Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Interests arise, Singer contends, from the capacity to feel pain, which he labels a 'prerequisite' for having interests at all; and animals can and do suffer, can and do feel pain.

Factory Farm 40

Factory Farm Factory Farming Factory Slaughtered 40

Animal Ethics

MAY 4, 2008

If, for instance, it is determined that gravely mentally defective human beings and monsters born of human parents are not the kinds of beings who may possess rights, this bears on how we may treat them.

Animal Rights 40

Animal Rights Rights Animal Bears 40

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Wuerthner states, “Perhaps the most significant and obvious conflict between the goals of the NAMWC and actual behavior of state agencies has to do with management of predators, particularly bears, cougars, coyotes and wolves. Those whose actions result in additional costs should bear them. The exploiter/developer pays.

Wildlife 255

Wildlife Coyotes Wolves Hunters 255

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The WBW remained elusive like a bear (for me at least – a month ago, Georgos met a mother with two cubs, took a few photos, then dropped down and played dead). A ditch in the middle of the tracks, a fallen rock here and there and afterwards the road becomes overgrown with ferns and young pines.

Greece 259

Greece Boars Woodpeckers Eagles 259

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It was Los Angeles, after all, where mileage has no bearing on time, but where time was precious for my little rescue on this crystal morning. 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. I scrambled for a box.

Cats 223

Cats Stray Cat Stray Los Angeles 223

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

He didn’t, as far as I know, have any connections to the slave trade, but not only did he go off with another man’s wife, leading to being court-martialled and thrown out of the army, he also suffered the indignity of being sued by his own son.

Falcons 246

Falcons Wounded 2003 Killing 246

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

.’s Birds of New Guinea notes that the species is often seen moving in “high-flying flocks,” and Coates and Bishop’s Bird of Wallacea declares, “this species has suffered greatly from human predation and is now generally scarce to very rare.” crowned-pigeons and is thought to have been a close relative.

Solomon Islands 279

Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius 2006 279

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

The Crested Serpent Eagle is another species bound to suffer from a naming error in perpetuity. Instead, the entry asks us to “Please bear with us while this update takes place” A few months ago, I wrote an email to my bank asking them a specific question.

Myanmar 147

Myanmar Birds China Chicago 147

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Studies have also found that: Pet owners are less likely to suffer from depression than those without pets. The American Heart Association has linked the ownership of pets, especially dogs, with a reduced risk for heart disease and greater longevity. People with pets have lower blood pressure in stressful situations than those without pets.

Pets 100

Pets Emotional Dogs Cats 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2019

With Halloween just around the corner, there’s some harmless fun to be had in in indulging in a bit of playful superstition about some of our feathered friends, who – it bears repeating – are generally benign and not the least bit menacing. Good birding and happy drinking – and happy Halloween! *

2015 134

2015 Denmark California Fowl 134

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 21, 2007

to bear witness—first hand—to the abject suffering and deaths of individual farmed animals who have been assaulted throughout their entire lives by over 99% of the human population. Keith, I'll tell you what's "too hard".

Farmed Animals 40

Farmed Animals Farm Animal Farming Bears 40

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Forget lions, tigers, and bears – if Internet listicles are to be believed, all of Oz is full of crocodiles, sharks, jellyfish, snakes, spiders – even magpies – that are dead set on killing, maiming, or injuring any humans they encounter. One of these killers even has the word “death” in its name, for crying out loud.

2019 264

2019 Australia Fowl Ducks 264

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

This, however, is not our world, so I don’t understand the bearing of the question. If they have a right to life because they have a self-concept, they surely also have a right to die and the right to suffer pain in the process if they desire. Clearly, cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, and fish do not consent to being eaten. KBJ: Ditto.

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2018

Anyone who has set foot in an Irish pub at any point in the last several decades has undoubtedly seen these vintage ads featuring a colorful and clownish menagerie of bears, sea lions, turtles, kangaroos, crocodiles, lions, and many birds – including the famous Guinness toucans.

Sea Lions 109

Sea Lions Lions Campaign Kangaroos 109

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 24, 2006

But when HSUS purchased several of these jackets, the jackets arrived bearing the labels "Made in China" and "genuine raccoon fur." In my post on prima facie vs. ultima facie wrongness , I discussed both the prima facie wrongness of causing animals to suffer and the prima facie wrongness of killing conscious sentient animals.

Fur 40

Fur HSUS Fur Industry Raccoons 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Today, Tom Turkey suffers a much less enviable fate every year, becoming the stuffed and roasted centerpiece of the Thanksgiving Day feast – though he’s the undisputed avian star of not just that day, but of the entire American holiday calendar.

Bald Eagle 164

Bald Eagle 2017 United States Turkey 164

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2024

Please bear with us while this update takes place.” ” Been bearing with them for quite a while now. The Spot-breasted Parrotbill suffers a bit from having a contradicting scientific species name, guttaticolis , meaning “spot-throated” or “spot-necked” rather than spot-breasted.

Squirrels 162

Squirrels Birds China Bears 162