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Animal Rights
Animal Ethics
MARCH 11, 2017
I'm rooting for Steven Wise
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Animal Rights
Animal Ethics
JUNE 5, 2016
Good leftist that he is, Peter Singer doesn't let a crisis go to waste. Addendum: The argument seems to be as follows: It is inconsistent both (a) to eat meat and (b) to condemn (or mourn) the killing of Harambe; I condemn (or mourn) the killing of Harambe; therefore, I may no longer eat meat. Here are some objections: The first premise is false. The first premise is true, but I don't care about inconsistency.
Choosing the Right Breed for your Personality
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 25, 2013
Although every dog is a unique individual, there are characteristics that are inherent in certain breeds which could help you find the right dog for your personality type. It’s important to take other factors into consideration when you are choosing the right breed.
Animal Rights is a Social Justice Issue
Critter News
MAY 14, 2009
Tags: animal rights social justice
"Bold Native" is Film About Animal Rights
Critter News
MARCH 20, 2010
Tags: animal enterprise terrorism act entertainment animal rights
Why Humans Are the Only Ones with Rights
Critter News
AUGUST 24, 2011
Someone posted a question about why humans have human rights and whether they should considering that others do not. Therefore, we are the only ones who matter and the only ones who should have rights. Therefore, we are the only ones who should have rights. human rights animal rightsI responded. I'm reposting what I wrote as I rarely do any original writing for this blog anymore. It's not profound, but an opinion.
Animal Rights in the Middle East
Critter News
APRIL 5, 2010
Interesting article on the challenges faced by animal rights activists in the Middle East. Tags: developing countries animal rights Middle East Even though they are often met with condescension, the fact that they are out there means a lot. Hell, I'm met with condescension in my own country and my own home. And I'm in a "progressive" environment.
How to ‘treat’ your cat right
4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
Pets come to depend on their owners, trusting them to do what’s best for them, and every owner should make the effort to treat their pet right. Looking after pets should be acknowledged as an important responsibility as well as a pleasure.
Animal Rights Activists Jailed in Europe
Critter News
OCTOBER 28, 2010
Tags: europe activism huntingdon animal rights
Animal Rights Now On Our Ethical Radar?
Critter News
MAY 9, 2009
New York Times opinion piece by Nicholas Kristof on animal rights. Tags: activism animal rights political movement Fascinating and uplifting (for a change!) I totally overlooked it back in April.
Oklahoma Editorial About "Rising Animal Rights Terrorism"
Critter News
AUGUST 18, 2009
This editorial in the web version of the Oklahoman denounces animal rights terrorism; however, it finishes off by supporting medical research on animals. Tags: animal rights medical research What about the terror and violence involved in that? But they do try to cover themselves by pointing out they oppose cosmetics research.).
Amy Goodman Interviews Former Animal Rights Prisoner
Critter News
JUNE 29, 2009
Here's a video and transcript of Amy Goodman's interview with Andrew Stepanian, an animal rights activist who was jailed at a secretive prison known as a Communication Management Unit, or CMU. Tags: animal rights He is believed to be the first prisoner released from a CMU. He was jailed along with six other activists for violating the Animal Enterprise Protection Act.
Beliefs About Animal Rights
Animal Ethics
JULY 24, 2015
Forty years ago, the suggestion that nonhuman animals have moral rights—indeed, many of the same rights as human beings—would have been met with incredulous stares, if not outright ridicule. If you are among the growing number of Americans who think that animals deserve the same moral rights as people, you can help promote their rights by refusing to purchase products from industries that harm and exploit animals.
Right Whale Sighting in the Azores
Critter News
JANUARY 24, 2009
On 5th January 2009 a North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) was seen 5 miles south of Faial Island in the Azores by biologists from Whale Watch Azores and the University of the Azores (UA). This sighting is the first confirmed sighting of a right whale in the Azores since 1888. The North Atlantic right whale is one of the most endangered species in the world with an estimated population of just 300 in the North Atlantic.
Book Chronicles History of Animal Rights
Critter News
JANUARY 9, 2009
In a brisk, readable narrative, The Longest Struggle traces the campaigns of animal rights pioneers like Henry Spira, Alex Hershaft, and Ingrid Newkirk, as well as leaders who have come more recently on the scene like Heidi Prescott, Karen Davis, and Bruce Friedrich. Tags: animal rights The Longest Struggle: Animal Advocacy from Pythagoras to PETA by Norm Phelps came out in 2007. Worth a look.
Tom Regan on Rights
Animal Ethics
JULY 14, 2012
Whether individuals have legal rights depends on the laws and other legal background (e.g., the United States) citizens meeting certain requirements have the legal right to vote or run for elected office; in other countries (e.g., Libya) citizens do not have these rights.
Animal Rights
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 10, 2012
I'm a longtime proponent of animal rights, but this suit is ridiculous. Second, it is not a necessary condition for the possession of rights (legal or otherwise) that one be a person. That fact alone suffices to grant them a legal right not to be made to suffer. The right is defeasible, of course, as it is in the case of humans.
FBI Discussed Ways to Discredit Animal Rights Activists
Critter News
DECEMBER 6, 2010
The FBI and a previously-unknown informant in the animal rights movement discussed, among other topics, how to disrupt political activism, according to FBI documents. activism FBI animal rightsThis from the blog Green is the New Red. Read the full post here. The topics discussed echo COINTELPRO-era tactics of the 1960s, including the possibility of discrediting activists through planting rumors.
On Fighting for "Animal Rights"
Animal Person
APRIL 5, 2011
A couple of years ago I wrote about whether it's a good use of my time to be a purist about the term "animal rights" when most of the world doesn't have the same understanding of the term as I do. would call HSUS an animal rights group (after all, HSUS doesn't even do that). Or how a paragraph would refer to animal rights and animal welfare as if they're interchangeable. Isn't my time better spent fighting for actual animal rights than the term "animal rights?".
Animal Rights
Animal Ethics
OCTOBER 26, 2011
I support the goal of legal rights for nonhuman animals, but this approach is wrongheaded. Instead of using the 13th Amendment, the original understanding of which did not include animals, proponents should work for a constitutional amendment, or simply for national legislation. Take it to the people
Examples of FBI Tactics Against Animal Rights Activist
Critter News
APRIL 14, 2010
Tags: animal enterprise terrorism act FBI animal rights
Ocean Advocacy and Animal Rights
Critter News
DECEMBER 23, 2009
I'm not sure how this fits into my support of animal rights though. We support two ocean protection organizations: People for Puget Sound (local) and the Ocean Conservancy. I was reading Ocean Conservancy's magazine today. For the past couple of issues I've read, it has had a "sustainable seafood recipe." I understand that they are trying to encourage people to eat fish and other marine life that are not part of a collapsing fishery. The purpose is to protect ocean species as a whole.
Animal Rights
Animal Ethics
MARCH 4, 2010
Here is a New York Times blog post about legal rights for animals
What's the Difference Between Animal Welfare and Animal Rights?
Critter News
JUNE 4, 2009
Tags: animal rights animal welfare
Animal Rights Activists in Spain Bare All.and More!
Critter News
JANUARY 8, 2009
The article asks whether nude activism for animal rights has lost its effectiveness. Tags: spain animal rights The reason I post a link though is for the photos. They are pretty intense , especially the one in which the activists are clothed and holding dead animals.
On "Animal Rights Conferences"
Animal Person
MARCH 28, 2009
" Two Animal Rights Conferences: Will you be there? " by Drew Wilson at Care2's animal welfare blog has yet to have any comments about rights and welfare. The post itself doesn't actually intentionally differentiate between the terms, but does align TAFA with reform and AR with rights (and then mentions Vegan Outreach). I don't know how big the readership of that blog is, but it is international if that matters.
National Animal Rights Conference in LA Starts July 16
Critter News
JUNE 25, 2009
Tags: animal rights
Tom Regan on the Animal-Rights Movement
Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
In issuing its condemnation of established cultural practices, the rights view is not antibusiness, not antifreedom of the individual, not antiscience, not antihuman. It is simply projustice, insisting only that the scope of justice be seen to include respect for the rights of animals.
Animal Rights Zone Launches Today
Animal Person
APRIL 21, 2009
I'm excited to be a blogger for Animal Rights Zone because its target market is people who don't usually subscribe to blogs. Rights. You can search Animal Person's content (posted on AR Zone) using the search box on the right, under the AR Zone badge. Today is the launch of.
Is There Danger of Elitism in the Animal Rights Movement?
Critter News
AUGUST 27, 2009
I believe that we have to be inclusive in the animal rights movement and attack the system using all kinds of methods in all sorts of fields. Tags: activism musings animal rights animal welfare This post is inspired by a thought-provoking piece on the Provoked blog (clearly a good name for a blog!) Economics, science, literature, film, politics, law, etc.
Australian Animal Rights Campaign to Help Calves
Critter News
FEBRUARY 6, 2011
ANIMAL rights groups have begun a campaign against the dairy industry's treatment of bobby calves. Here's the full article from the Weekly Times Now. Australian Dairy Farmers says calves can be left unfed for 30 hours before slaughter but the RSPCA says the practice is "cruel". Animals Australia has a video on its website showing calves being roughly dragged off utes and thrown to the ground.
Animal Rights
Animal Ethics
APRIL 9, 2009
Here is a New York Times op-ed column about legal rights for animals. Peter Singer is quoted
5 Surprising Things Your Local Animal Shelter Needs Right Now
4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 29, 2010
5 Surprising Things Your Local Animal Shelter Needs Right Now originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on July 29, 2010. Hint: you’ve probably got them at home. Brooklyn, NY - July 29, 2010: Kelly Clarke, a volunteer at The Pixie Project–an animal rescue and adoption service based in Portland, OR–would love for you to look around your home and think about what you can spare.
UK Animal Rights Activists Profiled
Critter News
DECEMBER 26, 2008
Here is n article in the Guardian about several activists involved in SHAC (Stop Huntington Animal Cruelty
Animal Rights
Animal Ethics
JULY 14, 2008
I've been reading the literature of animal rights for nearly three decades, and contributing to it for the past decade or so. The author fails to distinguish legal rights from moral rights, fails to distinguish the question whether animals do have legal rights from the question whether they should have legal rights, fails to analyze the concept of a right (i.e.,
Choosing the Right Dog Breed For Your Lifestyle
4 The Love Of Animals
JANUARY 24, 2012
Having a pet is a wonderful and rewarding experience. There’s a reason so many of us call our dogs our best friends. However, all too often, dog lovers choose a dog breed that they want without first considering how well that breed will fit in with their lifestyle.
Excellent Group for Animal Rights in Asia
Critter News
MARCH 27, 2011
I love this organization and have supported them for a few years now. Please consider Animals Asia for your future donations. They do important work. animal abuse animal cruelty china asia
Animal Rights
Animal Ethics
JULY 30, 2008
I got a nice surprise in the mail today: a complimentary copy of this , which contains my 1998 essay "Doing Right by Our Animal Companions." Expensive, eh
“Your Rent, Your Rottweiler, and Your Rights”
4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
An important read for pet owners about their legal rights. But if you are in breach of the lease, the landlord has the right to kick both you and your little dog to the curb. Your Rent, Your Rottweiler, and Your Rights” originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on September 25, 2009. This is a great guest post from Amy Epstien. Enjoy! “My sister Robin has always loved dogs but she’s never had a one to call her own.
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