February 2013
Cognitive ability and sentience: Which aquat…
Cognitive ability and sentience: Which aquatic animals should be protected?
D. M. Broom
ABSTRACT: It is of scientific and practical interest to consider the levels of cognitive ability in animals, w…
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Cognitive ability and sentience: Which aquat…
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A Vegan World in 8 Years ~ Tim Gier
A Vegan World in 8 Years
Written by Tim Gier
Did you know that the world’s current population of human beings is about 6.7 Billion?
That’s a lot of people! If only 1% of them are vegan, that means…
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A Vegan World in 8 Years ~ Tim Gier
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Getting A Feeling For Fish: Can They Feel Pa…
Getting A Feeling For Fish: Can They Feel Pain
Written by Dr. Jonathan Balcombe
Two new scientific studies illustrate the current scientific interest in animal pain, and a stark contrast in viewp…
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Getting A Feeling For Fish: Can They Feel Pa…
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January 2013
ARZone Podcast 61: Looking Back, Moving Forw…
In this special Looking Back, Moving Forward podcast, ARZone presents the thoughts of 35 advocates and activists from around the world - looking back on 2012 and moving forward into 2013. We hope you…
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ARZone Podcast 61: Looking Back, Moving Forw…
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Leave No Dolphin Behind: Dolphin Pod Carries…
This video shows a pod of dolphins trying to save their companion. It's quite sad, but I think it shows a small insight into the complex social behaviour, and emotional inner lives of dolphins, and o…
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Leave No Dolphin Behind: Dolphin Pod Carries…
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Can speciesism be a moral illusion? by Stijn…
Can speciesism be a moral illusion?
Stijn Bruers
Abstract: The Müller-Lyer figure is a famous optical illusion where we think two line segments have different lengths, although the lengths are in fa…
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Can speciesism be a moral illusion? by Stijn…
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Speaking Truth to Power - Dr. Melanie Joy
Speaking Truth to Power: Understanding the Dominant, Animal-Eating Narrative for Vegan Empowerment and Social Transformation.
As vegans, our goal is not simply to get people to stop eating animals;…
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Speaking Truth to Power - Dr. Melanie Joy
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Tom Regan, Gary Francione and Ingrid Newkirk…
Point/Counter Point: A Movement's Means Creates Its Ends. Professors Regan and Francione advocate for abolitionist animal rights and Ingrid Newkirk responds.
A Movement's Means Creates Its Ends (P…
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Tom Regan, Gary Francione and Ingrid Newkirk…
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Deep Ecology and Animal Rights
Deep Ecology and Animal Rights
A Discussion Paper
Written by David Orton
Introduction: The deep ecology and the animal rights movements are helping to change consciousness, away from human-centered…
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Deep Ecology and Animal Rights
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Defending Animal Rights
Defending Animal Rights by Professor Tom Regan.
In a set of essays that reflects his thinking on animal and human rights over the past decade, Tom Regan sketches the philosophical positions espoused…
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Defending Animal Rights
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A Statement from the Animals: Translated fro…
A Statement from the Animals: Translated from Nonverbal into Verbal Expression
Written by David Sztybel
Introduction: Josephine Donovan, an advocate of the feminist ethic of care, emphasizes the dia…
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A Statement from the Animals: Translated fro…
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Animal Rights - Univ of Toronto - Week 1
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Animal Rights - Univ of Toronto - Week 1
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Introduction to Animal Rights - David Sztybel
David Sztybel, Ph.D.
"Overview of Animal Ethics - Analysis"
a lecture filmed by Michael Sizer
with audio by Jayme Dunlap
January 10, 2013
The Animal Rights Academy
a 16-week free university co…
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Introduction to Animal Rights - David Sztybel
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Nonhuman Animals in Adam Smith's Moral Theor…
Nonhuman Animals in Adam Smith's Moral Theory
Alejandra Mancilla
Abstract: By giving sympathy a central role, Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) can be regarded as one of the ‘enlightene…
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Nonhuman Animals in Adam Smith's Moral Theor…
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Living Among Meat Eaters: The Vegetarian's S…
Living Among Meat Eaters: The Vegetarian's Survival Handbook
Carol Adams (The Sexual Politics of Meat), a writer and lecturer on vegetarianism, offers advice to practicing vegetarians about eat…
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Living Among Meat Eaters: The Vegetarian's S…
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What Do You Think of Fishes?
What do you think of fishes? Please take Dr. Jonathan Balcombe's 3-minute survey and share it with your friends and contacts. The information you provide will be very helpful.
3 Minute Survey
If y…
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What Do You Think of Fishes?
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Carol J. Adams' ~ Live Chat Transcript of 15 May 2010
Transcript of Carol Adams' Live Chat of 15 May 2010
3pm US Pacific Time
6pm US Eastern Time
11pm UK Time
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Carol J. Adams' ~ Live Chat Transcript of 15 May 2010
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Animal Thoughts on Factory Farms: Michael Le…
Animal Thoughts on Factory Farms: Michael Leahy, Language and Awareness of Death
Rebekah Humphreys
Abstract: The idea that language is necessary for thought and emotion is a dominant one in philosop…
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Animal Thoughts on Factory Farms: Michael Le…
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Transcript of Captain Paul Watson's Guest Chat of 9 October 2010
Transcript of Captain Paul Watson’s ARZone Chat…
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Transcript of Captain Paul Watson's Guest Chat of 9 October 2010
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Statement From Captain Paul Watson
Statement from Captain Paul Watson
Captain Paul Watson on the bridge of the SSS Steve irwin
Photo: Tim Watters / Sea Shepherd
For the 35 years since I founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society…
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Statement From Captain Paul Watson
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No Longer a Target, Whales Are Collateral Da…
Whilst I don't support the idea that individuals who live in the oceans are "overfished", I do support information that helps us to understand that whales, other cetaceans, fishes and all those who l…
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No Longer a Target, Whales Are Collateral Da…
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