Critter News
DECEMBER 20, 2008
Some conservationists worry that the tigers living at a Buddhist Temple in Thailand are drugged, but the monks deny it. Tourists visiting the Tiger Temple pay big money: anything from $15 just for entry, up to $50 for the very special photograph of a tiger with its head in your lap. Tags: tigers thailand.
Critter News
JANUARY 14, 2010
Maybe they can start trading them for bear gall bladders and tiger parts. "That being said, there are many other markets out there. That's what we're doing in China. We're trying to expand on the market that's here."
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Critter News
JULY 13, 2009
Illegal trade in tiger meat and bones is also alive, continuing to threaten the extinction of an already depleted species, he said. Tags: wildlife smuggling Traditional Chinese Medicine tigers exotic meat china endangered species.
Critter News
MARCH 29, 2010
It's not just tiger parts and elephant tusks that are being used for so called "traditional" medicinal uses. I knew about bush meat, but not about this. I didn't know primates were in demand too. Will it ever end?
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 21, 2009
Who Should Not Eat Meat, or What Does a Vegetarian Feed His Dog? Since animals cannot be judged morally praiseworthy or blameworthy, the question of whether it is morally wrong for them to eat meat cannot be raised. Does this mean that a vegetarian would have to feed his dog some meat substitute? Not necessarily.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2012
The topic was the concept of humans as predators, or hunters, or really, eaters of meat, and I was discussing the many ways in which people misconceived this notion. Here’s the thing: I personally never believed it, not even for one second. I did do some research on this topic, working with others.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
People apparently catch and eat Yellow-breasted Buntings because they think its meat has aphrodisiac properties ( source ), which leads to it being categorized as Critically Endangered. They are also raised commercially for meat and eggs, as described in that beacon of ornithological knowledge, the World’s Poultry Science Journal.
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