Animal Person
APRIL 5, 2011
A couple of years ago I wrote about whether it's a good use of my time to be a purist about the term "animal rights" when most of the world doesn't have the same understanding of the term as I do. Or how a paragraph would refer to animal rights and animal welfare as if they're interchangeable.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
But there are animal rights activists in Mexico that will hopefully take notice and try to establish some kind of long-term and humane solution. The town has become so overrun with dogs, that the government began offering a tax exemption of $17 per stray that was offered for euthanasia. The solution? Sarcasm there of course.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Animal Person
JULY 15, 2010
Let's deconstruct: What we have here is the myth that killing animals in the wild and then eating them is somehow a compassionate act. When one calls animals of any kind a "problem," that's usually code for: they're inconvenient or they're a nuisance to us or they are in some other way reminding us that they exist.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 29, 2008
Boone Pickens said {November 18} that she would create a refuge for wild horses, after the federal agency that manages them said it might have to kill some to control the herds and protect the Western range. The bureau now has about the same number of animals in holding facilities as on the range.
Animal Person
MAY 2, 2009
The RSPCA believes: " at least 20 greyhounds a day - either puppies which do not make the track, or 'retired' dogs aged three or four - simply 'disappear', presumed killed " Many vets will admit to killing healthy greyhounds – by definition it cannot be classed as euthanasia – for a cut price fee, for fear the dogs will be disposed of in a less humane (..)
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 30, 2007
Barbaro's killing is a case of euthanasia. The word "euthanasia" means good, gentle, or easy ( eu ) death ( thanos ). The paradigm case of euthanasia is where a sentient being is terminally ill, will die soon anyway, and is in great pain. Euthanasia is often called mercy killing, for obvious reasons: Its motive is mercy.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 7, 2016
This blog is written by writer, photographer, and animal advocate Ingrid Taylar. They pointed out the puncture wounds, likely infected with bacteria that could quickly kill. The bird was stripped of feathers and so badly battered that euthanasia was probable. They simply helped me with my bird. It’s tribal and familial.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
100 
Let's personalize your content