Sentences with phrase «of animal protectionists»

[9] One group of animal protectionists, [10] known as Christian Animal Rights activists (CAR), assert that Scripture and science require us to protect animals from harm stemming from human behavior.

The thrust of this paper has been to help Christians recognize that the claims of animal protectionist groups, Christian or otherwise, need to be carefully evaluated.

Not exact matches

Animal protectionists cast a great deal of ire on the wildlife damage control programs, especially the work performed by USDA - APHIS - Wildlife Services (hereafter WS) which has historically administered predator control programs in the U.S.. For example, activists reject the idea that coyote control programs are needed to protect flocks from costly predation.

Traps constitute a major investment, especially in light of lower fur prices in part due to animal protectionist's efforts to change the social acceptance of wearing fur.

The author suspects that most Christians, while not explicitly adopting animal protectionist ideology, have failed to properly consider the implications of adopting the hands - off view of creation espoused by animal protectionists.

[53] This radical understanding of suffering caused one fur - trapper to remark that animal protectionists would not be happy even if we trapped and killed the animals with «sweet dreams and tender kisses.»

Recall that animal protectionists by - in - large adopt a minimalist view of human intervention into the affairs of wildlife.

Animal protectionists assert that the trapping industry and wildlife damage control programs (such as the USDA - APHIS - Wildlife Services agency and private wildlife control companies) constitute the worst expression of environmental stewardship.

[18] Finally, trapping has been the subject of political activism [19] by animal protectionist groups seeking to restrict and / or ban trapping altogether.

[109] If by rabies control, animal protectionists mean eliminate or drastically reduce the incidence of rabies in wildlife populations, then they are correct.

Here again, the animal protectionists play with the meanings of words.

In light of Larson's findings, it would seem clear that animal protectionists have not proven that trapping is an unnecessary component for effective predator management.

For example, most animal protectionists will argue that the mere death of the animal (unless to end suffering not induced by humans) is by definition cruel, as the animal will have lost its expectation of life.

[104] In place of WS, animal protectionists hold up their work with sheep producers of Marin County, California as a better coyote management model.

Trapping's alleged deleterious effect on the environment constitutes the second line of argument employed by animal protectionists.

In this regard, the animal protectionist perspective echoes that of the anti-gun lobby which directs its anger at an inanimate object rather than the morally responsible operator.

Since animal protectionists are disinclined to accept human utilization of wildlife, they would answer that wildlife is not a resource.

It is critical that Christians press animal protectionists for greater clarity in their use of terms.

Animal protectionist groups lobby for the banning of wildlife trapping because of its perceived cruelty and harm to the environment.