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We Are Better than How We Treat Animals

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Animal advocate Paul Shapiro asserts that we’re in the midst of a cultural revolution in which we’re better aligning our treatment of animals with the values of compassion we already hold. The old view—that animals are here solely for us—is being replaced by a new view: that animals are here with us.

Animal advocate Paul Shapiro asserts that we’re in the midst of a cultural revolution in which we’re better aligning our treatment of animals with the values of compassion we already hold. The old view—that animals are here solely for us—is being replaced by a new view: that animals are here with us.

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