Critter News
APRIL 4, 2009
Indeed, it often isn't even the best science: New drugs that show great promise in mice, for example, often confer zero benefit to humans, or even prove harmful. Plus, animals are messy, require feeding and constant care, draw protests, and, yes, can be a bit smelly. Tags: animal experimentation medical research.
Animal Person
APRIL 14, 2009
Jentsch talks about the cost ("it's hard to put a price tag on") of protecting those like him, so we definitely know that the tactics of those who seek to defend animals are working on one level (economic harm, though once removed at least in this situation). Peaceful protests were ignored, as well. Home protests were ignored also.
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Animal Person
MAY 26, 2010
Films, blogs, books, e-zines, sanctuaries, protests, promotion of adoption (of humans and nonhumans!). And of course, examples of people from all walks of life who have chosen justice over their palate or their fashion sense. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language animal rights Blogging veganism writing.
Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
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). Tags: Moral Vegetarianism. KBJ: I’m speechless.
Critter News
APRIL 7, 2010
I think it's just another example of short-term vs. long-term thinking, to which all humans are victim. Tags: australia sheep mulesing. But, as is typical with many large industries, there is a resistance to change unless there is a clear and immediate profit windfall. From the Sydney Morning Herald.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Letters and emails by the thousand poured into the commissioners’ offices, protesting its crane hunting proposal. Kentucky Dept.
Animal Ethics
JUNE 4, 2009
Meat-packing companies might encourage, for example, an increased dog population to take up the slack. More important, it might be a much more efficient means of changing practice to stage protests at meat-packing companies, put pressure on congressmen, and work through existing humane organizations. causing a decline in U.S.
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