10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2022

Harris’s are also, according to Cowan, smarter than other hawks; they hunt in packs and, for that reason, may welcome humans as hunting partners more so than other raptors. As Montgomery shows, falconry is different from any other human/animal interaction. (She may be right: see the photo, below, of the author and Jazz).

New Hampshire 204

New Hampshire Chickens Hunting Falcons 204

10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2017

Falcon Wild is a new book in that long tradition, and this one features a more realistic (though still very slightly romanticized) portrait of a human/animal partnership. Given the horrible consequences of irresponsible falconry for birds, it’s definitely a plus to see the text emphasize this.

Falcons 118

Falcons Wolves Dolphins Montana 118

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

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. Or vegan pumpkin pie.

Compassion 100

Compassion Psychology Tnr Vegan 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 9, 2009

Because when you compare two species, or rather a nonhuman animal species to the human animal, the humans almost always come out on top. And of course, the definition of whatever is being measured--in this case intelligence--is our version of intelligence.

Greyhounds 100

Greyhounds Dogs Speciesism Ethics 100