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John Passmore (1914-2004) on the Moral Status of Animals

Animal Ethics

One restriction on the absolutism of man's rule over Nature is now generally accepted: moral philosophers and public opinion agree that it is morally impermissible to be cruel to animals. Controversies no doubt remain.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

10,000 Birds

A new willingness among scientists to consider certain moral and ethical implications with respect to wild animals, where previously utilitarian ideas prevailed, including ideas of intrinsic value. Serious examination of the national funding paradigm and how it contributes to the conservation choices made on both federal and state levels.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Grief in magpies and red foxes: Saying goodbye to a friend. I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him. For example, they make three different types of tools from the long, barbed leaves of the screw pine tree. Is this moral? In many ways, human emotions are the gifts of our animal ancestors.

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Should is not a Solution

10,000 Birds

I will address two of them in the new year, namely, “Is hunting moral at all?” Dogs should not be used to hunt foxes. By way of example form the world of politics, what could possibly be wrong with deposing a murderous monster of dictator and replacing him with a free and fair democracy? A hungry child should be fed.

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Birding Shanghai in December 2023

10,000 Birds

The prinia will then claim that its current name – celebrating a morally very questionable person – is no longer acceptable in the modern world. For example, researchers fenced in part of the nesting area of Northern Lapwings , thus excluding ground predators from some nests.

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