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Based on six years of research, behind the scenes at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo. A dramatic and moving true story of seduction and betrayal, exile and loss, and the limits of freedom on an overcrowded planet-- all framed inside one zoo reinventing itself for the twenty-first century.
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It is more than a thousand years since the exploitation of the elephant began. Alexander the Great used them, Hannibal took them over the Alps, and Kublai Khan encountered them in India. However, it is only the last hundred years that the existence of the African elephant has been, threatened. Once the 'Great White Hunters' with their special elephant guns arrived, elephants in the south of the continent were, decimated. 'Blood Ivory' tells the story...
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There may be a town called Santa Catalina, but the one in this book is creation of the author. What is real and happens all over the world is the problem of dogs living on the street. They, like human beings, suffer and their life is a bit similar to the homeless people. This is not a beautiful picture and many turn to look the other way as if not looking would avoid feelings of remorse for not trying to help them. The truth is that many problems...
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Según las palabras del genio de la ciencia Albert Einstein 'un Espíritu se Manifiesta en las Leyes del Universo'; ciertamente, yo he experimentado todo tipo de fenómenos paranormales con este Espíritu que se Manifiesta en la Tierra que da evidencia de la existencia del Espíritu Santo y la Manifestación de Ángeles de Luz con Milagros de Dios, y proporciono evidencia material de todas mis Experiencias Místicas con cientos de Fotos Milagrosas...
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Urgent issues abound today. But nothing is so overwhelming as the rapidly worsening climate emergency. The survival of civilization itself is in peril. The lives of our own children and grandchildren, and of future generations worldwide, are at stake.
We must act. The good news is there's something we all can do: match our consumption patterns with our ethical values and our moral obligations. A "Green New Deal" is essential, but it's not enough....
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Animals fall in love, establish rules for fair play, exchange valued goods and services, hold "funerals" for fallen comrades, deploy sex as a weapon, and communicate with one another using rich vocabularies. Animals also get jealous and violent or greedy and callous and develop irrational phobias and prejudices, just like us. Monkeys address inequality, wolves miss each other, elephants grieve for their dead, and prairie dogs name the humans they...
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Journalist John Tilston often got tongue tied when trying to explain to dinner guests why he was vegetarian. He decided he'd better find out whether his gut feelings about vegetarianism were right, so he embarked on an exploration of the reasons for not eating meat and whether they stacked up.He casts his eye over the environmental, health and ethical reasons most often cited by vegetarians as reasons for not eating meat, and he sprinkles the exploration...
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How should we treat animals? And how do we? The Animal Code answers these questions, illustrating the myriad ways in which people exploit animals. Danny Crossman makes a compelling case for us to recognise animals' needs, feelings, and legitimate place on the planet to live their lives as they wish. In a breakthrough concept, The Animal Code sets out a clear, five-point guide for how each of us can treat animals with respect and rights - and help...
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The experience of being charged at by a bull elephant is one of both abject fear and sublime wonder: fear at the sight of tusks and hulking body powering towards you matched with wonder in the presence of such strength, beauty and intelligence. But not all of Dr. Nikki Savvides' experiences working with captive elephants were frightening. Most were exciting and thought-provoking, all part of her decade-long quest to unravel the complex history of...
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La cuestión acerca de los animales y sus derechos, la opresión, la explotación y la esclavitud a la que los sometemos son un tema de reflexión filosófica. Es preciso reconocer y comprender cómo nos relacionamos con ellos si queremos construir un ambiente equitativo, solidario y habitable para todos.
En este libro se examinan los principios morales de un trato ético a los animales y se hace una crítica a algunos veganismos que, paradójicamente,...
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Drawing on peer-reviewed research, worker and rescuer testimony, and encounters with the farm animals themselves, The Ultimate Betrayal discusses the recent shift in raising and labeling animals processed for food and the misinformation surrounding this new method of farming. This book explores how language manipulates consumers concepts about sustainability, humane treatment, and what is truly healthy. It answers important questions surrounding the...
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For thirty years Lucinda Delaney Schroeder held an unusual government position: She was one of a handful of women special agents with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In August 1992 she accepted an assignment that forever changed her life. The petite blonde left behind her husband and seven-year-old daughter in Wisconsin and posed as a divorcee big-game hunter in Alaska in order to infiltrate an international ring of poachers out for trophy wildlife....
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With more than two million members and supporters, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the world's largest animal-rights organization, and its founder and president, Ingrid Newkirk, is one of the most well-known and most effective activists in America. She has spearheaded worldwide efforts to improve the treatment of animals in manufacturing, entertainment, and elsewhere.
Every day, in laboratories, food factories, and other industries,...
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Simone Weil once wrote that "the vulnerability of precious things is beautiful because vulnerability is a mark of existence." With these words, she established a relationship among vulnerability, beauty, and existence that transcends the boundaries separating the species. Her conception of a radical ethics and aesthetics could be characterized as a new "poetics of species," that forces us to rethink the significance of the body, both human and animal....
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This is a story of how childhood dreams and a promise to serve as a lightworker came true for one woman. Vikki Koplick discovered her mission to use energy healing, writing and poetry to help animals and humans be at peace with each other. In this book, Vikki shares how her soul, soul family and divine connection helped lift her from rage and hopelessness over humanity's relationship with animals to a place of peace and joy.
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Values in Conflict: Reflections of an Animal Advocate offers an account of changing and conflicting social values regarding mans role in the natural world. Author Georges Dupras compels us to think about mans role in animal suffering and leads us to the inescapable conclusion that we must speak and act for those who have no voice. Dupras presents a pragmatic approach to peaceful coexistence with nonhuman species, without sacrificing idealism. The...
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Red kites were once Britain's most common bird of prey. By the early 1900s they'd been wiped out in Scotland and England following centuries of ruthless persecution. When reintroduced kites began roosting on their 1,400-acre farm at Argaty, Tom Bowser's parents, Lynn and Niall, decided to turn their estate into a safe haven. They began feeding the birds and invited the world to come and see them, learn about them and fall in love with them.
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Animal activists shine a bright light into the dark recesses of factory farms, vivisection labs, fur farms, product-testing facilities and animal "training" complexes. Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism brings together the most effective tactics for speaking out for animals. Activists from around the globe explain why their models of activism have been successful, and how you can become involved.
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