Living with Animals
Humans v. Sea Lions v. Salmon: A Lose, Lose, Lose Situation
As is so often the case, the human solution to this human-caused problem is to create a problem for someone else, either a human of less power or a nonhuman species. Humans get all mixed up about causes and solutions and justify their stinky behavior (overfishing, sea lion killing) with seemingly altruistic reasoning (feed people, save the salmon).
Don’t Feed Your Dog Dog
The Animal Protection Institute reports that, along with poisoned animals, myriad other indigestible materials deemed “unfit for human consumption” (a pretty low standard to begin with), including rancid oils, moldy grains, chemical-laden milling byproducts, urine, feces, and filthy slaughterhouse waste, end up in the so-called food we feed our animal companions.
Bush Vs. Wolves
Bush is killing wolves again.
My Dog Doesn’t Match My Carpet
Yet these mothers’ actions are crimes nonetheless. Most obviously they are crimes against the helpless animals whose lives they can preserve or destroy in one stroke. But their crimes also offend their own children by modeling lack of respect and compassion for other living things and nature itself.
My Dog Doesn’t Match My Carpet
Yet these mothers’ actions are crimes nonetheless. Most obviously they are crimes against the helpless animals whose lives they can preserve or destroy in one stroke. But their crimes also offend their own children by modeling lack of respect and compassion for other living things and nature itself.
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