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Topic: Animals


Animal Status

A Book Review of Frans deWaal, Mama’s Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves (2019)

In the new book, Frans deWaal, Mama’s Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves (2019), the author seeks…

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Animal Minds

A Book Review of Barbara King, Personalities on the Plate: The Lives and Minds of Animals We Eat (2017)

At every meal, we choose who lives and who dies.  This is a fact at every meal, three times per day for most of us. … This eating experience may be…

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