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Quantico Has No Compassion for Feral Cats

Critter News

If they are not adoptable, oh well, kill them. The raptors feed on these things (mice, rats), snakes feed on these things, it’s in the wild food chain and the cat interrupts that because it’s not part of the natural setting.” Tags: spay and neuter quantico military feral cats. They’re a big impact on wildlife.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

This one addresses the decreasing number of dogs and cats being experimented on and, without mentioning it, discusses speciesism and our affection for dogs--pet dogs particularly (and especially purebreds)--which leads to our revulsion with the idea of snatching, vivisecting and killing them. It does not make them more or less a "tool."

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Animal Rights is Pernicious Nonsense?

Animal Person

Again, they just want to prevent the "cruel" hunters from killing Bambi's mother. Perhaps Latimer should read some of Responsible Policies for Animals ' literature (like Factsheet #4 , about deer kills and ecosystems). Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. First of all, does he really believe that piffle?