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- From: Dan Conine <dconine@bertramwireless.com>
- To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Harvey
- Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:55:04 -0600
Found this story in some old emails as I was cleaning house: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327243.400-painfree-animals-could-take-suffering-out-of-farming.html Pain-free animals could take suffering out of farming
Editorial: Pain-free animals would not be guilt-free WITH "hormone-free", "cage-free" and "antibiotic-free" becoming common labels on our supermarket shelves, might "pain-free" be the next sticker slapped onto a rump roast? As unlikely as that may seem, progress in neuroscience and genetics in recent years makes it a very real possibility. In fact, according to one philosopher, we have an ethical duty to consider the option. "If we can't do away with factory farming, we should at least take steps to minimise the amount of suffering that is caused," says Adam Shriver, a philosopher at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri. In a provocative paper published this month, Shriver contends that genetically engineered pain-free animals are the most acceptable alternative (Neuroethics, DOI: 10.1007/s12152-009-9048-6). "I'm offering a solution where you could still eat meat but avoid animal suffering." |
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Re: [Livingontheland] Harvey,
Arzeena Hamir, 12/03/2009
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[Livingontheland] urban protein sourcing,
Carrie Shepard, 12/04/2009
- Re: [Livingontheland] urban protein sourcing, Harvey Ussery, 12/04/2009
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[Livingontheland] urban protein sourcing,
Carrie Shepard, 12/04/2009
- Re: [Livingontheland] Harvey, Don Bowen, 12/02/2009
- Re: [Livingontheland] Harvey, Harvey Ussery, 12/03/2009
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Re: [Livingontheland] Harvey,
Smittyctz6, 12/03/2009
- Re: [Livingontheland] Harvey, Barb Ewing, 12/03/2009
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Re: [Livingontheland] Harvey,
mdnagel, 12/03/2009
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[Livingontheland] Jusst the Facts, Please,
moon, 12/03/2009
- Re: [Livingontheland] Jusst the Facts, Please, Tradingpost, 12/04/2009
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[Livingontheland] Jusst the Facts, Please,
moon, 12/03/2009
- Re: [Livingontheland] Harvey, Dan Conine, 12/03/2009
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Re: [Livingontheland] Harvey,
Arzeena Hamir, 12/03/2009
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