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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

10,000 Birds

Increased scrutiny of practices long considered the norm in wildlife management, including predator hunts, commercial trapping, the legal culling of non-game birds like American Crows, and some of the research protocols used to track and translocate wild animals. Capturing wild animals for live trade and captivity should not be permitted.

Wildlife 247
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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 1 of 13

Animal Ethics

A third of a century ago, when the modern animal-liberation movement was in its infancy, Martin published an essay entitled “A Critique of Moral Vegetarianism,” Reason Papers (fall 1976): 13-43. You will, therefore, agree with Martin about moral vegetarianism but not about Christianity. Another reason is moral.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

"How long should one animal be used in the lab before it is euthanized?" I think he also doesn't know that not all of us think that chasing down Class B dealers is as important as working to shut down animal experimentation and create more alternatives. Isn't it better for science, and more humane, to use just one animal?