Dr. Wesley J. Smith is a senior fellow of the Discovery Institute in Seattle who directs a newsletter site called “The Human Exceptionalist” (see http://support.discovery.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=4143.0&dlv_id=9642). Smith and his colleagues—understandably—are concerned about “increasing attacks on free will” and the…

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Conversation With A Stranger

Written by Mel Baker

I had a really lovely interaction with a stranger today at the supermarket. I was waiting at the checkout and a really…

A while ago a young lady posted a blog in regards to a lot of horses owned by "KIM HOLLINGSWORTH" in nsw. Well the RSPCA are now seizing those horses!!! Its a great day FOR ANIMAL LOVERS AND ACTIVISTS EVERYWHERE. And its a great day for some of the horses. Being saved after all this time of being grossly neglected by former prostitute KIM HOLLINGSWORTH. So to all those people that gave that young lady who posted the blog a hard time...here is your humble pie served with some egg on your…

You already believe you are a good person who would not want to hurt others.

You already believe it is better to be helpful and kind whenever you can.…

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“A must see for anyone who cares enough to know.” — Woody Harrelson

“If I could make everyone in…

June 25, 2012

Galapagos National Park Mourns the Loss of Lonesome George, an Icon of Conservation Efforts Worldwide

Lonesome George was the last of his species of giant land Tortoises from Pinta Island.

Photo:…

FROM ANIMAL COGNITION TO ANIMAL STUDIES

LEONARDO CAFFO

leonardo.caffo@unito.it…

The Namibian ombudsman, currently Adv. John Walters, is mandated by the constitution of Namibia under Articles 89-94. He has the power to take direct action in providing relief by bringing forth an interdict or other suitable remedy as a means to secure the termination of the offending action or the abandonment or the alteration of the offensive procedures as complained against.

As a hybrid institution, the office of the ombudsman incorporates the public protector,…

Transcript of Leigh-Chantelle's Live ARZone Guest Chat

9 June 2012…

Transcript ol Leigh-Chantelle’s Live ARZone Guest Chat

9 June 2012

6pm US Eastern Time…

(Note: Since a thorough defense of this thesis would require expanding my discussion in several directions, this essay is presented only as an abstract or outline.)

Several contemporary philosophers (including Alvin Plantinga,¹ atheist Thomas Nagel,² and former atheist Antony Flew³) have argued that ‘scientific naturalism’ is an inadequate view of our universe—which is to say, it…

In the early wet season, Kakadu's paperbark wetlands are especially stunning, as the water lilies weave…

Matthew Calarco, PhD, Associate Prof of Philosophy, who lives in California with his dog, Nietzsche, became vegan at the age of 18, and has been concerned about both the environment and the oppression of both humans and other animals since then.

Matthew has written seven books, including Zoographies, in which he writes "While there is no widely agreed upon definition of what precisely constitutes animal studies, it…

Interview with Fiona Oakes: Vegan Marathon Runner

Fiona Oakes is a Vegan Marathon Runner from the UK who in 2012 finished the Marathon des Sables: 154 miles across the Sahara with 50°C temperatures.…

Tomándonos en serio la consideración moral de los animales: más allá del especismo y el ecologismo

- Oscar Horta

36 days to the Namibian seal massacre, considered to be the cruelest hunt in the world. Namibia is the only place on earth which allows savage killers into a breeding colony where they are free to beat 85 000 baby animals who are still dependent on their mothers to death. This is an iniquitous disgrace. Agree? Read on.…