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The Problem: Treating Humans and Nonhumans Differently I maintain that if we cannot morally justify animal exploitation, we ought not to be advocating for (supposedly) more “humane” or “happy” animal exploitation. Some of my...

When I think of the the term compassionate conservation several well known conservationists and psychologists come to mind. On a scale one to ten Dr. Jane Goodall, Joy Adamson, Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, and Marc Bekoff Ph.D all rate in the top...

Another example of the fabulous ways in which blogging connects people. In the last twenty-four hours, Learning from Dogs has attracted a new follower. As always, I went across to this person’s blogsite and left a ‘thank you’ note. I loved what I saw...

Deviant sex, almost by definition, is bound to gross out more people than normal sex—but disgust doesn’t justify hatred. The following is an excerpt from PERV: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us by Jesse Bering, published October 8, 2013 by...

Decoding “Never Again” by Sherry F. Colb* I. A Child of Survivors When I try to sum up my identity as a Jew, for purposes of determining whether and how that identity has affected my scholarship, a disturbing image comes to mind. The image I have...