Word: speciesism
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Even after an unusually mild winter, the return of spring to North America feels like a blessing. Parents are dragging their toddlers to the park. Students are dusting off their Frisbees. And bird watchers, armed with binoculars and guidebooks, are heading out to search for their favorite species.
RELEASED. Xiang Xiang, 4, 83-kg giant panda; into the wild, marking the first time a panda bred in captivity was freed; in a forest in Sichuan province, China, as a swath of bamboo shoots, the animal's favorite food, were starting to sprout. Xiang Xiang was reared at China...
The future of two tiny, remote islets almost equidistant between Japan and South Korea might appear to matter only to the black-tailed gull and 21 other species of birds native to their craggy outcroppings. Without arable land or any fresh water, these 18 hectares of rocky mounds are barely...
Yet Montana is not the first state to consider dietary laws that discriminate on the basis of cross-species friendship. The sale of dog meat is already illegal in seven states and environmentalists in Hawaii are working hard to add another to the list. Legally, dogs are honored with the...
RELEASED. Xiang Xiang, 4, 176-lb. giant panda; into the wild, marking the first time a member of this endangered species has been bred in captivity and freed; in a forest in Sichuan province, China, as bamboo shoots, the animal's favorite food, were starting to sprout. Officials at Wolong...