Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

There are more humane alternatives available that would reduce that condition, and according to experts at Iowa State University, some forms of alternative sow housing could actually cost less in dollars and labor—savings that could potentially reach the customer. We have a hard enough time figuring out what makes people happy, but chickens?

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Gestation Crates Gestation 40

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2022

I feel that thanking your own baby for moral support in the acknowledgment section of a Ph.D. This turned out to be nice for one researcher who thus could do the research for her Ph.D. thesis – as she did – is a bit much though. Examples: California. Connecticut. New Jersey. North Dakota. Rhode Island. South Dakota. Washington.

Rhode Island 147

Rhode Island Research South Dakota North Dakota 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. Thank God most human beings have developed a more modern view of wildlife and acknowledge that some animals display sufficient consciousness and self-awareness to deserve moral consideration.

Hunting 111

Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 111