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Humane way to safely get deer to move away from road?

Reddit Animals

I was driving tonight and there were a couple deer on the edge of the road so I beeped my horn and they didn't seem phased. I was wondering if perhaps as silly as it sounds, installing a loud horn car horn that allows you to select the sound(like a Tesla) and playing a lion roar or similar has any chance of being better?

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10,000 Birds Launches Alley Rat Allies

10,000 Birds

Like cats, the rat was introduced over much of the world by humans. As for the former, diseases are spread by fleas, which also plague rats, which makes rats as much a victim as humans, and as for the latter, rats are clearly wildlife and how can wildlife be blamed for hurting wildlife? Please consider donating your time and money.

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Selena Gomez Auction For the Dogs of Puerto Rico

Critter News

there to spend some resources to deal with the problem in a humane way. I'm glad that this will get more publicity for the issue. This will not only get people involved, but may also force the govt. Here is Island Dog's site.

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On a New Level of Absurdity in the Slaughter Business

Animal Person

Bea sent me a link to an article in Gourmet called " Humane Slaughterhouses ," by Rebecca Marx, that is absurd. They believe you can take a life that doesn't want to be taken in a humane way, and I don't agree. It’s how we treat humans, too. But I'm getting ahead of myself. The needs of the cow aren't even mentioned.

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Kristof

Animal Ethics

Using a mousetrap can be justified by defense of self or property (though there are more humane ways of getting rid of pests). Eating meat and using mousetraps are as different (morally speaking) as night and day. Eating meat cannot be so justified. Nobody needs to eat meat in order to survive or flourish.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 9 of 13

Animal Ethics

So, even if animals are killed painlessly and raised for food in humane ways, it is wrong to kill them. It is also probable that very subnormal adult human beings do not. KBJ: Martin forgot about the human beings who lack a right to life, including infants. The subject is a large and controversial one.

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

He clearly thinks that it is wrong to cause animals to suffer unnecessarily, but he appears to be somewhat ambivalent about killing animals (provided the killing is carried out humanely). I suspect that underlying his thinking here is a common rationalization that many of my students initially embrace. Running time: 12 Minutes.