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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 8, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, ammonia, animal rights, animal welfare, chickens, eggs, Facebook, Ingrid Newkirk, medical experiments, Nebraska, New York Times, pets}

Costco Chickens and Human Exceptionalism

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 8, 2021

Bioethics, Ethics, Human Exceptionalism

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The impact of too-onerous animal-welfare laws on the diets of people of limited means becomes clear. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
December 9, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __edited, animal rights, animal welfare, animals, cats, Dogs, environmental movement, feces, meat, New Scientist, pets}

Give Up Pets to Save the Planet!

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 9, 2019

Bioethics

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Cats are, we are told sternly, an unsustainable “environmental vice that we must confront”! Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 6, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, animal rights, animal welfare, animals, Dogs, Holocaust, horses, humans, medical research, PETA, pets, rabbits, speciesism, The Conversation}

It’s Unjust Patriarchy to Own a Pet!

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 6, 2019

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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Corey Lee Wrenn argues that what is done to an animal should be judged in the same fashion as if the same thing were done to a human. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 21, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, animal standing, animals, Argentina, chimpanzees, Congress, horses, judges, law, lawsuits, litigation, monkeys, Oregon, pets, rationality, San Francisco Chronicle, whales, zoo}

When Horses Sue

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 21, 2018

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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“Animal standing” would open the courts to lawsuits brought by animals. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 30, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, babies, Belgium, Canada, children, disability, euthanasia, infanticide, medical treatment, Netherlands, pets, terminal illness}

Remember When Euthanasia Was About “Choice” for Adults?

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 30, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

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If killing is a “medical treatment,” how can it be denied to anyone based on age or competency? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 4, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __k-review, advance directive, aesthetics, animal rights, dog, Human, litigation, pets, speciesism}

Should EMTs Save a Human or a Dog First?

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 4, 2018

Bioethics

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Bioethicists never cease to entertain — if some of the dangerous views pushed by this mainstream movement can be considered “entertaining.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 11, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, animals, chimpanzees, Dogs, evolution, Illustra Media, intelligence, intelligent design, monkey, pets, Richard Dawkins, Sarah Chaffee}

Monkeys Versus Dogs — More on Animal Intelligence

_{David Klinghoffer
February 11, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A biologist and lifelong pet owner recounts personal experiences with a long-tailed macaque. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 30, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Human 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

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These biological facts are often misused to try to push us beyond our welfare duties and into according animals human-type rights. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 16, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __tedited, animal personhood, animal rights, anti-human exceptionalism, bioethics, consciousness, feelings, fish, pets}

Now They Say We Shouldn’t Eat Fish!

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 16, 2016

Bioethics

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Right, leave all that nutritious food for the seals, sharks, and barracudas. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 22, 2015

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, __nedited, animal behavior, animal intelligence, bird vocalizations, birds, cave art, Continuing Series, crows, death, ethology, horses, instinct, intelligence, magnetite, mammals, migration, mourning, nature, nest-building, ornithology, parrots, pets, pigs, presuppositions, ravens, science}

Furry, Feathery, and Finny Animals Speak Their Minds

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 22, 2015

Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

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Recent findings suggest that crows fear death -- many purposefully avoid places where other crows have died. Read More ›