Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Certainly a strange mode of justification is offered along the lines of interpreting animals as weaker members of the community, as individuals who cannot protect their own interests, and who therefore need the sort of protection extended to others such as children, lunatics, etc., who cannot protect their interests.

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Cruelty Legislation Kangaroos Animal 40

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

if they see a mistreated dog, and shudder to see a wounded deer in the road. Today, because of the consolidation of the industry, all of our trains are barreling down the same tracks, and it takes only one critical contamination to cause a disaster. The live feed can be monitored by any and all who are willing to watch. 21, 2008

New York Times 40

New York Times New York 2008 Factory Farm 40

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2013

To understand, and thus to protect. Any bird that was wounded — and a bander could often prevent that fate by firing the net quickly enough — was nursed back to health. To gain knowledge of migration routes, wintering sites, survival rates. I couldn’t help but feel kind of bad for the Starling, though.

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Eagles Tethering Science Wounded 174