10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

They all went extinct since 1500 and they are only eight of the nearly two hundred species that have blinked out since then. Others are only known from a specimen or two sitting in the drawer of a research institution. Sure, we try not to introduce snakes, rats, cats, goats, pigs, and a host of other creatures to isolated islands.

Mauritius 172

Mauritius Djibouti Guam Birds 172

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Syngenta warns that “Talon” is “hazardous to dogs, cats, pigs, poultry and other wildlife.” Like Syngenta’s “Talon,” “Jaguar”s active ingredient is brodifacoum, which has killed mountain lions, bobcats, and house cats, plus all of the species mentioned above.

Mountain Lions 266

Mountain Lions Rats Rodents Lions 266

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Scientific research and expertise are needed here. The question can be raised: Why should these organisms be killed and others not be killed? KBJ: Humans and pigs are not just sentient, which already distinguishes them from microorganisms; they are, in Tom Regan’s terminology, “subjects of a life.” But the question remains.

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40