Animal Ethics

JUNE 7, 2016

The zoo, surely, carries responsibility for deficiencies in its enclosure. In light of this horrible incident, is it right for the zoo to carry on a breeding program that subjects more animals to such unnatural lives? Further, did those who reacted so strongly to Harambe’s killing go home and serve meat to their children?

Los Angeles 40

Los Angeles Gorillas Zoos Non Human 40

Animal Person

MARCH 9, 2010

Dunayer devotes a chapter each to the language used in hunting, zoos, "marine parks," vivisection and "animal agriculture." Minus that role, the term implies, such an animal has no place; if they aren't some human's companion, or their companionship fails to please, they can be abandoned or killed" (8). Overly generous inclusion?

Animal 100

Animal Vivisection Suffering Emotional 100

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Donna Fernandes, president of the Buffalo Zoo, witnessed a wake for a female gorilla, Babs, who had died of cancer at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him. Is this moral? They all stood vigil for a time, nodded their heads, and flew off. Photo by Paul Huber.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2013

I will address two of them in the new year, namely, “Is hunting moral at all?” Perhaps it would be better to move the tigers to that bigger reserve, or maybe a zoo. Kill a president/religious leader/bunch of unfortunate random people and the masses will miraculously agree with you and join your cause.

Tigers 170

Tigers Hunting Game Protection 170

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

Strangely, the photo accompanying the Wikipedia entry on Collared Finchbills , Asian birds, was taken at Cincinnati zoo. I wonder what Americans would think if, in a Wikipedia entry, a Bald Eagle would be illustrated using a photo taken at an Albanian zoo. But I am grumbling a little bit about it.

Birds 180

Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 180

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” One is defined as catching or killing and the other as keeping from injury. ” In 1900, even before the last Passenger Pigeon’s death in the Cincinnati Zoo, Republican Congressman John F.

Hunting 109

Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 109