New: animalethicsAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krsteemhive-183959hive-180932zzanphotographyhive-185836uncommonlabhive-166405hive-188619hive-150122bitcoinhive-144064hive-183397krsuccesshive-101145hive-124908hive-139150hive-181136lifehive-145157hive-109690hive-103599TrendingNewHotLikersjoshuaedoja (53)in celestialchallenge • 7 years agoTHE BIG SIBERIAN TIGERHello steemit friends,this is another of my entry for the daily #celestialchallenge. special thanks to @sirknight for initiating such a wonderful challenge that enables us to discover nature abd…goose (56)in philosophy • 8 years agoAnimals as Persons: The Nonhuman Rights ProjectLawyer Steven Wise was first introduced to the ideas of animal rights and animal personhood by reading philosophy books. He soon realized, however, that philosophers and lawyers mean different…goose (56)in philosophy • 8 years agoAnimals as Persons: What's Sentience Got to Do With It?Why do we respect other people? Because we like them or have relationships with them? Because they are capable of reciprocating? Because they belong to the same social group, or ethnic group? Or is…goose (56)in philosophy • 8 years agoAnimals as Persons: An Introduction to Animal RightsThings and Persons You’ve probably heard the expression, “Animals are people, too.” It’s a cute expression meant to show respect for animals, but actually being a person has a great deal of…goose (56)in philosophy • 8 years agoShould We Intervene in Nature to Help Wild Animals?Does nature know best? Animals in the wild suffer all the time from accidents, injuries, diseases, hunger, and thirst in situations in which we could help them. Yet many people believe that we…goose (56)in life • 8 years agoCircuses Are on Their Way OutRingling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus have announced that by 2018 they will no longer feature elephants in their shows. This comes after many lawsuits, fines, and cities that have banned…goose (56)in philosophy • 8 years agoHuman-Animal Hybrids Coming Soon!A modern-day chimera is “a hybrid organism with organs or tissues from multiple species… Scientists have mixed-and-matched human and animal cells for years, hoping to one day grow replacement human…goose (56)in animals • 8 years agoHow Many Wild Animals Are There?From the graphic below, you can see that there are many more domesticated animals than humans on the planet. About 70 billion of them are killed for food every year around the world. But that's…goose (56)in animalethics • 8 years agoWhat Makes a Chicken Happy?Chickens like to spend time in the sunshine, spread their wings, dust bathe, spend time with their families and find safe places to hide their eggs.goose (56)in philosophy • 8 years agoThe Naturalistic Fallacy Persists Even Though There is Nothing Natural AnymoreThe appeal to nature, also known as the naturalistic fallacy, is a logical fallacy in which what is natural is assumed to be good. For instance, natural environments are often assumed to be better…goose (56)in philosophy • 8 years agoStanford’s Virtual Reality Lab: Become a Cow, Then Be Sent to a Slaughterhouse“I am a cow. “I am a cow in a lovely pasture, a green expanse ringed by distant barns. “In front of me is another cow— Karutz explains that this is a mirror image of my avatar, put there…goose (56)in philosophy • 8 years agoWe Love Animals, Especially Eating ThemAs a young child, I loved cats and dogs but ate pigs and cows. I didn't know that's what I was doing. I stopped wanting to eat animal flesh when I was a kid and I first found out that meat was the…goose (56)in animalsinsociety • 8 years agoA Proposal for an Animal Welfare StatePhilosopher David Pearce wants to see a world where all sentient beings are well cared for. With the rapidly advancing technology in computing and nanotechnology, he sees the possibility for a world…goose (56)in animals • 8 years agoPets v. farm animalsgoose (56)in animals • 8 years agoWe Can No Longer Say We Didn’t Know -- Injustice Against Animals"It warn't the grounding —that didn't keep [the steamboat's arrival] back but a little. We blowed out a cylinder-head." "Good gracious! Anybody hurt?" "No'm. Killed a [slave]." "Well, it's lucky;…
