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On Project Treadstone and Welfare, OED-Style

Animal Person

Welfare Angus has requested the Oxford English Dictionary' s description of the history of the word welfare. The state or condition of doing or being well; good fortune, happiness, or well-being (of a person, community, or thing); thriving or successful progress in life, prosperity. worldes welfare and my goddesse.

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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.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. The Argument from Human Grain Shortage All of the clearly moral arguments for vegetarianism given so far have been in terms of animal rights and suffering. It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve.

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On What the Animal Ag Alliance Thinks of Us

Animal Person

The Humane Society of the United States is the big bully on this strange playground. Perhaps it is the industry's inability to evolve morally that is behind the times. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language ALF Animal Agriculture Alliance Animal Rights Animal welfare ELF HSUS PeTA SHAC Vegan education veganism.

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On Humane Societies and Calf-Roping

Animal Person

When I look at the Humane Society of the United States ' statement on rodeos, I feel much better. But the HSUS is by no means an animal-rights organization; it is an animal welfare organization. Societies evolve morally. Just be honest about your goal and campaign for it!

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Steven M. Wise on Legal Rights for Animals

Animal Ethics

The European Community and the member states signatory to the treaty are required “to pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals.” Half of the sixteen German states already have some sort of animal rights provisions in their constitutions. Unlike legislators, judges are at least formally bound to do justice.

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Animal Advocates' Successes Have Factory Farmers Running Scared

Animal Ethics

Since morally decent individuals oppose treating animals inhumanely for no good reason, factory farming is becoming an increasingly hard sell. According to the HPMAJ column, "Loos told cattle producers the livestock industry must show the public that there are moral and ethical justifications for taking the life of an animal to feed a person.

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