Animal Ethics
JUNE 7, 2016
Further, did those who reacted so strongly to Harambe’s killing go home and serve meat to their children? The hysteria of the crowd surely played a part in escalating an already frightening situation. This horrible incident has raised some tough questions indeed. In my opinion, neither Harambe nor the child should ever have been at the zoo.
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 5, 2010
The predicament in such a non-moral case will concern only the individual and a few associates. When the ultimate values concerned are moral ones, on the other hand, and more particularly altruistic ones, the case is different; for the individual in such a dilemma has all society on his conscience. It need not.
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Animal Ethics
DECEMBER 31, 2011
He says he hunts out of a need to take responsibility for his family, who evidently live where the supermarkets offer no meat. He says meat tastes more precious when you’ve watched it die. I’m tired of hearing people who enjoy killing justify it with specious moral platitudes. May I recommend a trip to a slaughterhouse?
Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 24, 2009
If the goal is not moral perfection for ourselves, but the maximum benefit for animals, half-measures ought to be encouraged and appreciated. Go vegan, go vegetarian, go humane or just eat less meat. Mr. Steiner rightly rejects this view as morally flawed. It’s all good advice from the point of view of doing better by animals.
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 17, 2011
These birds can learn to pull a string to retrieve a short stick, use the stick to pull out a longer one, then use the long stick to draw out a piece of meat. Stories about animals rescuing members of their own and other species, including humans, abound. Is this moral? Animal Rescues: Feeling Compassion for Those in Need.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
According to Wikipedia, “A l owl ife is a term for a person who is considered morally unacceptable by their community” The local Nanhui shrikes are well aware that the word “lowlife” has an owl hidden inside, and mark the appearance of owls in their territory with harsh protests.
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 15, 2009
For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. What Meat Should Not Be Eaten? What is forbidden meat? Most moral vegetarians list fish and fowl as animals one should not eat. We do not need meat, let alone pork, in order to live. But what about microorganisms?
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