Gary L. Francione: Are you a Vegan or are you an Extremist?
Gary L. Francione: Are you a Vegan or are you an Extremist?
GARY L. FRANCIONE: You probably think animals matter morally. That is, you don’t think that non-human animals are merely things to whom we can owe no moral obligations. You accept the animal welfare position that just about everyone embraces and that is so uncontroversial that it is the law in many places: we may use and kill animals but we have a moral (and legal) obligation to treat them ‘humanely’ and not impose ‘unnecessary’ suffering on them. You find cruelty to animals morally abhorrent. But you probably also eat meat and other animal products, such as dairy and eggs, wear […]
MONKEY BUSINESS: Elon Musk now claims Neuralink tests only on terminally ill monkeys
MONKEY BUSINESS: Elon Musk now claims Neuralink tests only on terminally ill monkeys
MAGGIE HARRISON: Elon Musk, ever the logician and master of spin, is now claiming that contrary to media reporting and a federal investigation, Neuralink’s brain implants didn’t actually kill any monkeys; according to him, the animals were on the edge of death already… Neuralink first came under fire in February of last year when a medical nonprofit called the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) filed a complaint alleging that the company had performed “invasive and deadly brain experiments” on 23 rhesus macaques monkeys. Fifteen of these monkeys, the nonprofit claimed, ultimately died as a result of the testing. (Later […]
Animal (De)Liberation: Should the Consumption of Animal Products Be Banned?
Animal (De)Liberation: Should the Consumption of Animal Products Be Banned?
JAN DECKERS: In this book, Jan Deckers addresses the most crucial question that people must deliberate in relation to how we should treat other animals: whether we should eat animal products. Many people object to the consumption of animal products from the conviction that it inflicts pain, suffering, and death upon animals. This book argues that a convincing ethical theory cannot be based on these important concerns: rather, it must focus on our interest in human health. Tending to this interest demands not only that we extend speciesism—the attribution of special significance to members of our own species merely because […]
