Reddit Animals

JULY 6, 2023

The conditions at the internship are honestly terrible and it has me digging into the morality of this place. Feeding wolves, bears, etc was always a big no in my eyes. Something just doesn’t seem right. Long story short, I know someone interning at a wildlife sanctuary. For privacy I won’t say which one.

Sanctuary 40

Sanctuary Wildlife Wolves Morals 40

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

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. This standing and the rights associated with it must be enforceable against the government so that the public can hold it accountable.

Wildlife 245

Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 245

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2016

Follow the track through a gap in the pine tree plantation and immediately turn right. Once you’re on the tower, the bustards are often seen towards the right. This is prohibited under German nature conservation laws and a moral no-go. You will then see an observation tower for viewing the Great Bustards.

Germany 101

Germany Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 101

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2011

I’m tired of hearing people who enjoy killing justify it with specious moral platitudes. But whether with a flintlock or a modern rifle, hunting cruelly takes the life of a living, sentient being that has as much right to live as any hunter or writer. Who wiped out the wolves and mountain lions? Animals suffer when killed.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Mountain Lions Deer 40

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 21, 2007

My original interest was narrow: animal rights. The book that started everything was Barry Holstun Lopez’s Of Wolves and Men [(New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1978); I finished reading this book on 28 December 1980].

Wolves 40

Wolves 2004 Arizona Morals 40

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. Mr. Steiner rightly rejects this view as morally flawed. Wolves eat sheep. He’s right: I don’t care deeply about the suffering of animals I eat, wear or otherwise benefit from.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Vegan Vegetarian 40