Critter News

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

And they certainly have no right to use endangered species as performers. These are ENDANGERED species. The treatment of circus elephants went on trial in federal court Wednesday with animal rights groups accusing Ringling Bros. Tags: circuses us elephants endangered species.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 26, 2008

I came across this 2005 book from the Society & Animals Journal titled Confronting Cruelty Moral Orthodoxy and the Challenge of the Animal Rights Movement. Why and how do people campaign on behalf of a species that is not their own? Tags: animal cruelty books. Sounds interesting.

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Critter News

JULY 24, 2009

There are so many fronts on the war for animal rights (and I'm increasingly believing that "war" is the right word for it) and often times it's hard to know what to do. The protection of marine animals may fall under "environmentalism," but these are artificial divisions.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Lanthier, a veterinarian and walrus researcher who took the helm in Calgary two years ago, says the cancellation of the polar bears exhibit might please some animal-rights extremists, but the reality is a blow to Canada's white bears. One thing for sure -- all of the animals in the zoo will die eventually," said Lanthier. "We

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Animal Person

APRIL 1, 2010

I think of "old speciesism" as analogous to racism and sexism in that it is exploitation based on species. Meanwhile, "new speciesism" is the notion that within a paradigm where rights are included for nonhuman animals, some are more deserving of rights than others for any of a variety of reasons (e.g.,

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Critter News

MARCH 30, 2009

So I contacted the Northwest Animal Rights Network for their opinion. Introducing a non-native species could have negative impacts on the ecosystem and the native species already here. Tags: lobsters animal rescue. So, I started researching conditions around here for releasing lobsters.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 5, 2009

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! Finally, people who object to our moral stance jump species and say we should object to the lion killing the gazelle. Tags: Ethics Language. Yes, that's true.

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I couldn't help but juxtapose all of that care for one individual of another species with the individual who would be on the table today. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language animal rights Thanksgiving veganism. And not just dead, mind you, but cause for celebration. Yet the turtle. Concern about his life.

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Animal Person

JUNE 16, 2010

" Creature Quotes: Advancing Toward Freedom For All Species ," compiled and edited by SBH Clay, is now available. From the Introduction : "Humans are fascinated by animals. For all our devotion, though, we sometimes seem not to recognize the needs and wants of animals. Coetzee The Lives of Animals veganism. There is pain.

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Animal Person

MARCH 27, 2009

The elitist “animal-rights” zealots hate to admit this. But most zoos and circuses today, including ours, are delicately sensitive to animal well-being. And without their well-run breeding programs, many exotic species really could soon disappear from Earth for good. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics.

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Animal Person

APRIL 26, 2009

Under the dizzying spell of modernity's promises and consumerism's illusions, we see animals as mere objects, either as commodities for our consumption or as blank slates for us to write our fantasies and fears upon. Juluri's focus on animals used to entertain humans is intentional and speaks to the legal battle he refers to.

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Animal Person

JUNE 1, 2009

In each case, "rational man" had to rethink human identity ¯ his species identity common to all other humans, or rather, all those counted as "human" and as part of the valuer´s community. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Language animal rights Culture Ecology Ethology speciesism The Left veganism.

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Animal Person

JULY 17, 2009

Many people have said to me that they believe if they started thinking about what they are responsible for, or what we do as a species to other species--and particularly if they have to see too much--they'd break down and don't think they'd ever recover. Tags: Ethics Language. Is evil an excuse we make for people?

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Animal Person

JUNE 23, 2010

However, with lions the story is different because they are a vulnerable species in the wild, and their numbers are declining. Tags: Current Affairs Ethics Language " Care2 "Wipeout animal cruelty animal rights lion meat. But that wasn't it either. The last paragraph states: In the U.S.

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

It has entertaining stories, includes animals people care about because they like them (and also addresses that concept), and it describes how the numbers of various species decreased to the point of being classified as "endangered" or worse. if we believe it's our right to do what we want with the lives of other animals. . . .

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Not only have dogs and humans influenced each other for tens of thousands of years, they have done so in far more profound ways than any other two species on earth, and primarily in the direction of acting on the capacity for love in all its different manifestations, such as showing sympathy, feeling empathy, and expressing compassion" (xi).

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

It's about not fetishizing one species while making an industry of torturing others. Tags: Activism Current Affairs " Jonathan Safran Foer "Eating Animals animal rights Daiya vegan cheese veganism World Vegan Day. Veganism, to me, is about justice.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 7, 2009

The Argument from Animal Rights A stronger argument is made by people who maintain that animals have rights. In particular, it has been argued that animals have a right to life. So, even if animals are killed painlessly and raised for food in humane ways, it is wrong to kill them.

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Animal Person

OCTOBER 26, 2009

This is not a book about animal rights, and some might say Foer gets animal rights wrong as his only reference is PETA. In other words, "EATING ANIMALS" is a remarkably palatable book for the masses. Tags: Activism Books Ethics Language. In all fairness, most people's only reference is PETA.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death. Birders know that the light’s not always perfect or even particularly good when you’re trying to tell one species from another. Fourth Whooping Crane This Winter Shot Animal Rights vs Conservation in Cyprus Tennessee Crane Hunt Tabled for 2 Years!

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

One might first ask, “Why does higher intelligence mean that one species is more valuable than other species?” Second, there are other species besides human beings that have high intelligence, e.g., chimpanzees and dolphins. What should our moral attitude be toward eating members of these species?

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