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SPECIESISM, by Joan Dunayer, Part Deux

I realize that in writing about “old speciesism” I failed to define this term that Dunayer uses. I think of “old speciesism” as analogous to racism and sexism in that it is exploitation based on species. The advocacy component of…

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On “Pets” and “Its”

I went back to New York to the areas where I grew up and went to college and graduate school for a five-day weekend. I’d been longing for NYC and, as usual, thinking about moving back. The Nor’easter cured me…

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