The newspapers do little better. Their coverage of nonhuman animals is…

Peter Singer
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The newspapers do little better. Their coverage of nonhuman animals is dominated by human interest events like the birth of a baby gorilla at the zoo, or by threats to endangered species; but developments in farming techniques that deprive millions of animals of freedom of movement go unreported. ✨ Peter Singer (1975). Animal liberation: a new ethics for our treatment of animals
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