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Business Birding Basics – part II

10,000 Birds

The first time could be forgiven but he kept doing it despite our protests. Apart from a juvenile Southern Beardless Tyrannulet we were just seeing roads and factories. In some marital tiffs she still mentions him as the example for impatient, unskilled and ignorant me to follow. Of course, the trip was a disaster.

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

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The animal rights movement is (rightly) closely associated with protesting things like factory farming, dogfighting, etc…basically, the mistreatment of animals. For example, when the U.S. Unfortunately, once we discuss anything beyond this basic point, people vastly disagree on what is right and wrong.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve. For example, protesting the government’s food policies by wearing buttons, putting ads in the New York Times , or writing one’s congressman would seem to have greater educational value than not eating meat (question 2).

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 8 of 13

Animal Ethics

As he puts it, “Until we boycott meat we are, each one of us, contributing to the continued existence, prosperity, and growth of factory farming and all the other cruel practices used in rearing animals for food” ( Animal Liberation, 167). Meat-packing companies might encourage, for example, an increased dog population to take up the slack.