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The Kerkini Lake, Greece: Dipped One, Got One

10,000 Birds

It’s the boar hunting season. This species’ population has decreased rapidly owing to levels of hunting on the migration stopover and wintering sites, as well as habitat destruction, mostly as a result of land cultivation. Eurasian Spoonbills are foraging, some of them literally running through the water chasing some fast food.

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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. are raised in cruel, inhumane factory farms.