Critter News

OCTOBER 15, 2009

A 27-year-old man who attacked his ex-girlfriend and killed her pet fish has been sentenced to two years probation and a psychological evaluation. Tags: animal abuse domestic violence. I hope she has some kind of protection against him. From Pets News. PORTLAND, Ore. —

Animal Abuse 100

Animal Abuse Killing Portland Psychology 100

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Then again, so do people who kill animals for a living. After all, they "love" the animals they kill. Nonviolence" is much more difficult to finesse if you're killing animals for a living. I think most would agree with that one, although there is the question of psychological harm, and activists are all over the map with that.

Compassion 100

Compassion Psychology Tnr Vegan 100

Animal Person

APRIL 14, 2009

According to Reuters: Japan, which considers whaling to be a cherished cultural tradition, killed 679 minke whales despite plans to catch around 850. He then says he goes to "exceptional lengths" to make ensure the physical and psychological welfare of the primates he uses, "except when it's absolutely necessary" to harm them.

Animal Liberation Front 100

Animal Liberation Front UCLA Animal Liberation Primates 100

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

It is argued that the killing and eating of meat indirectly tends to brutalize people. The argument from brutalization, however, does not appear to postulate a logical connection between vegetarianism and inhumanity but rather a psychological one. But perhaps the psychological generalization presupposed is a little different from (1).

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Morals Inhumane Meat 40

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

If it did, the licking often prompts it to vomit up some of that kill for the other members of the pack to share. Others lashed out and were killed. A team led by cognitive scientist Josef Topál of the Research Institute for Psychology in Hungary recently ran an experiment to study how 10-month-old babies pay attention to people.

Wolves 100

Wolves Fox Dogs Puppies 100

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Second, it might be argued that although it is wrong to kill microorganisms, it is not obvious that eating them kills them. Neither is it obvious, however, that eating microorganisms does not kill them. Let us suppose that some microorganisms that are eaten are killed, e.g., by the digestive workings of the body.

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40