Critter News

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Meat-free menus are to be promoted in hospitals as part of a strategy to cut global warming emissions across the National Health Service. Tags: UK carbon emissions healthcare vegetarian meatless. It's all part of a campaign to cut carbon emissions.

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Meat Vegetarian Campaign Raised 100

Animal Ethics

JUNE 4, 2009

For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. Becoming a vegetarian is not merely a symbolic gesture. First, it is dubious that becoming a vegetarian would have much effect on present practice. Vegetarianism is not obviously the best strategy, and its worth would have to be shown.

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Vegetarian Morals Protest Protesting 40

Animal Person

MARCH 29, 2009

There is a general consensus that vegetarianism and veganism are different philosophically. I do disagree with some of what follows, though, and agree with some as well (my comments are in italics): The animal rights movement must adapt their political campaigning strategies to these psychological facts. How about this?

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Psychology Campaign Animal Rights Movement Suffering 100

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

The tiresome Hitler was a well-known vegetarian comment is included in this segment, but I found it irksome long before that. If Engber does a good job with anything, it's with pointing out the flaws in the strategies of pro-animal activists and in the outcomes of their campaigns. Part III: Pepper Goes to Washington.

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Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100