October 2012
Dr. Andrew Knight on the Health Risks Associ…
Recent ARZone podcast guest Dr. Andrew Knight has given ARZone permission to share this series of short video interviews. They were conducted by Vegusto and cover a wide range of topics on the many a…
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Dr. Andrew Knight on the Health Benefits of…
Recent ARZone podcast guest Dr. Andrew Knight has given ARZone permission to share this series of short video interviews. They were conducted by Vegusto and cover a wide range of topics on the many a…
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Dr. Andrew Knight on the Health Benefits of…
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September 2012
Philosophy Bites: Gandhi and nonviolence
Although the interview didn't focus on Gandhi's views concerning nonhuman animals, I thought it was still interesting.
<a href="http://philosophybites.com/">http://philosophybites.com/</a>
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Philosophy Bites: Gandhi and nonviolence
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Animal Rights: Moral Crusade or Social Movem…
Reposted from KimStallwood.com|
The following paper I presented at the MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory 2012 at the University of Manchester in September 2012.
Animal Rights: Moral Crusade or So…
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Celebrating Freedom by Supporting Oppression
Can the organisers of the Atlanta LGBT Pride Party justify celebrating at the Georgia Aquarium, for the second year in a row? It seems that to celebrate one's own freedom by benefiting from the oppre…
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Celebrating Freedom by Supporting Oppression
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Vegan Feud - Animal rights activists would a…
Reposted from Slate|
Peruse the scintillating trade literature of the meat industry and you’ll find that of all the forces currently arrayed against the livestock industry (drought, corn prices, o…
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James McWilliams calls on Whole Foods to sto…
Here is James McWilliams' letter: <a href="http://freefromharm.org/veganism/a-revolutionary-idea-james-mcwilliams-open-letter-to-whole-foods-market/">http://freefromharm.org/veganism/a-revolutionary-idea-james-mcwilliams-open-letter-to-whole-foods-market/</a>
Here is John Mackey's response: <a href="http://freefromharm.org/ve">http://freefromharm.org/ve</a>…
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The Rise of Non-Perfectionist Veganism, Part…
Reposted from HuffPost Healthy Living
by Hillary Rettig
First in a three-part series.
After my book The Lifelong Activist was published by Lantern Books in 2006, I gave a lot of talks to vegan grou…
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Nature tells us nothing about vegetarianism
"When early philosophers were faced with tricky questions such as, "Why do things fall rather than rise up?" they responded, without embarrassment, "It is in their nature to do so,". Such a response…
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Nature tells us nothing about vegetarianism
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August 2012
ARZone Podcast 47: Dr. Andrew Knight
Episode 47 features special guest Dr. Andrew Knight.
Andrew talks about his book The Costs and Benefits of Animal Experiments, the problem of vivisection, the use of other animals in veterinary sch…
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ARZone Podcast 47: Dr. Andrew Knight
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Gorilla Youngsters Seen Dismantling Poachers…
"Very confident" four-year-olds outsmart hunters and protect their clan.
Wild gorillas Rwema and Dukore destroy a primitive snare in Rwanda earlier this week.
Photograph courtesy Dian Fossey Gori…
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Why Vegan? Lessons From An Animal Scientist
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Why Vegan? Lessons From An Animal Scientist
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July 2012
There is no progress or universal truth or u…
Like many other people concerned about animal rights, veganism, and the oppression of other species, I believed that animal rights and liberation represented an inevitable march of civilization, prog…
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There is no progress or universal truth or u…
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Basis for Creating World Peace - New Ideas f…
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Basis for Creating World Peace - New Ideas f…
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An animal rights philosopher you may not hav…
When most people aware of animal rights issues think of the philosophers tackling issues of animals, they think about Peter Singer, Tom Regan, and Gary Francione. Well, you can add someone else to t…
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An animal rights philosopher you may not hav…
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Animal Protesters Ignored at Rodeo
Ronnie Lee suggested in a recent podcast that sometimes protesters protest because it makes them feel good about themselves, even though their protests may not be effective. According to this story,…
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Animal Protesters Ignored at Rodeo
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Animal experimentation increases in UK
<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/10/animal-experiments-increase-buav-outrage_n_1661541.html?1341925973">http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/10/animal-experiments-increase-buav-outrage_n_1661541.html?1341925973</a>
A rise in the number of animals being used in scientific experiments has been met with a…
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Animal experimentation increases in UK
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Fast Learning Fishes Can Store Memories For…
Dr Theresa Burt de Perera, who is a University Lecturer in Animal Behaviour, wrote about the cognitive ability and memories of fishes in 2004. I wonder why the cognition of Fishes is still something…
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Fast Learning Fishes Can Store Memories For…
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I don't believe that we're on the eve of des…
I've been wondering whether it is the case that ARZone has been losing members, not gaining members or having less participation from it's current membership since Carolyn posted my short essay "Bees…
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Chicken intelligence surpasses human baby in…
In a new study conducted by Andy Lamey of Monash University in Australia, researchers who studied chickens conclude that, contrary to earlier studies, chickens do possess “primitive self-consciousnes…
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Saving Dinah: A Feature Film about Stolen Co…
Hey Everyone,
I know I don't join in on the forum often, but I do most of my onlining from my phone so forums aren't easy for me.
I'm hoping you'll consider helping me spread the word about a feat…
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