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On the Keeping of Endangered Fishes

Animal Person

Assuming that the fish are kept in a large aquarium that mimics their natural habitat, and that the keeper treats the fish as family (as they would a rescued dog, cat, rabbit, etc.), would you see keeping these fish confined in an aquarium as a rescue effort or as a selfish act by humans that interferes with Nature?

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President Clinton Goes Vegan!

Animal Ethics

it contains no meat of any sort, no fish, seafood, no dairy products, and no eggs).] The only thing that prevents his diet from being completely vegan is that once in a while, he eats fish, but not often. President Clinton discusses his decision to go vegan here.

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

10,000 Birds

Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. Long before that time Mexican domesticated Turkeys had been adopted by Native Americans in the American Southwest as well.

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