Toms Cats
Today they buried my friend. I have been the family veterinarian for Tom and his family for 53 years. I have cared for all their animals as well as adopting to them. Twenty years ago Tom began caring...
Are Zoos Necessary?
Are Zoos Necessary? By Thornton W Blease Have you ever wondered if we should accept definitions from the past without challenge? Should we accept the definitions,...
Wolves
The gray wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the timber wolf or, simply, wolf, is a mammal of the order Carnivora. The gray wolf is the largest member of the family Canidae and also the most...
Research Animals
The use of animals in research is a privilege that must be carefully guarded to assure human and animal relief from the specter of disease and suffering. To ignore human and animal suffering...
Oceans, Rivers, and Estuaries
Supporting our Watersheds From whale slaughter to industrial fishing, coral bleaching to pollution, our oceans are in crisis. Throughout the seven seas, there are many...
Nature Notes
Nature Notes Helpful Hints and Interesting Tidbits How to Deal with Injured or Orphaned Wildlife. Almost all of us have, at one time or another, come across young or injured...
Hunting
Why We Need Hunting There is a movement promoted by animal rightists to ban hunting in the United States and around the world. These people believe that all animals are equal...
Farm Animals
Farm Animals It is one of the fundamental premises of our philosophy that humans have the freedom of choice to eat whatever they want. This includes meat, poultry, fish,...
Review of E.O. Wilson’s “Biophilia”
Book Review By Thornton W. Blease Biophilia by E. O. Wilson, a two time Pulitzer Prize winning author and Evolutionary Biologist as well as a Harvard University professor, is a...
The Environment
Environmental Issues Global warming, air pollution, contaminated water, loss of habitat, acid rain, and the loss of rainforests all affect man and animals equally. The major difference is that...
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