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Animal Person

Animal Person

http://www.animalperson.net

Mary Martin, Ph.D. deconstructs the language, economics and ethics of our relationship with nonhuman animals.

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  • As long as it\'s legal, who am I to judge?

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 15:46 in activism, language, ethics

    Billie commented on a bull riding post from January of this year, writing: "And whos [sic] to judge someone for what they enjoy as long as it is legal!" (I had condemned bull riding and stand behind that.)Let's deconstruct. There are at least two thi...

  • Smattering Sunday

    Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 08:32 in language, current affairs, ethics, greyhound matters

    CharlesCamp1 from Mary Martin on Vimeo (which it looks like I'm going to have to upgrade to improve the picture). Dr. Newest Vet sent this to me from yesterday's day at "camp" for Charles. His gait has improved dramatically from only two sessions ...

  • Preparing for the Onslaught

    Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 07:18 in activism, language, current affairs, ethics, food and drink

    My husband has two friends (a male/female couple) who are transitioning from vegetarian to vegan and I also have two friends (both women) who are transitioning from omnivore and all are dreading Thanksgiving. The conversations with family and friends...

  • Update on Charles, Violet Rays & Emily

    Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 17:17 in current affairs, greyhound matters

    This is my darling 83-pound red fawn greyhound, Charles Hobson Booger, III who has been lame for about a year. (Click on the photo for a much better version.) Our latest attempt to make him a bit more comfortable and perhaps improve his condition is...

  • On "Compassion," "Nonviolence" and "Justice"

    Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 08:21 in activism, language, ethics

    Why all the quotation marks? Because I've been thinking about the evolution of my own thinking--and languaging--regarding animal rights.Both animal rights groups and animal welfare groups use "compassion" frequently. Then again, so do people who kill...

  • On Radical Abolitionism and Guilt

    Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 07:07 in activism, economics, ethics

    Frequently, when I read Steve Best, I feel guilty. "He's talking about me," I say to myself. Though I'm not a Francione-style abolitionist, and much of what Best writes isn't directed at me, plenty of what he writes is. And I don't mean me pers...

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