On Calling Off Your Own Boycott
As any reader of Animal Person knows, I’m a big fan of the boycott. One might also say I’m obsessed with the idea that we can use supply and demand to shift (at a glacial pace maybe, but still) the…
Posts from the ‘Economics’ Category
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Jul 30
NYT on Nonhumans as Property
Rarely do we get the opportunity to discuss the concept of nonhuman animals as property without being the one to raise the topic. But in today’s New York Times, in “Should Most Pet Owners Be Required to Neuter Their Animals?”…
Jul 29
Blogathon for PPS a Success!
When you get a moment, pop on over to Leafshadows and congratulate rift for blogging for 24 hours, every 30 minutes, to benefit Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary. She raised over $500! Read through her entries. My favorite, as far as entertainment…
Go to Leafshadows
Rift at Leafshadows is participating in a charity event called a blogathon, where she blogs every 30 minutes for 24 consecutive hours and asks vegans (and others) to demonstrate their support by sponsoring her. TOMORROW IS HER DAY (Saturday, July…
Jul 20
Emergency at Peaceful Prairie
Michael Prejean, friend of Peaceful Prairie, has apprised me of a dire need for funds for the animals at the sanctuary. The amount needed is $4,000. Michael generously offered to match $500, and I have donated the first $500, so…
Jul 15
Gray Matter: Supply and Demand
I haven’t called something a Gray Matter for a while, though I’ve had plenty of them. Here’s another. Dairy Queen now has a vegan treat. Like the BK Veggie (let’s assume it’s vegan–I have no idea and have read conflicting…
Jul 14
On Freeganism and Purism
In the interest of full disclosure (and some say I disclose too much), until recently I had only the most basic knowledge of freeganism. Peter Singer and Jim Mason introduced me to the idea in The Way We Eat: Why…
Jul 9
Amazing Discovery: Stress Affects Fertility
A stunning discovery was revealed at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology’s annual meeting: stress affects the female ovulatory cycle. Did the rigorous research that led to this amazing conclusion involve, I don’t know, asking any human female…
Jul 4
Build Your Own Abolitionist Group
Let’s say you want to start an abolitionist group. Your vision is to have a national organization with a mission and objectives that call for ceasing the use of nonhuman animals by human animals. Your rationale is: Because that’s what…
Jul 2
Restricted Funds, Redux
First, someone commented anonymously and I unpublished the comment, which wasn’t offensive or inappropriate, along with the e-mail address, and didn’t get to write to explain that I don’t take anonymous comments anymore. Regarding restricted funds, I’m doing an experiment…
Jul 1
Buying into the Less Cruel Movement
“Buying into the Green Movement,” by Alex Williams in today’s New York Times unintentionally provides a great analogy for people who don’t think it’s our right to use animals. The article, which has some fabulous quotes from leaders in the…
Jun 29
On Restricted Funds
So you don’t like the large organizations that attempt to represent animal rights. You’ve got at least one serious issue with each of them. Serious enough that you don’t want to support them financially. Or at least not signicantly. Well,…
Jun 24
On South Africa’s “Sardine Run”
Today’s post is an e-mail I received from a South African reader/writer currently living in Scotland regarding “On the Feelings of Fish.” really enjoyed this article mary, so glad you are willing to stand up and be counted for the…
On Boycotting Montauk
I don’t know if I should officially call it a boycott, but I can say for certain that my tourism dollars won’t be going to Montauk this year. As a kid, I summered in Montauk a couple of times and…
Jun 12
Dog Breeders are Free From Ethical Concerns
In “As Breeders Test DNA, Dogs Become Guinea Pigs,” by Amy Harmon in the Science section of today’s New York Times, one sentence says it all for me: Free of most of the ethical concerns — and practical difficulties —…
