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Great interview with Peter Singer, from the Independent reposted on veganoutreach where he answers reader questions. I think I agreed with almost everything he had to say.
http://www.veganoutreach.org/enewsle...ingerchat.html
- What do you think of the people who are trying to shut down Huntington Life Sciences laboratories?
- Where should one draw the line between legitimate and illegitimate direct action?
- Isn't it contradictory to ascribe human-based rights to animals?
- Should we force dogs and lions to stop eating meat?
- You have argued we should not eat other animals but you draw a line at the oyster. How do you know oysters aren't sentient?
- Would turning to a vegan/vegetarian diet be a first step towards restoring our moral well-being?
- If you were starving and meat was the only sustenance available, would you eat it?
- If you had to decide between shooting 10 healthy cows and one healthy human you would have a difficult choice, Why?
- And are dogs confined in homes - often alone all day - any better off than dogs taking their chances on the streets?
- Are zoos immoral?
Etc, etc.
http://www.veganoutreach.org/enewsle...ingerchat.html
- What do you think of the people who are trying to shut down Huntington Life Sciences laboratories?
- Where should one draw the line between legitimate and illegitimate direct action?
- Isn't it contradictory to ascribe human-based rights to animals?
- Should we force dogs and lions to stop eating meat?
- You have argued we should not eat other animals but you draw a line at the oyster. How do you know oysters aren't sentient?
- Would turning to a vegan/vegetarian diet be a first step towards restoring our moral well-being?
- If you were starving and meat was the only sustenance available, would you eat it?
- If you had to decide between shooting 10 healthy cows and one healthy human you would have a difficult choice, Why?
- And are dogs confined in homes - often alone all day - any better off than dogs taking their chances on the streets?
- Are zoos immoral?
Etc, etc.