EDITOR—The evils of animal factories are well-known to an increasing number of humans, but the attachment to animal-based food is old and deeply grounded in cultural traditions. This discussion may hopefully expand your consciousness about the whole thing. The first prejudice that needs to be left behind is that this topic is frivolous and that it has no place in a world rocked by so many “more serious problems.”
ANIMAL EXPLOITERS
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TELESUR—The Venezuelan president ordered the Vice-President, Delcy Rodríguez, “to lead a process of reforestation, afforestation and recovery of environmental balances; for which the Council of Vice-Presidents and the Presidential Council for Science, Technology and Innovation must be summoned.” According to the president, a team of scientists and experts of the highest level and from different disciplines will work in the area to achieve its reforestation and the recovery of the environment.
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Mama Bear Refuses to Abandon Her Beloved Cubs
5 minutes readAmazing footage of a mother bear helping her cubs get over a tall fence. Something to think about, especially for those among us who think nothing of invading animal habitats or taking their lives for any reason whatsoever.
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A female humpback whale had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines. She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat, She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her body, her tail, her torso, a line tugging in her mouth. A fisherman spotted her just east of Farallon Island (outside the Golden Gate) and radioed for help. Within a few hours, a rescue team arrived and determined that she was so badly off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her…a very dangerous proposition.
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Viewed by many as an “eco-terrorist”, and certainly as an “annoying obstacle to human progress”, Tompkins, a onetime dedicated capitalist, eventually embraced the rights of all species, and the right of nature not to be exploited to death, with total equanimity. His transformation had profound consequences. Now Tompkins’ legacy—attained with his wife Kristine’s collaboration and support—will be the single biggest philanthropic gift in history, with an ecological footprint twice as large as Yellowstone Park in the US.