Archive for July 27th, 2008

Letter published in the Washington Post

Submitted by An Animal-Friendly Life
I wrote a letter to the Washington Post in response to Wednesday’s article, A Dish That Gets a Fuzzy Reception. That letter, which they called Those Rabbits: Friend or Food?, was published today, FYI.
From the article:
Chef Stefano Frigerio braces himself when he puts rabbit on the menu at Mio. It’s only [...]

Animal Rights 101, part four: Property Status

Submitted by An Animal-Friendly Life
Property status
Humans have long dominated animals, including wild (or “free-living”) animals, treating them as if they were our property since well before our laws formally defined them as such. Over time, our sense of entitlement to use animals as things for our benefit became firmly embedded in our culture. Indeed, it [...]