10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2015

I can’t help noticing that you’ve just posted an angry story about Cecil the Lion on your timeline. And that lions are really cute. Cecil the Lion reached millions, and it exploded all over my social media in a way few conservation stories do (even with my social media heavily biased towards conservation).

Lions 200

Lions Hunting Sierra Leone Buffalo 200

Animal Person

AUGUST 5, 2009

And their lives of exploitation, torment, torture and slaughter cannot be compared to an animal's life in the wild. The next argument is usually something along the lines of: But animals in the wild might starve to death, and get injured, maimed or killed by predators! Yes, that's true. Besides, we have choices.

Gazelles 100

Gazelles Slaughter Slaughtered Deer 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2013

I will address two of them in the new year, namely, “Is hunting moral at all?” In the past I have attributed some of this conflict to differences between the conservation mindset and that of animal rights/animal welfare. Teach only abstinence and teenagers won’t have sex and get pregnant.

Tigers 169

Tigers Hunting Game Protection 169