Sentences with phrase «intrinsic value of the animals»

Christians can be much clearer in their opposition to the reduction of the value of natural things to their price than about the intrinsic value of animals.

Buddhism shares in that heritage, although its commitment to the intrinsic value of animals has been seriously weakened in its East Asia forms.

Christianity historically has not been very clear about the intrinsic value of animals.

«IFAW believes in the intrinsic value of animals and that we have a responsibility to protect them from suffering and commercial exploitation.»

This is right not only because of the intrinsic value of the animals being managed, but because many of these animals require stable social structures to thrive.

Not exact matches

Nevertheless, it is beginning a process of repentance, and I personally insist that as Christians we have strong reasons to oppose the denial by economic theory of any intrinsic value to animals.

Indeed, the unique and intrinsic value of human life merely for being human is under concerted attack across a broad array of disciplines — bioethics, animal rights, radical environmentalism, and Darwinism.

What Griffin seems to have in mind here, are worlds that would be radically different from the world as it actually exists — worlds in which, for Instance, beings capable of high - level intrinsic values exist without predation, 4 or in which we and other animals could have existed without requiring food.

For example, in arguing for experimentation on animals Michael A. Fox gratuitously assumes that animals lack intrinsic value on the unsupported proposition that only beings capable of assigning value can have intrinsic value (see Fox).

It is the animal's feelings of the world that give it intrinsic value.

New memories could not emerge without the underlying states that allow animals to experience the intrinsic values of life.

All we had were the convictions that the life of every animal has intrinsic value and that the practice of killing homeless pets as a method of population control was an unacceptable fact that we were committed to changing.

Likewise, the no - kill movement is grounded in the same principles — that the lives of homeless pets have intrinsic value and we should treat the animals with the same respect that we would hope to receive and work to give them every opportunity to live and thrive, as we desire for ourselves.

It lends more authority to animal advocates by placing intrinsic value on animal wellbeing, instead of framing it from the human perspective.

These volunteers are advocates for the companion animals and help educate the community on the importance of such issues, as the intrinsic value of adoption / rehoming over buying a pet; pet homelessness; spay / neuter; responsible pet ownership; and no - kill movement (euthanasia as a last humane resort).

Nonetheless, focus on measurable outcomes shouldn't be allowed to obscure the intrinsic value of positive welfare interventions for the animals themselves.

After researching and writing the article on pet loss (September 1997 issue), we realized that for those persons who might be devastated by the loss of a pet or an assistance dog (for sight -, bearing -, or mobility - impaired persons), some form of insurance or buying service for financial relief may be a necessity Often there is great intrinsic value derived from extended training and depth of human / animal bonding.