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Snowy Owl Ethics

10,000 Birds

Most arguments for conserving a species focus on things that we can measure in dollar amounts, such as ecotourism, medical benefits, etc. Butcher, A. The unique beauty of Snowy Owls and the euphoria seeing one provides isn’t something you can place a dollar amount on. References. Berlanga, H., Kennedy, T. Arizmendi, C. Beardmore, P.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

While this tragedy will increase calls for sorely needed government regulation, the real answer lies in the hands of each one of us: buy your burger from a local butcher who processes his ground beef daily on the premises. He said, “I have to look at the entire industry, not just what is best for public health.”