4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

But, pets also become bona fide family members with which we establish genuine relationships—incomparable emotional bonds that can have extraordinarily positive physical and psychological impacts on humans. Studies have also found that: Pet owners are less likely to suffer from depression than those without pets. Staying connected.

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Pets Emotional Dogs Cats 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

I didn’t know the set up required for a black bear, or how high a Florida panther can actually jump. We’re all connected through email and listservs, and we all swap information and provide each other with moral support. How much did you draw on your own experiences as a wildlife rehabber to tell Luna’s story? . I just can’t take it.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Eagles Wildlife 264

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. Most moral vegetarians list fish and fowl as animals one should not eat. The ability to feel pain is not an obviously plausible way of morally distinguishing microorganisms from other organisms. What Meat Should Not Be Eaten?

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Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Ever the moral perfectionist, Franklin argued that the turkey was a much more honorable and determined fowl, and suggested the bird – as an “original Native of America” – would make a decidedly more fitting avian mascot for the United States (seemingly implying – incorrectly – that the Bald Eagle is not an indigenous New World species).

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2017 Bald Eagle United States Turkey 152