Posts Tagged ‘animal rights’

When Good Causes Go Bad

Reuters reports on the latest bone-headed idea from PETA: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, no stranger to attention-grabbing campaigns featuring nude women, plans to launch a pornography website in the name of animal rights. The nonprofit organization, whose controversial campaigns draw criticism from women’s rights groups, said it hopes to raise awareness of…Continue Reading…

How Do You Define Animal Cruelty?

Why is your pet hamster thought of differently than a pig in the factory farm? This thought provoking NYT column by Mark Bittman examines the contradictory values we have when it comes to killing animals.