Examining the justifications of animal testing, and how we weigh our interests against those of non-human animals.
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Who Are Zoos For?
What purpose do zoos serve? This a question that will get you a dozen different answers. A regular visitor might tell you they’re there to entertain the kids, a wildlife enthusiast may say that it’s all about conservation or education, and the zoos themselves will probably tell you that they are about all of this […]
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The Paradox of Factory Farming
In our increasingly fractured and hyper-partisan society, people put a lot of stock statements about what they are and are not against, particularly online. Yet all too often, these statements function as little more than affirmations, meant as a declaration to ourselves and others about how we ‘feel’ about something, without that translating into any […]
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