Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

Well, as it turns out neither a trip to a slaughterhouse nor killing an animal yourself is powerful enough to make people go vegan. Herzog, unsurprisingly, uses “it” to refer to animals, eats and wears them, and “[does] not feel particularly guilty about it” (P.S., People believe one thing and do another. All day long.

Vegan 100

Vegan Morals Pit Bulls Animal Rights 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Snowy Owls are at risk of getting killed via collisions, incidental poisoning from rodenticides, and even illegal hunting (Stone et al. References. Butcher, A. It is estimated that Snowy Owl populations in North America have declined by 52% since the 1960s (Berlanga et al. 1999, Holt et al. Berlanga, H., Kennedy, T.

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Ethics Owls New York North America 189

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

Even though this referred to a period after the supposed “scavenging” phase, it lent support to the idea of a stepwise evolution of the ability to hunt. Any buffalo bones from prior to that transition were obviously scavenged. Photo by Mikebaird.

Humane 165

Humane Lions Buffalo Hunting 165

Animal Person

OCTOBER 26, 2009

He always refers to himself and his wife and his child as "vegetarian." Of course, the problem here, as in the entire book, is that factory farming is clearly the enemy, while killing animals unnecessarily isn't given any more airtime than Foer's personal, philosophical moments that he doesn't require of anyone else.

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Factory Farm Factory Farming Animal Vegan 100