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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

10,000 Birds

A new willingness among scientists to consider certain moral and ethical implications with respect to wild animals, where previously utilitarian ideas prevailed, including ideas of intrinsic value. Those whose actions result in additional costs should bear them. were funded by hunters and 95.1% funded by the non-hunting public.”

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How Pets Can Improve Your Health

4 The Love Of Animals

Caring for a pet can bring pleasure and help boost your morale and optimism. As you age, you’ll lose things that previously occupied your time and gave your life purpose. You may retire from your career or your children may move far away. Taking care of an animal can also provide a sense of self-worth.

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J. Baird Callicott on Misanthropy

Animal Ethics

The biospheric perspective does not exempt Homo sapiens from moral evaluation in relation to the well-being of the community of nature taken as a whole. As omnivores, the population of human beings should, perhaps, be roughly twice that of bears, allowing for differences of size.