Animal Person

MARCH 9, 2010

And now that I've read Animal Equality and begun Speciesism , I think I know why. Minus that role, the term implies, such an animal has no place; if they aren't some human's companion, or their companionship fails to please, they can be abandoned or killed" (8). Two tigers confined to a cage gave 'freedom' from enemies.

Animal 100

Animal Vivisection Speciesism Puppies 100

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

For Engber, who dispassionately describes procedures most of the time, the "advances" in the medical care of humans are all well worth what he and other vivisectionists do to dogs and other sentient nonhumans. By the end of my time as researcher, I was performing behavioral experiments on humans. It "guarantees humane treatment?"

Animal Welfare 100

Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2009

In recent years another type of justification has been given: vegetarianism has been justified in terms of human suffering, rights, etc. People who care only about humans, for example, will not be persuaded by “old” vegetarian arguments, for those arguments rested on concern for animals. Each argument has an audience. He is analyzing.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Morals Meat Vegan 40

Animal Person

MARCH 18, 2010

The reason we need to save the gorillas and their habitats (it's a book on gorilla "conservation") is--and this is from memory so there could be more--that gorillas have thumbs, just like humans do. Tags: Books Ethics Language parenting publishing speciesism veganism. Also, the have families (as if other animals don't).

Gorillas 100

Gorillas Pets Vegan Speciesism 100

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.

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Speciesism Killing 40

Animal Person

MAY 2, 2009

From and article by: Ms T Baker Co-ordinator, www.greytexploitations.com (which has that fabulous Racism=Speciesism=Sexism graphic on its front page) Dougie is the third greyhound in as many months – which we know of – to have been subjected to this kind of attack but sadly, he was the only one to survive.

Greyhounds 100

Greyhounds RSPCA Speciesism Euthanasia 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.

Greyhounds 100

Greyhounds Dogs Speciesism Ethics 100