Animal Person

APRIL 12, 2009

But I didn't campaign for a presidential greyhound for exactly the same reason Obama's decision was disappointing: it glorifies pure breed dogs. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. They can say that the puppy was needing to be re-homed, therefore it's like adopting from a rescue group.

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Puppies Obama Greyhounds Breeders 100

Animal Person

APRIL 16, 2009

This is why I didn't campaign for a greyhound--it raises their profile. Perhaps if there were a heartfelt message followed by action that supported it, no matter what breed were rescued, adoptions would increase. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. Would it matter?" That's what I'd like to think. Maybe both.

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Animal Person

APRIL 1, 2010

The advocacy component of old speciesism isn't the campaign to end that exploitation, however. Instead, it is the campaign to modify it. It moves society closer to the view that all forms of speciesist exploitation--from dog breeding to commercial fishing--are morally wrong (151).

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Speciesism Apes Advocacy Salamander 100

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

There's a vague sense that perhaps he cares about the dogs or thinks that what he does to them might present an ethical dilemma, but the overwhelming feeling is that it's all worth it. If Engber does a good job with anything, it's with pointing out the flaws in the strategies of pro-animal activists and in the outcomes of their campaigns.

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Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The decrease in numbers has been accompanied by fragmentation of the breeding range and is continuing to affect all populations. Disturbance on breeding grounds (e.g. Illegal spring hunting and round-ups of moulting birds are taking place on the Russian breeding grounds and illegal shooting continues in Norway.

Serbia 203

Serbia Montenegro Greece Bulgaria 203

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

But you can take solace in the results at the end of the breeding year, when loafing around the intertidal are a shiny new cohort of finely plumage grey youngsters, all ready to carry on Western Gull line into the future. Western Gull chick. In New Zealand at least public opinion is generally behind 1080.

Animal Rights 269

Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 269