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He always refers to himself and his wife and his child as "vegetarian." There's not enough evidence for an accusation of moral relativism, but for me the message is a mixed one. You never have to wonder if the fish on your plate had to suffer. In all fairness, most people's only reference is PETA. He never says he is.
In the notes, she explains that she uses " nonhuman companion and nonhuman friend with reference to nonhumans treated with full respectl I use pet with reference to nonhumans who are sold, discarded, or otherwise disrespected" (204). Each year, 'food animals' suffer and die by the billions, but they do so one by one.
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I propose that the moral significance of the suffering, mutilation, and death of non-human animals rests on the following, which may be called the overflow principle: Act towards that which, while not itself a person, is closely associated with personhood in a way coherent with an attitude of respect for persons.
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The Lesser Coucals sometimes try to argue with Chestnut-winged Cuckoos about the morality of having other species raise their chicks (The Lesser Coucal Species Committee also likes to point out that the species neither invaded Ukraine nor ever voted for Donald Trump – they can be a bit boring in insisting on always being on the good side).
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