sad dog Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date November 30, 2017 CategoriesEvolutionHuman Exceptionalism Tagged , __k-review, animal rights, animal welfare, animals, dog, emotion, feelings, horse, human rights, humans, intelligence, pain, pets, Research, science, self-sacrifice Of Course Animals Have Emotions Wesley J. Smith November 30, 2017 Evolution, Human Exceptionalism 3 These biological facts are often misused to try to push us beyond our welfare duties and into according animals human-type rights. Read More ›
baby elephant trumpeting Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date November 15, 2017 CategoriesEthicsHuman Exceptionalism Tagged , __nedited, animal rights, animal welfare, chimpanzees, Connecticut, currency, dolphins, elephants, frivolous lawsuit, humans, inflation, law, personhood, PETA, property, zoo Elephants Sue for Habeas Corpus Wesley J. Smith November 15, 2017 Ethics, Human Exceptionalism 3 The point here isn’t to prevent abuse, if it exists. We have animal-welfare laws for that. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date August 3, 2017 CategoriesBioethics Tagged , __k-review, animal rights, animal welfare, animals, California, cats, Dogs California to Outlaw Pet Stores Selling Many Pets Wesley J. Smith August 3, 2017 Bioethics 3 The purported goal here is to prevent pet stores from obtaining their dogs from puppy mills and selling these abused animals to an unwary public. I’m not buying. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date September 9, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsHuman Exceptionalism Tagged , __tedited, animal rights, animal welfare, anti-human, anti-human exceptionalism, domestication, ownership, PETA, property, slavery Animal Rights Means No Dogs or Cats Wesley J. Smith September 9, 2016 Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism 4 Most AR activists, like PETA's zealots, don't state the pet part boldly. The one exception to that general rule is Gary Francione. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date August 22, 2016 CategoriesBioethics Tagged , __tedited, animal husbandry, animal rights, animal welfare, fish, human exceptionalism, moral obligation, popular media, recreation The War on Fishing Wesley J. Smith August 22, 2016 Bioethics 3 When the usual suspects advocate destroying a trillion dollar industry, it is one thing. But when an outdoors magazine sympathizes? Read More ›
