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Animal Cruelty Laws in the US

Did you know that it is a second degree misdemeanor in Florida to articifially color and sell certain animals (think Easter), unless you’re in the livestock business? You can find this tidbit and others, for each state, on the ASPCA’s…

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DOMINION by Matthew Scully

Animals are more than ever a test of our character, of mankind’s capacity for empathy and for decent, honorable conduct and faithful stewardship. We are called to treat them with kindness, not because they have rights or power or some…

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New BIZARRO Book

If you’ve never seen Dan Piraro’s Bizarro cartoons, you’re in for a real treat. He’s the only artist I’ve seen who can make you laugh about all the things that make you cry. He has a new book (BIZARRO and…

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Animal Rights and US Political Parties

The fact is that of the three or four third parties that are ever in play in US politics, only one, the Green Party (not to be confused with The Greens Green Party USA), specifically mentions treatment of animals in…

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Am I A Libertarian Animal Person, Redux

So I redid the quiz at Politopia.com because I didn’t believe I could be a Libertarian, and damn it, I got the same answer. Because the quiz doesn’t have any questions about animals, and because Libertarians directly address only the…

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