Spain’s parliament recently passed a resolution granting legal rights to apes. Reaction has been mixed. Peter Singer, a Princeton University bioethics professor and animal liberation activist, declared the vote to be of “world historical significance.” The comedian Stephen Colbert — flashing a photo of a performing chimpanzee — insisted that the new law had better [...]
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PETA still thinks my name is Naresh. What’s the deal with that?
-Kitty Mowmow
Dear Naresh,
Once again, defying international opposition and all standards of human decency, the Canadian government is sanctioning the mass killing of helpless baby harp seals.
In the weeks ahead, hundreds of thousands of these animals will be beaten and stabbed with sharp hooks [...]
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