10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2023

Fitzroy Crossing in particular has suffered the most in the last few days with the town flooded and the bridge severely damaged. Broome weather statistics are a mean average rainfall of 194.1mm for the whole of January, which is our wettest month normally. Our mean average is 627.6mm for the whole year.

Birds 147

Birds Australia Ducks Suffering 147

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 20, 2008

Virtually everyone agrees that: (1) It is wrong to cause a conscious sentient animal to suffer for no good reason. Causing an animal to suffer for no good reason is cruel, and our ordinary commonsense morality tells us in no uncertain terms that cruelty is wrong. Most people hold that it is wrong to cause animals unnecessary suffering.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Meat Ethics Lacto-Ovo 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2014

The zoo has already identified several species like the huge monkey-eating Philippine eagle that are at once distinct, endangered, and suffer from lack of attention. The new rankings will be used in a major conservation initiative called the Edge of Existence program at the London Zoo. Also written up here. The original paper is here.

Birds 175

Birds Bald Eagle Zoos Philippines 175

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Statistics come to life in the suffering of one dove or one mockingbird, the one needlessly stricken and dying for the sake of a personal choice. It’s the same reason so many people now cut up their plastic six-pack holders — because the connection between their soda and the strangled sea lion becomes obvious, visual and intimate.

Cats 204

Cats Stray Cat Stray Wildlife Rehabilitation 204

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 15, 2006

The study also found that: "IQ remained a statistically significant predictor of being vegetarian as an adult after adjustment for social class (both in childhood and currently), academic or vocational qualifications, and sex." Given that belief, they no doubt also believe that it is wrong to knowingly contribute to unnecessary suffering.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Factory Farm Factory Farming Morals 40

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 24, 2006

The NY Times article Keith linked to earlier today (see here ) points out that fur sales are up 9% over last year and from this statistic goes on to infer that "fur is back in style." One immediate consequence of the prima facie wrongness of causing animals to suffer is that it is ultima facie wrong (i.e., But is it really? Surely not.

Fur 40

Fur Fur Industry HSUS Raccoons 40