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Birding Nanhui, Shanghai in October 2021

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in psychology from the University of Buffalo. Estren said that humans should be mindful of their bias for cute animals, so animals that would not be considered cute are also valued in addition to cute animals. See my blog post on Dulan for photos of the latter. Oriental Scops Owls are quite possibly my favorite bird at Nanhui.

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On "Compassion," "Nonviolence" and "Justice"

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Being vegan because you want to live as nonviolently as possible and you don't want to contribute to violence and you don't want to respond to violence with violence is admirable to some, though refusing to support the defense of sentient nonhumans when you probably would if they were humans bothers me. Not that I'm giving you a deadline.

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On Different Results of Direct Action

Animal Person

There is a profound difference between what Sea Shepherd does and what the Animal Liberation Front does, but there are also similarities, and those similarities increase in number if a direct action by the ALF (or anyone else) is an open rescue and therefore a direct defense of sentient nonhumans being attacked by humans.

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Earth Day Lecture

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who has occasionally posted comments on this blog) will present a lecture entitled “The Best Kept Environmental Secrets: How We Can Hurt or Help the Planet Every Day.” She specializes in Environmental Ethics, Human-Animal Ethics, and Moral Psychology. This Earth Day, Sunday, April 22, at 6:00 p.m., Jenni, Ph.D.

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The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors – A Book Review

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I’m not going to try to explain why people are fascinated by hawks; human-to-avian psychology is not my specialty. I was joking (sort of) when I asked if an owl title was in the works, but an interview with Crossley on the Princeton University Press blog indicates that I did have the right idea. It’s a Bald Eagle, a hawk.

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The One Animal Product You Should Feed Your Children

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That animal product is human breast milk. Human breast milk is a near perfect food for human newborns and infants. 105-6) Dr. Spock is not alone in his endorsement of breast-feeding human infants. There simply is no dispute in the medical community that human breast milk is the best food a human infant can be fed.

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On Radical Abolitionism and Guilt

Animal Person

I do not believe that our war can be won by vegan education alone and that some day, the oppressors of humans, nonhuman animals and the planet are going to see the error of their ways and transition to a nonviolent, non-exploiting way of life.

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