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Becoming Sensitized to Animals in Books

Critter News

Paul Farmer, an international health advocate who made his name from his work in Haiti and his fight against Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR). There were various brief descriptions of the poor animals of Haiti. The cockfights that are so popular in Haiti. When Paul Farmer was a medical student, he had to do a vivisection.

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On Alienating the Neighbors

Animal Person

As for neighbors, a couple of years ago I wrote about how my next-door neighbor's daughter, who is in medical school, visited her parents and brought a puppy (Izzy) from a pet store with her. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. Needless to say, her parents keep Izzy in a tiny cage on their back porch day and night, as Izzy barks.

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