Critter News

OCTOBER 26, 2008

I came across this 2005 book from the Society & Animals Journal titled Confronting Cruelty Moral Orthodoxy and the Challenge of the Animal Rights Movement. Readership: This book will be of interest to anyone who wishes to understand the animal rights movement in England, the United States and Australia. Sounds interesting.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Why should an animal suffer excruciating pain so a women can dab makeup on her face? Tags: animal rights. I’m married to a meat eater and he can’t provide a better answer than “It just tastes good.” Most of the women I know don’t even benefit from the makeup. Either you have beauty or you don’t. Get over it.

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Critter News

JULY 10, 2010

Once that happens, the cow may never get up and may suffer or die." Phillips said threats of violence and murder made by animal-rights activists against the Conklins are still under review and information may be forwarded to the U.S. Tags: ohio animal enterprise terrorism act mercy for animals farm animal welfare.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 15, 2010

When their shelters are full, they depend on compassionate people who want to make a direct difference for a suffering cow, pig, chicken or other farm animal. Right now, due to an influx in cruelty cases, they desperately need to grow the FAAN program so they can continue to help farm animals in need. Farm Sanctuary needs help.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Are animal rights organizations more effective? The EPAA was created in 2005 and is an unprecedented collaboration between science and industry to reduce animal suffering in scientific tests. Tags: europe animal research drug companies medical research. I just don't understand it. Is public outcry greater? What gives?

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Animal Person

MARCH 29, 2010

Old-speciesists have a rights view of at least some humans but a utilitarian view of nonhumans (18). In some sense, of course, many (perhaps most) humans don't know right from wrong. Tags: Books Ethics Language. Despite human overpopulation and crowding, only nonhumans are said to "infest" an area (19).

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Critter News

APRIL 26, 2009

Last night, I watched "Milk," the film about assassinated gay rights activist Harvey Milk. I not only learned about Harvey Milk, but about the early stages of the gay rights movement (which is ongoing today when one looks at all the right-wing flutterings over gay marriage.) Just the sorry animal rights movement.

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Animal Person

APRIL 26, 2009

Vamsee Juluri, Professor of Media Studies at the University of San Francisco, takes me back to graduate school when he writes of the importance of the stories we tell ourselves in " Use Free Speech to Celebrate Animal Life, Not to Enjoy Their Suffering." They certainly depict cruelty to animals, right? What do you think?

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

I am so sorry, but the likelihood and necessity of trips to Mars are immeasurably low right now. If we are going to subject animals to great suffering (radiation for heaven's sake), don't let it be for something like this. Tags: animal experimentation NASA. Trips to Mars? Of what benefit is this to humanity in the here and now?

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

We sometimes overlook a story even when it's right under our noses. Rescuers have doled out antibiotics, pain relievers and fluids to the critters in a bid to keep them comfortable, but some of the severely injured were euthanized to spare any more suffering. Tags: australia animal rescue wildfires wildlife. We are losers.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 10, 2010

The design is also very easy to keep clean, which is helpful for allergy sufferers like me. We love that it can move in so many directions, making it easy to get the air flowing right where you need it. Tags: reviews. Also, the technology the air multiplier uses keeps a steady stream of air coming out.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 9, 2009

Responding to an anonymous tip about a neglected cat, the Humane Law Enforcement agents arrived at Stewart’s residence to find a seven-week-old, one-pound orange tabby with his whiskers cut off and a serious injury to his right front paw. As of now, he might lose his paw and is suffering from a rib fracture as well.”

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Animal Person

JULY 26, 2009

There has to be something I can do to reduce all of the suffering of the animals we use as food, I thought. How do they know what's right? That would be like brainwashing, and that's just not right. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. I recently watched Earthlings and cried the whole way through.

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Animal Person

MAY 26, 2010

As for categories, I never got that one right, either. It facilitates discussion when the most recent comments are right there on the home page and all you have to do is click on them to chime in. And I still wrestle with opportunities to decrease suffering. I didn't do the right thing for Animal Person. But I didn't.

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Animal Person

MAY 9, 2009

Yesterday I received an e-mail alert from the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF) regarding " a coin operated game that uses live lobsters at the Royal Palm Ale House in Royal Palm Beach. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Gray Matters. What do you think of this campaign?

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

But they too lead one to accept "ethical meat" as an option because their focus is on suffering. If you want to reduce suffering, there are indeed ways to do that. But why cause suffering at all when you don't need to? It's about not fetishizing one species while making an industry of torturing others.

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Animal Person

APRIL 18, 2009

The suffering in this world that occurs at the hand of humankind and is entirely intentional, is disgusting and dispiriting. I choose not to watch videos or bombard myself with images of suffering. I do what I do because it's the right thing to do--not because I want a reward or fear punishment. Thanks so much.

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

This is irksome, as the premise is that we need to save the animals (and which ones is an interesting discussion) because we will suffer if they are gone. if we believe it's our right to do what we want with the lives of other animals. . . . But again, he's a conservationist, so none of this is a surprise.

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Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

My point is that being surrounded by the sights and smells of death and suffering isn't what I'd call "friendly" to me as a vegan. Tags: Activism Ethics Language. This is what happens when you ask someone with a background in linguistics to comment on a project. Headaches ensue.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 13, 2010

You love your pet, right? No need to panic every time kitty cat scratches herself, but if it becomes excessive, she may be suffering from a skin disease or infection. Tags: guest post pet care. Of course you do. You’ll do everything you can to make sure your little guy lives the longest, happiest, healthiest life possible.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 3, 2009

“The breeds most often affected by BSL are Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, Doberman Pinschers, Chow Chows and even German Shepherds, those who tend to get the most attention in the media for dog fighting and attacks,” said Dan Hoffman, ITo co-founder and animal rights activist. Tags: news. For more information, visit www.ImTiredOnline.com.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 7, 2009

The Argument from Animal Rights A stronger argument is made by people who maintain that animals have rights. In particular, it has been argued that animals have a right to life. The question is, of course, whether animals do have a right to life. The answer to this question turns on what is meant by having a right.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 16, 2009

It’s important for you to recognize when your pet may be suffering from hypothermia, which can be accomplished by being able to identify several key signs. Even if your pet is not outdoors for extended periods of time, it’s very important that you provide your pet with the right shelter. Tags: guest post.

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Animal Person

MARCH 11, 2010

To kill Violet Rays so I may eat her (or for any other reason other than to relieve her suffering) would be a betrayal, not to mention unnecessary. Tags: Current Affairs Ethics Food and Drink Language animal rights Huffington Post language sentience spirituality veganism William Horden. This is indeed a matter of conscience.

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Animal Person

MAY 30, 2009

If any "drastic measures" are employed, they are to remove animals from suffering, not to impose our dietary choices on others. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language ALF Animal Agriculture Alliance Animal Rights Animal welfare ELF HSUS PeTA SHAC Vegan education veganism. Of course, Lobo is missing the point entirely.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

As a result of the funding mechanisms whereby state agencies rely on hunter purchase of hunting tags to maintain operations, these bureaucracies are not going to promote predators in the face of opposition from hunters.”. Interpretation of these rights must be adaptable to contemporary concerns, such as biodiversity and species extinction.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

In particular the South Island destination of Kaikoura is world-renowned for the flocks of albatrosses and giant petrels floating right off the pelagic boat, and the ease of the trip makes it a must-visit for any visiting birder. Wicked, right? I personally had a great if exhausting day. Get yours today! Hat-tip to Stella.

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Animal Person

JUNE 22, 2009

It's impersonal and hideously ugly and the animals suffer greatly. It's just not right. Tags: Ethics Food and Drink Language. Their claim is that what has become the customary way to take sentient nonhumans from babyhood to untimely death is not humane. It's cruel. There's no "compassion" in the process. No argument here.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

As always, you are reminded that if you take the time to look at this post YOU MUST SHARE YOUR BEST GUESSES or you will suffer from broken optics, missed life birds, and the clap. … Tags: diabolical , ID Quiz , quiz • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Yes, you are right: I have never been to Queens.

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Animal Person

JANUARY 11, 2010

When it comes to believers, I agree with Phelps that all religious traditions have some kind of basis for mercy or compassion or relieving suffering that we can use in our advocacy. They might not have a rights position, but we use what we have. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Language Religion.

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Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

It's one that's brought on, no doubt, by the acts of vandalism and intimidation of radical animal-rights groups, but I think it also serves to insulate the research community from any responsibility it might otherwise have to increase transparency and public engagement with the work. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 21, 2009

But this reply is based on a confusion between the praiseworthiness or blameworthiness of a moral agent and the rightness or wrongness of the action of an agent. Moral concepts such as “right” and “wrong” apply only to autonomous beings. Given how wild animals are, there is going to be suffering and death, no matter what we humans do.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

There are are presently thought to be five species of kiwi with a possible sixth extinct species, all of which have suffered varying degrees of range contraction since the arrival of humans. Wicked, right? For all its cultural ubiquity in New Zealand, actually seeing a wild kiwi is actually quite a challenging proposition for a birder.

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Animal Person

JULY 20, 2009

Brief commentary follows this e-mail I received regarding greyhounds, animal rights and Ireland. Today it is a different situation, i learned from then about respecting animals and my life has been devoted to ending their suffering and torment. Thinking back still touch's me to the point where I feel so guilty-but I knew no different.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2009

On the traditional position, justification of vegetarianism was in terms of animal welfare, happiness, rights, and so on. In recent years another type of justification has been given: vegetarianism has been justified in terms of human suffering, rights, etc. Tags: Moral Vegetarianism.

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Animal Person

MARCH 29, 2009

The underlying premise is that you can know what is right (such as me knowing what's right then eating cow flesh in the form of filet mignon for a year), but that by no means will necessarily manifest in your behavior. In contrast, abstract-rational entities, like personhood or rights, are not.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

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. Tags: Moral Vegetarianism. For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. KBJ: I’m speechless.

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