Critter News

APRIL 24, 2009

We've argued in previous posts that factory farming is simply not conducive to animal welfare. Better conditions for animals hurt the bottom line. Animal welfare is a cost of doing business, not a moral obligation. Here's an example. Tags: economics pigs farm animal welfare agribusiness.

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Animal Welfare Factory Farm Factory Farming Pigs 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

There is: Growing skepticism about how well the North American Model serves not just the wild animals in our public trust, but also the conservation priorities of non-consumptive users who are the majority users of public lands. This principle reaffirms that animal welfare is an integral part of modern conservation.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

What’s even more frustrating is when animal rights people learn of plans to cull nonnative species. For example, when the U.S. People interested in animal welfare who are against this idea are completely missing the point here. Navy wiped out every single rat on Midway Atoll, seabirds flourished afterwards.

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Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Wildlife 214

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2015

I’ve written before at length about how conservation and animal rights , while often drawing on mutual a reverence of nature, are different beasts. Animal rights is concerned with individual animals, and their suffering and welfare. Take an example, Tembe Elephant Park in South Africa. To a point.

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Lions Hunting Sierra Leone Buffalo 214