10,000 Birds
MAY 9, 2022
In The Hawk’s Way, Montgomery is very good on the ethical dilemmas inherent in falconry, centered on both the bird and the woman, even if she never resolves any of them definitively. The love that Montgomery feels for the hawk and its wildness will never be reciprocated: a raptor is not a dog or a horse.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 18, 2020
We remained inside our vehicle as ethical observation always is our first priority. For those of you who are wondering why I’m talking about self-isolation and using “we”; my party consists of myself and my wife – who insists she is definitely not a birder. Suddenly, she began to vocalize in every direction.
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Animal Person
FEBRUARY 26, 2010
When I think about the language that has been used by people who kill animals or have someone else do it for them, a couple of years ago the "compassionate" trend began. Maybe "humane" is already on its way out for the folks trying to convince themselves and others that humane killing isn't an oxymoron. That one left me speechless. "My
Animal Person
JUNE 26, 2009
Felony animal cruelty is the cruel killing of an animal, and he is also being charges with 19 counts of improperly disposing of an animal body.) The four counts of burglary he is being charged with carry a heftier sentence than the animal killing. And people who want to kill those they cannot control scare me.
Animal Person
NOVEMBER 18, 2009
Then again, so do people who kill animals for a living. After all, they "love" the animals they kill. Nonviolence" is much more difficult to finesse if you're killing animals for a living. My definition of violence would begin with the physical harm of living beings. Tags: Activism Ethics Language. Is it fair?
Animal Person
OCTOBER 24, 2009
Ditto for "never," "always" and other such definitive words. In fairness, I think that what the linguistically lazy are really trying to say is that a little bit of a bad thing isn't going to kill you. But it might kill someone else, as in the case of hot dogs, considering no creature gets out of the hot-dog making process alive.
10,000 Birds
MAY 1, 2013
And quite frankly, I’ve seen some of the most dedicated of ethical birders get excited at finding an owl and get closer than they should. We can really ask the question and get a definitive answer from one. All an owl knows is that when they stare at something, they’re trying to figure out if they can kill and eat it.
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