10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Of course, many people still know exactly what they did when this happened. In retrospect, it kind of makes me wonder what image the organizers who booked the hotel for me had of German academic visitors … So much for my quasi-madeleine moment, though of course less emotionally attractive than the one described by Mr. Proust.
Reddit Animals
APRIL 11, 2023
" However, various lines of scientific & behavioral research show that reptiles not only feel pain & experience stress the same way mammals & birds do, but that they are also likely capable of a range of emotions including anxiety, distress, excitement, fear, frustration, pain, stress, and suffering.
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Animal Person
APRIL 18, 2009
The suffering in this world that occurs at the hand of humankind and is entirely intentional, is disgusting and dispiriting. I choose not to watch videos or bombard myself with images of suffering. So I do what I can do, beginning of course with being vegan. Can you please share your spiritual beliefs or coping mechanisms?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 12, 2015
Today I want to talk about how it also damages conservation by, in much the same way as other media does, by reducing issues to pithy statements, devoid of nuance and heavily laden with emotion, and shaping the opinion of millions as it does so. Animal rights is concerned with individual animals, and their suffering and welfare.
Animal Person
JUNE 8, 2009
Of course, "That's not to say dogs didn't have their niche in biomedicine. Engber mentions that in 1972, the USDA put into place "a special exemption for rats, mice, and birds, allowing scientists to treat them however they saw fit—in cages of any size, in experiments with any degree of pain and suffering. And for what?
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 25, 2011
Non-human beings have traditionally thought of on a basically immoral level…they lack any intrinsic values, are incapable of thoughts and emotions, and are only worth how good of a coat they make or how good they taste. Many of today’s most prominent religions have perpetuated this view.
Animal Person
JULY 20, 2009
Today it is a different situation, i learned from then about respecting animals and my life has been devoted to ending their suffering and torment. Of course, I try to have a conversation with them about what they're doing, and often in front of their parents, and invariably they look at me like I'm an alien.
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