Animal Person

MAY 24, 2009

I received an e-mail from the well-meaning Wendy at Compassion in World Farming (which I find an odd combination of words) regarding Egypt's pig cull and asking me to send my protest to the Egyptian Government. CIWF wants to "halt the brutal killing of these animals, and to ensure that they can be assured of a humane future."

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today. Now, in 21st century America, we’re entertaining new considerations, in keeping with our modern understanding of wild animals and conservation.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 17, 2007

The National Park Service has announced a plan to cull the Rocky Mountain National Park elk herd with sharpshooters.

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Animal Person

JUNE 17, 2009

Now, I'm the first one to say that when I began blogging I thought the end of the use of animals would never come, so in the meantime, welfare reforms could at least be supported. On Egypt's Pig Cull. But that was back in 2006. Eat More Veal? How About Be More Honest. On Graphic Images We DON'T See. The PeTA I Knew and Loved, Sort Of.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Does my proposal as to what makes killing another human being generally a major moral wrong in any way help us with deciding what, if anything, is wrong with killing non-human animals and foetuses? Systematic cullings in the absence of feasible alternatives, therefore, may be morally permissible. I believe it does help.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Animals suffer when killed. It is only the prejudice of our species that justifies culling the deer population while protecting our own. BRANIGAN President, Make Peace With Animals New Hope, Pa., He says meat tastes more precious when you’ve watched it die. May I recommend a trip to a slaughterhouse? MARIE BROWN Baldwin, N.Y.,

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

Today I’m exploring a couple questions that have been bouncing in my head for a while…I’d love to hear your thoughts…I’m not calling into question animal rights, just the focus of the movement. – The Great Ornithologist Felonious Jive Animal rights. This makes perfect sense.

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