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When conservation and animal rights collide

10,000 Birds

In responding to Suzie’s post defending wildlife rehabilitation I began to think again about the areas in which animal rights and animal welfare overlap with the field of conservation, and the ways in which they don’t. And people that work in either conservation or animal welfare tend to like animals.

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

10,000 Birds

The birds had evolved without a predator like this, and with the new snake having no predators, it had no problem decimating the island’s birdlife. People interested in animal welfare who are against this idea are completely missing the point here. Obviously its perfectly fine to concentrate on one particular problem (i.e.

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We Should Kill More Lions

10,000 Birds

The interests of those working for conservation and those working for animal rights and animal welfare don’t always perfectly align like you might think they do. Like with animal rights, the goals of conservation and hunting are not quite lined up, but they can be quite similar.

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Dogs love getting mail too! #BarkBoxGifts!

4 The Love Of Animals

Besides being filled with great items, we felt great about this dog box because the company donates 10% of proceeds on each box to animal welfare organizations! All their products are sourced in the United States, Canada, South America and New Zealand.

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