Critter News

APRIL 24, 2009

Better conditions for animals hurt the bottom line. Animal welfare is a cost of doing business, not a moral obligation. Here's an example. I'm not arguing about the methods as I'm not a veterinarian, but it's a good example of the clinical discussion of costs when it comes to managing farm animal health.

Animal Welfare 100

Animal Welfare Factory Farm Factory Farming Pigs 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2013

In 1898, Hermon Bumpus published a paper about change in the morphology in a population of House Sparrows that he proposed was an example of Darwinian Natural Selection in action. There are few areas of the world where they have been introduced and not survived (Greenland and Cape Verde are examples of this bird’s local demise).

Killing 201

Killing South Africa Nebraska Collecting 201

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 11, 2009

For example, I can tell “Search Saver” where I live, and what type of breed I am looking for. When that animal is available, I am notified the next time a pet matching my search is added on Adopt-a-Pet.com. What Makes Adopt-a-Pet.com Unique: On our website, people can use something we call “Search Saver.”

Adoptable 100

Adoptable Obama Shelters Hamsters 100

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 20, 2008

Even the most ardent defenders of the morality of using animals for food and as “tools” in scientific experiments admit that premises (1) and (2) are true and acknowledge that (1) and (2) capture something central to our moral relationship to animals. Premise (4) is widely acknowledged. Trivial or insignificant reasons won’t do.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Meat Ethics Lacto-Ovo 40