The moral appetite. Few subjects in modern culture reveal as much confusion between ethics and nature as food. What was once a necessity has become a declaration of identity. In recent decades, eating has turned into a moral performance, and…
Civilization has always liked to believe in its own progress. We repeat to ourselves that reason triumphed over savagery, that ethics replaced instinct, and that compassion finally conquered spectacle. But every time the gates of a bullring open and the…
The business behind care. There was a time when taking an animal to the veterinarian felt like an act of trust, a gesture of faith that those in white coats were guided by compassion, not commission. For many pet…