Speaking at the event, Fisher said «There is so much
animal suffering in the world, and much of it you feel helpless to end.
Not exact matches
One that is just, and merciful, and concerned with how we treat each other and our
world (because yes, the Tanach has instructions on how we are to treat even our
animals)... or one that just makes willy - nilly laws, fails to spell out what he wants
in a single, comprehensive passage (since there are conflicting passages all through the bible), and then gets his rocks off on sending people to «hell» to
suffer eternally when they don't figure it out right.
Even granting something like the teleological order I have asserted, however, some may doubt that this formulation adequately states our responsibilities to our natural habitat, especially responsibilities to the diversity of species
in the nonhuman
world and to individual
animals, at least within species whose members exhibit the capacity to
suffer.
In the third place, there is, as I have already said, no intentional inflicting of evil in most if not all suffering in the animal worl
In the third place, there is, as I have already said, no intentional inflicting of evil
in most if not all suffering in the animal worl
in most if not all
suffering in the animal worl
in the
animal world.
We can do something to alleviate pain
in the
animal world, if only by refusing to inflict
suffering beyond absolute necessity.
If these experts are to be trusted — and I here recall a
world - famous biologist with whom I once talked — the actual
suffering in the
animal world is much less severe than it seems to us to be.
As I re-read the story it seemed obvious it couldn't really be history — or if it was, it was completely unverifiable: Eve is created from Adam's rib; a snake converses with and tempts Eve; God puts a very desirable fruit tree
in the garden then commands man not to eat it; eating this fruit causes all the
world's pain and
suffering; God curses Adam, Eve, their descendents, and the earth; «every living thing» is destroyed by a worldwide flood; all our modern
animals descend from the originals on Noah's Ark; and so on.
Joyce D'Silva, of Compassion
in World Farming, added: «Eating too much meat is devastating for our health, the environment and causes
suffering to
animals.
«The actual metrics we're interested
in fall into three main categories: The highest - level metrics address the outcomes we want to see
in the
world: amount of farmed
animal suffering prevented, plant - based and clean meats» market shares, number of conventional meat meals offset by plant - based or clean meat, etc..
For every
animal abused behind closed doors, trapped
in cycles of
suffering — theirs is a
world robbed of kindness.
It does not make ethical or economic sense to send
animals half way around the
world — subjecting them to the unavoidable stress and
suffering inherent to long distance transport — just so they can be killed for their meat
in importing countries.
Maybe it's as simple as how alive and purposeful you feel when you know you're making a positive difference
in the
world, or maybe it just feels so damn good to know you aren't contributing to an
animal's pain or
suffering in any way.
Further, as Dr. Price's research showed, there were / are several native peoples around the
world (the Innuit, Maasai, Swiss, etc.) whose traditional diets were / are very rich
in animal products, but who nevertheless did / do not
suffer from the above - mentioned maladies (30).
In the modern
world some consider that if the
animal is raised with kindness and the kill is without fear or
suffering i.e. quick and clean, then that is an ethical practise.
«Richard P. Grossenheider: The Artist,» is a biography that takes readers on a journey with an American ornithologists to see the great wildlife artists of his time, the art he created, and the
animals he encountered
in their native state while he
suffered the usual travails other soldiers met
in the Pacific during
World War 2.
Any action that claims to be
in the name of furthering
animal protection but which results, directly or indirectly,
in real or threatened
suffering, pain, and / or taking of human or
animal life is totally antithetical to this ethic of compassion that guides our actions for a more humane
world.
A single dose, non-surgical sterilant that could be administered
in the field at a reasonable cost would be an ideal solution, and would save lives and end
suffering for millions of companion
animals throughout the
world.
Best Friends magazine broke the mold of existing
animal advocacy publications
in the early 1990s with a principled policy of never using graphic images of
suffering animals to make our readers feel pity and guilt, and now we've created the following TV spot with the hope that we can disrupt the sad - sack
world of
animal video appeals with something new, something positive and something entirely Best Friends.
In the end, the helpless dog can only suffer the frustration of watching the world go by in isolation - a cruel fate for what is by nature a highly social anima
In the end, the helpless dog can only
suffer the frustration of watching the
world go by
in isolation - a cruel fate for what is by nature a highly social anima
in isolation - a cruel fate for what is by nature a highly social
animal.
It's time ladies and gentlemen to all join ranks and fight puppy farming so that when we meet here
in exactly one year's time, we can look back on a successful 12 months when we were all — every single one of us — part of positive change for
animal welfare, and the
world will be reminded once again of the nation of
animal lovers we proudly once were before we preferred to exploit them by painful greed and unnecessary
suffering.
It was once conventional wisdom
in the
animal shelter
world that pets adopted for free would
suffer at the hands of diabolical people lurking
in the shadows just waiting to abuse them.
It was once conventional wisdom
in the
animal shelter
world that cats adopted for free would
suffer at the hands of diabolical people lurking
in the shadows just waiting to abuse them.
Foster Parrots has worked collaboratively with organizations like The Jane Goodall Institute, Born Free USA and
World Animal Protection
in our quest to bring assistance to captive parrots who have long
suffered the consequences of pet trade exploitation and public misinformation.
Furthermore, encouraging a deeper consideration of the humane choices available to us
in our daily lives will lessen
animal suffering and create a more peaceful
world.
The KSMP is helping to create a
world in which shelters are a place where
animals are safe from
suffering and needless euthanasia, staff has deep satisfaction
in their work, and community members experience respect for all
animals.
John Woinarksi: Australian mammals have
suffered a terrible crisis over the last 200 years, probably a greater rate of extinction than any other group of
animals in the
world over that time period.
Your support will assist the WATCVM
in its mission to reduce the pain and
suffering of
animals around the
world with affordable veterinary care.
This road has been long, never easy and sometimes emotionally taxing but I know that our work is not only directly saving lives, it is also opening the eyes of countless people to the immeasurable extent of
animal suffering going on
in the
world as well as the horrors of the industries that profit from
animals and the cruelty that is inherent to those industries.
We envision our Campus for Compassionate Living
in Israel as a living embodiment of the Jewish values of empathy, responsibility, and tikkun olam (repairing the
world), and of the mandate not to cause tsa'ar ba'alei hayim (the
suffering of
animals).
Across the
world,
animals are being bred for use
in scientific research, experimentation, and classroom education — and sadly, for these
animals, the
suffering doesn't end once they leave the breeding facility.
But the biggest takeaways from the demo are the game mechanics that Nintendo have brought
in from the big boys like Skyrim and Far Cry: it's a massive open
world with areas free for exploration from the off; you can hunt
animals and cook meals, this looks set to replace the classic red health potions that hid
in the grass; Link will
suffer in the colder climates without warm clothing or from crafting new potions and weapons will degrade over time.
«Ethics, Excess, Extinction» explores the reality of endangered wildlife, as well as a vision of a
world in which
animals are respected and protected from
suffering and commercial exploitation.
• reducing the risk of major killers like heart disease, stroke and cancers while cutting exposure to food borne pathogens; • offering a viable answer to feeding the
world's hungry, through more efficient use of grains and other crops; • saving
animals from
suffering in factory farm conditions and from painful slaughter; • conserving vital, but limited freshwater, fertile topsoil and other precious resources; • preserving irreplaceable ecosystems, such as rainforests and other wildlife habitats; • mitigating the ever - expanding environmental pollution of
animal agriculture; and the list goes on.