RHE 306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Tenderly, Veal, Zinc Oxide
Document Summary
A farm boy reflects. the new york times 31 july 2008. In particular, he argues that animals can be emotionally complex beings and that they deserve humane treatment. He uses his own experiences as a young farm boy to support this contention. He does not completely resolve this tension in the article. Section: section a; column 0; editorial desk; op-ed columnist; pg. In a world in which animal rights are gaining ground, barbecue season should make me feel guilty. My hunch is that in a century or two, our descendants will look back on our factory farms with uncomprehending revulsion. But in the meantime, i love a good burger. This comes up because the most important election this november that you"ve never heard of is a referendum on animal rights in california, the vanguard state for social movements. Proposition 2 would ban factory farms from raising chickens, calves or hogs in small pens or cages.
