Tag Archive | "Slaughter"

One More Reason Religion Is So Messed Up: Respected Theologian Defends Genocide and Infanticide

A respected, mainstream theologian is seriously arguing that as long as God gives the thumbs-up, it's okay to kill pretty much anybody [...more]

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Bluefin Tuna Loses Out

Idiots. Morons. Blockheads. Numbskulls. Nothing quite captures the mind-withering stupidity of what has just happened in Doha. Swayed by Japan and a number of other countries, some of them doubtless bought off in traditional fashion, the members of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) have decided not to protect the Atlantic bluefin tuna. [...more]

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Why You Should Avoid Fast Food at All Costs

Most people today are usually aware that fast food is not the healthiest or "best" food to eat. Typically, the majority of people eat it several times a week or more. People generally eat fast food for a few main reasons, mostly because it's convenient, cheap and usually tastes pretty good. [...more]

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Why Sport Hunting Is Cruel and Unnecessary

Although it was a crucial part of humans’ survival 100,000 years ago, hunting is now nothing more than a violent form of recreation that the vast majority of hunters does not need for subsistence. Hunting has contributed to the extinction of animal species all over the world, including the Tasmanian tiger and the great auk. [...more]

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Cruelty to continue under ‘new’ Canadian seal hunt regulations

Today, experts with IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) denounced the Canadian government's claims that a new condition of licence will improve the humaneness of Canada's commercial seal hunt. The so-called "˜new' regulations make no real changes to the way seals can be killed. They simply call for bleeding to be conducted at some point, "where possible" or even after the seal is finally brought onto the deck of a sealing vessel. [...more]

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Seals are Worth More Alive than Dead (Video and Article)

After experiencing first hand the beauty of the harp seal nursery, world-renowned photographer Nigel Barker joined The Humane Society of the United States in calling on the Canadian government to end the commercial slaughter of baby seals in favor of the more humane — and lucrative — eco-tourism industry. [...more]

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