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Assuming you have a passing interest in wildlife, or at the least you know someone that does, and chances are in the last week or so you’ve become aware that some lady from America shot a lion. I’ve certainly seen the story plenty in my Facebook news feed, and were I more of a Twitter user I am sure I would have seen it there too.
I was browsing for some quotes when I came across this group - The National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA). They had a page with quotes from animalrights activists, but as I was reading, I noticed that they were very unfavorable quotes from such activists as Wayne Pacelle and Ingrid Newkirk.
He also notes that evidence that welfarism is misguided is that even the sealers are for it. I've had the pleasure of seeing her in action with adults and children and I profoundly admire her vegan education and animalrights activism. There is an elephant who deperately needs our help. The situation is dire. education [link].
Today I’m exploring a couple questions that have been bouncing in my head for a while…I’d love to hear your thoughts…I’m not calling into question animalrights, just the focus of the movement. – The Great Ornithologist Felonious Jive Animalrights. This makes perfect sense.
In responding to Suzie’s post defending wildlife rehabilitation I began to think again about the areas in which animalrights and animalwelfare overlap with the field of conservation, and the ways in which they don’t. And people that work in either conservation or animalwelfare tend to like animals.
Tell me, what happens if we rip away hunting when hunting protects more wildlife land in Africa than national parks? Although lip service was paid to the fact that lions are endangered and a lion was poached, the language of anger was the language of animalsrights. Booking were down by half in some wildlife tourist sites.
In the past I have attributed some of this conflict to differences between the conservation mindset and that of animalrights/animalwelfare. I, personally, deeply believe that wild places and wildlife have an existence value that should be respected. I hear you. I really do. Conservation'
Fish and Wildlife Service tells states when they may propose a hunting season on cranes, and has ultimate jurisdiction over whether the states get their seasons. So we can squawk at the state wildlife departments all we want, but the USFWS has the final say. It brings to question the purpose of wildlife management. Street, N.W.
The International Fund for AnimalWelfare ( IFAW ), is a non-profit organization working to save animals in crisis worldwide, to help protect our oceans’ whale population. IFAW advocates for the protection of wildlife in their habitats, works to prevent cruelty to animals, and rescues individual animals.
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