Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 18, 2006

To the Editor: Re “ Plan for Tracking Animals Meets Farmers’ Resistance ” (news article, Dec. All these would have to be tagged if the National Animal Identification System becomes mandatory, and for no purpose, because none of my animals will be sold overseas for food. 13): I live in rural Pennsylvania.

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Animal Person

APRIL 6, 2010

When I started blogging in May of 2006 I was very snarky. Riddle me this: Why would any human animal use as a default position that nonhuman animals do not have personalities as rich, distinct, obnoxious, obsequious and varied as human animals? Have they not ever observed nonhuman animals? We're sentient.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 12, 2006

To the Editor: Re “ Ebola Imperils Gorilla Species in Congo Republic ” (news article, Dec. Historically, these diseases have been studied only when they affect human populations or domestic animals. In 2003, I was in the sanctuary described in your article and collected samples from those dead animals. Karesh Bronx, Dec.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 10, 2006

Do we feel better about ourselves when playing dress-up with our dogs? It seems as if we are humanizing dogs in a perverse effort to make us feel more human ourselves. Loretta O’Driscoll Brooklyn, Dec.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 30, 2007

Barbaro, the magnificent thoroughbred who broke his leg two weeks after winning the 2006 Kentucky Derby (I watched both races live), was put to death after taking a turn for the worse in his recovery. See here for the New York Times story. I'm not saying it's wrong to put such animals to death.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Fourth Whooping Crane This Winter Shot Animal Rights vs Conservation in Cyprus Tennessee Crane Hunt Tabled for 2 Years! Her writing is based on keen observation of animal and human behavior, and she likes to interweave solid natural history information with larger philosophical themes to challenge and inspire the reader. Wicked, right?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Her writing is based on keen observation of animal and human behavior, and she likes to interweave solid natural history information with larger philosophical themes to challenge and inspire the reader. we allow limited (by season and bag limits) hunting on populations of game animals that can sustain it. I am inclined to believe so.

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