article thumbnail

From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

I’m tired of hearing people who enjoy killing justify it with specious moral platitudes. Who wiped out the wolves and mountain lions? He says meat tastes more precious when you’ve watched it die. May I recommend a trip to a slaughterhouse? Animals suffer when killed. No pearly phrases can make that any better. Hunters like him.

article thumbnail

The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

10,000 Birds

A new willingness among scientists to consider certain moral and ethical implications with respect to wild animals, where previously utilitarian ideas prevailed, including ideas of intrinsic value. Serious examination of the national funding paradigm and how it contributes to the conservation choices made on both federal and state levels.

Wildlife 237