Gruen, Lori. "The Moral Status of Animals." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2003. 7 Dec 2008
Lori Gruen is a staff writer for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Her entry in the Encyclopedia is fairly non-biased, because it addresses several different perspectives on the issue of animal rights and the reasons behind them, citing at least 40 sources. The SEP has been around since 1995, and comes from Stanford University, which is a very well known and esteemed institution. It's written for anyone interested in the philosophical views on various subjects. This article is far more in-depth than most of my other sources, and it explains both the absolutist and utilitarian positions, which is unlike most others. Instead of being one-sided, it questions the morality of animal cruelty, and discuss how the utilitarian point of view is not necessarily a vegetarian one.
Cummins, Ronnie. "Let Them Eat Feces." In Motion Magazine 21 OCT 1997 7 Dec 2008
Ronnie Cummins is the National Director of The Pure Food Campaign, which is a non-profit organization that focuses on ensuring safe and clean food production and consumption in the country. Her article was published in In Motion Magazine, which is read by many people involved in Human Rights and ethical issues, and contains essays on various popular issues, such as Healthcare, Education Rights, and Affirmative Action. This is a lot more one-sided than the SEP essay. It talks about how in an effort to cut costs, farm animals are being fed their own feces, which ultimately leads to contamination of meat. Farms are aiming to weaken laws against this kind of thing, which means animals will continue to be fed their own feces, something that is completely unethical.
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