10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 25, 2016
Other animal control issues that involve mass killing make for easier decisions, according to Peter P. The traditional, supposedly humane answer to the glut of feral cats has been institution of “TNR” programs – trap, neuter, return. On the other hand, the extinction of the Spotted Owl is completely unacceptable.
10,000 Birds
JULY 11, 2012
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. Not from an environmental perspective but from a “don’t you like animals?”
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Animal Person
APRIL 24, 2009
Yesterday, regarding being a minority within a minority , mikey commented (among other things): While I am fairly new subscriber to this blog, therefore not knowing your particular stance, I've often felt like a minority within a minority for my stance on animal birth control. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Gray Matters.
Animal Person
MARCH 20, 2009
A branch of Palm Beach County's Animal Care & Control that has been closed for a long, long time and has reopened. They will spay/neuter, vaccinate, tip ears and microchip , and they do not test. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. What's in Pahokee you ask? The cost is $25 and they will do up to 10 at a time!
Animal Person
APRIL 26, 2010
Next, a fellow introvert e-mailed me describing herself as extremely awkward socially as well as invisible and having social anxiety, and asking where/how she might be useful to the animal rights movement. Working or volunteering at an animal sanctuary or shelter or participating (or starting) a Trap-Neuter-Release effort, maybe?
Animal Person
MARCH 22, 2009
Regarding Adam's comment yesterday about low-cost spay/neuter, the reason this particular one is low-cost is that it is subsidized by the county and city (and maybe State, I'm not sure). Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics.
Animal Ethics
AUGUST 6, 2007
To the Editor: “ Should Most Pet Owners Be Required to Neuter Their Animals? ,” by Verlyn Klinkenborg (Editorial Observer, July 30), is right: “The rate at which dogs are purchased and euthanized in this country is not a sign of our affection for them. This crisis calls for mandatory spay and neuter legislation.
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