Animal Person

MARCH 20, 2010

Like a "BBQ, pony rides and a petting zoo!" When I started thinking about trying to get the association to cancel the pony rides and petting zoo (which are often part of one business as a quick Google search of " traveling petting zoo " will demonstrate), my several-year vegan husband said, "What's the use? What would you do?

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

An Arlington, Texas, municipal judge ruled that the animals suffered from neglect and cruel conditions, and an appeal by the company's owners to a higher court was denied last weekend. Tags: zoos exotic animals detroit animal rescue PETA. That's HUGE. It was an exotic animal importing firm (why the eff do those even exist?)

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Texas Rescue Detroit Arlington 100

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 13, 2008

African cheetas [sic] in American and European zoos are captive, not indentured, beings. But this is not true of cows, pigs, sheep, and chickens. Callicott thinks so-called animal liberationists such as Peter Singer (author of Animal Liberation [1975]) want to release cows, pigs, sheep, and chickens into the wild.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

As always, you are reminded that if you take the time to look at this post YOU MUST SHARE YOUR BEST GUESSES or you will suffer from broken optics, missed life birds, and the clap. Without further ado here are the three images. Mourning dove But then where does the swallow come in??? Thanks for visiting!

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2011 Bald Eagle Sparrows Parrots 184

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2014

These birds include a cave-dwelling bird that is so oily it can be used as a lamp and a bird that has claws on its wings and a stomach like a cow. The new rankings will be used in a major conservation initiative called the Edge of Existence program at the London Zoo. Also written up here.

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Animal Person

MARCH 29, 2009

The underlying premise is that you can know what is right (such as me knowing what's right then eating cow flesh in the form of filet mignon for a year), but that by no means will necessarily manifest in your behavior. And the only way to totally alleviate that suffering is to not use the animal. I don't get why you can't do both.).

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