Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 24, 2008

Thompson has only shown his unfamiliarity with the subject, for his novel proposition is in fact an old one, which has been debated and rejected by the Vegetarian Society in its adherence to its original rule of excluding fish, flesh and fowl, and nothing else, from its dietary.

Fish 40

Fish Vegetarian Fowl Slaughter 40

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

I take umbrage at the omnivores who buy grass-fed beef and call me a barbaric savage for harvesting Maine’s overpopulated deer, moose, rabbit and fowl. Can anyone in good conscience be complicit with the unnecessary suffering and slaughter of another sentient being? What is greener than forage-fed meat? James Siegel Portland, Me.,

New York Times 40

New York Times New York San Antonio Meat 40

Animal Ethics

MARCH 3, 2008

The interests in nourishment and in gustatory pleasure lead man to kill and eat cattle, fish, and fowl. This cuts down on the long-range satisfactions of the cattle, the fish, and the fowl. That is, they contribute to increasing, in the long run, the quantity of satisfaction which an individual experiences.

Lamb 40

Lamb Fowl Animal Morals 40