Animal Ethics

JUNE 8, 2008

A being has interests if it is capable of suffering and enjoyment. This capacity is a prerequisite for having interests at all, and the actual interests that a being has are determined by the particular kinds and degrees of suffering and enjoyment of which it is capable.

Speciesism 40

Speciesism Suffering Dogs Species 40

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. It would be argued that to suppose that a bird’s life is less valuable than a human life is a form of speciesism, a doctrine of prejudice analogous to racism and sexism.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Morals Meat Vegan 40

Animal Person

MARCH 29, 2010

I finally read SPECIESISM , by Joan Dunayer, which was published a couple of years after ANIMAL EQUALITY , which I wrote about a couple of weeks ago. This book has so many great quotes that I'm going to have to write a couple of posts about them. Off we go (and all of the below are exact quotes).

Speciesism 100

Speciesism Endangered Species Vivisection Homelessness 100

Animal Person

MARCH 9, 2010

And now that I've read Animal Equality and begun Speciesism , I think I know why. In their publications, vivisectors virtually never state that they inflicted the harm suffered by their victims. Each year, 'food animals' suffer and die by the billions, but they do so one by one. Instead, they hide behind passive verbs.

Animal 100

Animal Vivisection Speciesism Puppies 100

Animal Person

MARCH 18, 2010

There might be a handful of PeTA efforts around suffering, and there is " That's Why We Don't Eat Animals ," but what we need is a series--a franchise that makes veganism appealing. Tags: Books Ethics Language parenting publishing speciesism veganism. I put this out there to you all because I'm not that person.

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. KBJ: Ditto.

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Speciesism Killing 40

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

This one addresses the decreasing number of dogs and cats being experimented on and, without mentioning it, discusses speciesism and our affection for dogs--pet dogs particularly (and especially purebreds)--which leads to our revulsion with the idea of snatching, vivisecting and killing them. Maybe on paper. And for what?

Animal Welfare 100

Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100