equality and begun Speciesism , I think I know why. Tags: Activism Books Ethics Language. A handful Animal Person readers since May of 2006, when I started this then-daily blog, have asked me if I've read Joan Dunayer. Chance is so close! Please consider a gift.

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Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

This one addresses the decreasing number of dogs and cats being experimented on and, without mentioning it, discusses speciesism and our affection for dogs--pet dogs particularly (and especially purebreds)--which leads to our revulsion with the idea of snatching, vivisecting and killing them. Maybe on paper.

Animal Welfare 100

Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2009

It would be argued that to suppose that a bird’s life is less valuable than a human life is a form of speciesism, a doctrine of prejudice analogous to racism and sexism. Tags: Moral Vegetarianism. On this hard-line view one ought never to kill any nonhuman animal unless it were right to kill a human being in the same circumstance.

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Vegetarian Morals Meat Vegan 40

Animal Ethics

MAY 6, 2009

The Argument from Speciesism If there is some doubt whether the arguments from monkeys and from glass walls should be considered moral arguments, there can be no doubt about the moral import of the argument from speciesism. Just as racism and sexism are to be morally condemned, so is speciesism. KBJ: Ditto.

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Morals Vegetarian Speciesism Killing 40

Animal Person

MARCH 18, 2010

Tags: Books Ethics Language parenting publishing speciesism veganism. If vampires or wizards can be "the rage," someone can make vegans just as popular if they can develop and write a great story with characters kids love. I put this out there to you all because I'm not that person. I'm a terrible fiction writer.

Gorillas 100

Gorillas Pets Vegan Speciesism 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 9, 2009

When I saw the Live Science article about dogs being as smart as 2-year-old kids I knew that if there were any talk of ranking, my beloved greyhounds would be at the less-desirable end of the list (not from personal experience, but from reputation), and I also knew that there would be a whiff of speciesism. Do you think this helps dogs?

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