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How Britain's oldest animal welfare charity became a byword for cruelty on an industrial scale. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 18th June 2024 How does it happen? How does an organisation end up doing the opposite of what it was established to do? This month marks the 200th anniversary of the foundation of...
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A history of philosophy in its most famous quotes. Today: Jeremy Bentham on the suffering of animals: "The question is not, Can they *reason?* nor, Can they *talk?* but, Can they *suffer?*"
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I've often thought about the ethical implications of eating animals. I can't say I've struggled with the issue, because whenever I'm presented with a roasted chicken or a sizzling plate of bacon, ethics are the furthest thing from my mind. Would I kill an animal myself, in order to eat it? Certainly I would, though [...]
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ChatGPT, or something built on ChatGPT, or something that's like ChatGPT, has been in the news almost constantly since ChatGPT was opened to the public in November 2022. What is it, how does it work, what can it do, and what are the risks of using it? A quick scan of the web will show
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