Critter News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

A monkey was rescued from a factory in India where it was being held in captivity. According to the article, "Zoochosis is a term used by animal rights activists in reference to the degrading effect of zoos on animals that have been kept in captivity over a long period of time. It's the first time I've ever heard the term.

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India Monkeys Rescue Animal Cruelty 100

Critter News

DECEMBER 3, 2009

From an opinion piece in the Times of India. They come from the same source right? So many people I know get really guilty when they hear about conditions at factory farms, but then just keep eating the same things. They haven't been able to actually taste the pork they've grown because of lab rules. Da da da da!

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Meat Factory Farm Factory Farming Netherlands 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

The Latin species name akool is not a misguided and misspelled attempt of the species to appear cool – rather, akool means restless in Hindi (even though the birds did not seem particularly restless to me, but maybe they are in India). The proud parents together – first silent … … then crooning together.

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Singapore Birds Mountain Goats Giraffes 147

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The Argument from Human Grain Shortage All of the clearly moral arguments for vegetarianism given so far have been in terms of animal rights and suffering. It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve. New moral vegetarianism, however, rests on moral arguments couched in terms of human welfare.

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Vegetarian Morals Meat Cattle 40