Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

At issue in the case is the constitutionality of a decade old law passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton in 1999. That law, U.S. The law also made it a crime to sell videos in which animals were tortured to death by being burned alive, as well as videos of illegal dog fights. Today, the U.S. I don’t think so.

Pit Bulls 40

Pit Bulls Animal Cruelty Laws Animal 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. wrote a lengthy article in Outside magazine (Jan. 2019), and now this book. Author Joshua Hammer.

Falcons 202

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 202

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The Conservation section is frustratingly brief, stating the expected—massive loss of forest due to logging and a plantation economy, weak enforcement of laws regulating hunting and trade, understaffing of reserves and parks. It includes articles by the authors too, in case you want to read more of their work.

Indonesia 122

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 122

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

Plume hunting raged supreme 150 years ago, when egret feathers were part of a worldwide trade in feathers and other bird parts, used for women’s hats and other articles of clothing (but mostly hats), delighting the upper classes and practically wiping out bird species. Treaties trump state laws.

Connecticut 147

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147