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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

10,000 Birds

Fast food containers are popular. β€œAn “A lady put American Robin nestlings in a small Tupperware container and put the lid on,” said Jodi Swenson in Massachusetts. Thankfully the bird was alive, but he needed a lot of Dawn soap baths.” β€œ Herring Gull in a bait bin,” added Jodi Swenson in Massachusetts.

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

He clearly thinks that it is wrong to cause animals to suffer unnecessarily, but he appears to be somewhat ambivalent about killing animals (provided the killing is carried out humanely). Over 95% of all animals raised for food in the U.S. All that follows from that assumption is that it is morally permissible to eat some meat.