1. Animal Ethics: October 2006
about the hunting of wild pigs. Ceteris paribus, it's better (morally) to eat the flesh of a wild pig than it is to eat the flesh of a factory-farmed pig, since the latter suffers a great deal (more). I'm not saying it's right to eat the
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2. Animal Ethics: July 2008
are replaceable. Suppose pigs are non-self-conscious. Then painlessly killing a pig while replacing it with another, equally happy pig is not wrong. Suppose humans are self-conscious. Then painlessly killing a human (specifically: one who
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3. Animal Ethics: Feral Hogs
about the hunting of wild pigs. Ceteris paribus, it's better (morally) to eat the flesh of a wild pig than it is to eat the flesh of a factory-farmed pig, since the latter suffers a great deal (more). I'm not saying it's right to eat the
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4. Animal Ethics: April 2005
cut a trotter off a living pig to give to another of the brethren who was ill. St Francis told the disciple to apologize to the owner of the pig, not for his cruelty but for having damaged the property. However, utilitarianism has been mindful
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5. Animal Ethics
million pounds—went to pigs, chickens, and cows, which in turn creates a perfect breeding ground for antibiotic-resistant super germs.
Many of these antibiotics are routinely added to the feed of healthy animals to promote rapid weight
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6. Animal Ethics: July 2004
about replacing a cow or a pig with an equally happy cow or pig. It may be convenient to apply consequentialist reasoning to animals and deontological reasoning to humans, but there is no warrant for it. It’s as arbitrary as applying
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7. Animal Ethics: Peter Singer on the Moral Significance of Self-Consciousness
are replaceable. Suppose pigs are non-self-conscious. Then painlessly killing a pig while replacing it with another, equally happy pig is not wrong. Suppose humans are self-conscious. Then painlessly killing a human (specifically: one who
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8. Animal Ethics: J. J. C. Smart on Progress in Ethics
cut a trotter off a living pig to give to another of the brethren who was ill. St Francis told the disciple to apologize to the owner of the pig, not for his cruelty but for having damaged the property. However, utilitarianism has been mindful
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9. Animal Ethics: Confusions and Fallacies About Animals, Part 16
about replacing a cow or a pig with an equally happy cow or pig. It may be convenient to apply consequentialist reasoning to animals and deontological reasoning to humans, but there is no warrant for it. It’s as arbitrary as applying
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10. Animal Ethics: January 2008
We have become the pigs, and we are paying the price with our health. We reap what we sow. Michelle GordonGulfport, Miss., Jan. 27, 2008To the Editor:“Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler” was misguided. Raising livestock is the best
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