Feb 13
One of the many problems of far-right (and medium right, and well, most other right) arguments that are somehow tied to morality, is “it’s just not natural.” For instance, homosexuality isn’t natural (according to the right), therefore it is wrong,…
Feb 12
I’m sure you’ve heard by now that Jason (17) and Joshua (19) Moulder, both of whom have histories of violence and one of whom (the younger) also has psychiatric problems (I’d say the other one does, too, based on the…
Pedro Oliveira wrote me early this morning and has written an online petition to stop Japan’s Ritual Massacre of Dolphins. He has collected nearly 75,000 signatures in less than 15 days. I think that’s pretty impressive. No, I’m not sure…
Feb 11
Here’s the set-up: There’s a decline in hunters in Virginia (“Hunting’s Bind of Less Space and Time” in today’s Washington Post), due to suburban development, busier suburbanites, and suburbanites who are less willing “to go into the woods on a…
I’m really enjoying this alphabet stuff. First the C-Word, then the F-Word, and now The S-Word: suffering. There are only two aspects of suffering I’d like to address, as they seem to be at the root of the welfare vs….
Feb 9
Now that I’ve tackled The C-Word, it’s time to move on down the road to F. Here’s the chain of events: Earlier this week I referred to Gary Francione’s interview on Vegan Freak Radio from late last year. It’s a…
I’m the first one to say that I thought that giving up dairy last–rather than first–was the best path to veganism (I now feel the opposite). I realize that though most people can easily eliminate flesh from their diet, when…
Feb 7
If you’ve been reading Animal Person, you know I’m a big fan of Gary Francione, and find that he is one of the few leaders in the animal rights movement (to the extent that we have one) with whom I…
In “A New Problem for Farmers: Few Veterinarians” (NYT), Pam Belluck reports that, well, there aren’t many vets for animals raised and slaughtered for food. I always thought it was ironic that we even had vets for food animals. Their…
Riddle me this, Batman: Who thinks is a great idea for industries that exploit and abuse animals to hold fundraisers to help the animals who have been abused? Here are several recent, real examples: A rodeo just north of here…
On Friday evening, at a local Thai restaurant, I experienced a crucial sensory moment for the first time in probably a decade. It’s a feeling that most vegans (but less vegetarians) are familiar with, and when I first became a…
It’s not often that I’m bowled over by the beauty of a website, and it’s less often that the website has anything to do with animals. But when I visited Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary, I was stunned. Go there now, and…
Feb 2
One of the most irrational-posing-as-rational reasons for using nonhuman animals, causing them suffering, terrorizing them, and ultimately killing them, is culture, and it’s sibling, tradition. For example: “Bullfighting is part of our culture,” says the Spaniard. “Eating turkey is a…
Eric Schlosser, author of the bestseller, FAST FOOD NATION, and co-writer of the eponymous screenplay, was interviewed by Rachel Cooke of “The Observer” recently. Schlosser’s film will be opening in the UK on March 24 (the DVD is being released…
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