Animal Ethics

JANUARY 21, 2009

For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. SOME PROBLEMS OF MORAL VEGETARIANISM With respect to traditional moral vegetarianism some problems immediately come to the fore. What animals is it morally wrong to eat? But what is the extent of the universal moral principle?

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Morals Vegetarian Meat Lions 40

Animal Person

JUNE 20, 2009

And they were, before they stopped their train of thought prior to it reaching its most important station. While plenty of people pay attention to the question of what it means to raise an animal humanely, far fewer stop to consider the notion—and the ostensible paradox—of humane slaughter." It’s how we treat humans, too.

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Slaughter Slaughtered Cows Meat 100

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

With no prior training they can make hooks from straight pieces of wire to obtain out-of-reach food. Tika and her longtime mate, Kobuk, had raised eight litters of puppies together and were enjoying their retirement years in the home of my friend, Anne. Is this moral? As we all know, dogs are “man’s best friend.”

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Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. Most moral vegetarians list fish and fowl as animals one should not eat. The ability to feel pain is not an obviously plausible way of morally distinguishing microorganisms from other organisms. What Meat Should Not Be Eaten?

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Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Letters from Eden (Houghton Mifflin, 2006) will soon be followed by a memoir about the birds she has raised, healed, studied and followed throughout her life. You may not agree with it… but for millions of people across this nation hunting is a moral thing to do. From July 1 2008-June 30 2009 Ducks Unlimited raised 200.4

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 254

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

As with Chinese male humans, having your own building is still vital to raising young. Random thought: What if I had died a month ago and never heard anything from The Burning Hell, nor the new Mountain Goats song “Training Montage” … Such sad and depressing thinking. Nest building: a good activity for a rainy day.

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Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 197