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...Nussbaum, who declined to be interviewed, added that HUDS should offer more humane food options, such as free-range beef...
...Martha Nussbaum, a visiting scholar at the Radcliffe Institute who has advocated a switch to cage-free eggs, called HUDS’ decision a start...
...Hens in factory farms are forced to live their entire lives in barren batterycages—unable to stand upright, walk, or spread their wings—each given only 67 square inches of space,” Nussbaum wrote in an e-mailed statement. “Many battery-caged hens are already crippled with broken wings and legs, if not already dead, at the time of slaughter...
...colloquium, this scenario is presented as one of many to explore the controversial nuances of ethical animal treatment. “I think our intuitions provide clear direction. We ought to torture the horse,” says Patricia Herzog, panelist and author. Not all panelists agree: Martha C. Nussbaum, a professor of law and ethics at the University of Chicago Law School, recounts a “happy story” about an Asian elephant at the Bronx zoo (named “Happy”) that liked to look in the mirror. When researchers marked her ear with...
...professor at Brandeis University. The discussion was intended to present a critical look at how humans perceive themselves in relation to animals, and what they can do to ethically treat animals. Panelists also criticized the argument that humans should be held to a different standard from animals. Martha C. Nussbaum, a visiting professor of law from the University of Chicago, pointed to recent research that indicated that elephants, like humans, have self-recognition. “Each type of animal has its own complexity, each type has its own story,” Nussbaum said. —Staff writer...