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Climate Brief:NPR-'Animal Liberation Now' And The Case For More Humane Treatment Of Animals [1]
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Date: 2023-07-23
Animal Liberation Now' And The Case For More Humane Treatment Of Animals
Fifty years ago, Princeton University ethicist Peter Singer made the case that humans assume they're morally superior to other animals and that their actions against them are justified.
At the time, speciesism was a radical concept that was adopted by some animal rights groups but was largely ignored by the general public.
But the Animal rights tides are turning. Today, roughly 10 to 15 percent of Americans identify as vegan or vegetarian according to researchers at Oklahoma State and Kansas State University. California passed a sweeping law last year that requires any pork that is sold within the state to come from farms that allow pigs to roam freely. A recent challenge to the law by pork producers was blocked by the Supreme Court. Forty-three countries and 10 U.S. states now ban the practice of testing cosmetic products on animals.
But Singer argues there's still much more progress that needs to be made on animal rights, pointing to the mass extermination of pigs in Iowa at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the massive growth in China's meat industry as the country's population and economy grow.
Read more www.npr.org/…
Peter Singer on animal rights, octopus farms and why AI is speciesist
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Wellington — A New Zealand school's "cat hunt" fundraiser has caused outcry after children dangled dead feral cats in front of animal rights activists while chanting "meat, meat, meat."
The North Canterbury Hunting Competition grabbed international headlines earlier this year when it announced children under 14 could sign up to shoot feral cats www.cbsnews.com/...
Thousands of species of animals probably have consciousness
A group of scientists are trying to track down how it works in the brain
Peter Singer, who inspired the animal rights movement, explains why killing humanely reared animals may be a defensible ethical position and why he has rewritten Animal Liberation for the 21st century By Madeleine Cuff
Turtle power: Panama gives legal rights to sea turtles, protecting against pollution and poaching
www.euronews.com/…
Woman Jumps Out Of Car To Investigate Zip-tied Bags — Then Realizes Someone's Inside. Tucked inside the bags were two roosters, scared and alone
www.thedodo.com/...
Why we should do more to protect frogs and toads
Amphibians could help cure our ills, from diabetes to fungal infections – if they don't go extinct first, says Matthew Gould Matthew Gould
Do Insects Feel Joy and Pain?
Insects have surprisingly rich inner lives—a revelation that has wide-ranging ethical implications
Australian shelters, pounds kill 50,000 healthy cats and kittens a year: Research suggests there's a way to prevent it. Jacquie Rand and John Morton
The Conversation
Man who ran over bird’s nest drives across Texas to save only intact egg
Roadrunner hatchling named Miles was driven 660 miles in total before dying at wildlife rescue center several days later
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Trap-neuter-release programs for cats may soon be legally protected in Texas
Bring Back the Seabirds, Save the Climate
The number of oceangoing birds has declined 70 percent since the 1950s, but restoring their populations can bolster marine ecosystems that sequester carbon
Anthropocene sixth mass extinction event predicted to be worse than thought
A trio of macro-biologists and life scientists, two with Queen's University Belfast and the third with Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, has found that the modern "sixth mass extinction" event is going to be even worse than prior research has shown.
In their study, reported in the journal Biological Reviews, Catherine Finn, Daniel Pincheira-Donoso and Florencia Grattarola, analyzed population trend data for more than 71,000 animal species to learn more about declines.
Over the past several decades, it has become clear that global biodiversity has been declining due to human activities including conversion of habitat, use of pesticides and herbicides and more recently, climate change. It is not known how many species are extinct due to such activities, but scientists have been trying to track species at highest risk of disappearing.
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NYT: How to Clear 500,000 Feral Cats From New York’s Streets
After the pandemic boom in pet adoption gave way to pet abandonment,
locals in Brooklyn are trying a controversial approach to population control.
www.nytimes.com/...
We're losing the battle against bird loss. Scientists estimate North America's bird population is down 3 billion and dropping fast in other countries worldwide.
Many Newly Discovered Species Are Already Gone
Scientists are uncovering previously unknown species preserved in museum and botanical garden collections, only to find that they no longer exist in the wild
Rescue
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Chicago’s ‘Cats at Work’ Program Drives Out Rats with Strategically Placed Adopted Feral Cats
Sterilizing Cats, No Surgery Required
A single shot might someday replace spaying as a tool for cat-population control. By Katherine J. Wu
About 20% of greenhouse gases in the US come from homes amp.cnn.com/… HELP SAVE THE PLANET AND OURSELVES: *Turn out the lights when- not in use/use less* Turn down the heat or AC
vent out at night if cooler
Avoid creating nighttime light pollution
Don’t waste water
use recycled paper toilet paper!
Avoid burning wood (or other things), as wood fires are both pollutant and carcinogenic
Don't use pesticides
Limit your use of cars and planes (if possible)
Don't use gas powered vehicles
Take out grass and put in a garden or pond (or xeriscape )
xeriscape ) Mow, blow, and whack with electric or by hand
Plant for the animals (bees, birds etc)
Plant trees
Don't micro manage yards, go wilder
Try to use solar
Take a bus, trolley or train
Encourage your city/town to use electric buses
Use energy efficient products or products that work on clean fuels
Reduce dependence on non-biodegradable items
Walk, bike or carpool
Reuse items- give to Goodwill or Craig's list rather than dumping
Cut down or cease eating meat
Use reusable carry bags for grocerie; second choice, paper bags; not plastic
Compost
Save the bees
Be informed
Write your representative, sign petitions
E lect pro-environment candidates and demand action
Support the Green New Deal
Get involved
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