Tag Archives: animal suffering

Lanzmann on Human and Animal Suffering

Posted on April 30, 2015 by jeffreymasson

How is it possible to be so sensitive to the suffering of Jews during the Holocaust and indifferent to animal suffering?  This is the question that kept coming up for me when I read Claude Lanzmann’s memoir:  The Patagonian Hare.  … Continue reading →

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Rabbit for Dinner? Talking to Meat-Eaters about Vegetarianism.

Posted on March 28, 2012 by jeffreymasson

I dedicate this blog to Phil Wollin, a big-hearted philanthropist with a pure vegan soul. The world’s most famous restaurant is the Michelin 3-star elBuli on the Catalonian Costa Brava. The chef is Ferran Adriò, often proclaimed “the greatest chef … Continue reading →

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The Lobster and Me

Posted on May 2, 2011 by jeffreymasson

I wandered into a seafood restaurant to make a call when I looked into an aquarium. There was a large lobster (and since lobsters continue to grow with age, this large one was perhaps 50 years old), waving its tentacles … Continue reading →

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Vegetarian because of the dog?

Posted on January 27, 2011 by jeffreymasson

Did you know that people who live with dogs are more likely to be vegetarian than the average person? No? Well, truth be told, I made that up. But the reason I made it up is because it seems to … Continue reading →

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