THE KILLER ELITE: Study proves humans are the planet’s most frightening super predator
THE KILLER ELITE: Study proves humans are the planet’s most frightening super predator
SCIENCE DAILY: A new study conducted by Western University biology professor Liana Zanette, in collaboration with Calum Cunningham and Chris Johnson from the University of Tasmania, demonstrates kangaroos, wallabies and other Australian marsupials fear humans far more than any other predator. Findings of the study, were published May 21 in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. These results greatly strengthen findings from similar studies by Zanette and her collaborators, and others, conducted in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia, which show wildlife worldwide fear the human ‘super predator’ far more than lions, leopards, cougars, bears, wolves or dogs. […]
BLOOD MONEY: North Carolina state government to pay $885,000 to animal rights groups for undercover video lawsuit
BLOOD MONEY: North Carolina state government to pay $885,000 to animal rights groups for undercover video lawsuit
RACHEL WEINER: North Carolina spent eight years arguing that it was constitutional to ban employees from recording undercover video at work. After losing in court to animal rights and food safety groups who have argued the videos are key to exposing poor business practices or wrongdoing, the state has agreed to pay their $885,000 legal bills. Other states have had to pay similar settlements over such “ag-gag laws,” pushed by the agricultural industry in response to exposés from inside factory farms. But the settlement in North Carolina is four or five times larger than others, reflecting a long legal battle […]
‘LEFT’ BEHIND: Why we need ‘conservative’ politicians advocating for animals
‘LEFT’ BEHIND: Why we need ‘conservative’ politicians advocating for animals
DAVID OLROYD: Animal advocates reflect a diverse group. As well cropping-up in all demographics of age, gender, class, and nationality, those interested in animal welfare issues (and vegans more generally) also vary by political orientation. This can often be surprising to those who assume animal-loving vegans are always left-wing, perhaps because these concerns are often bundled together with the environmentalist movement. Veganism is more popular among younger generations who tend to favour left-leaning parties and this can give rise to a presumption that animal advocacy itself is stereotypically a left-wing concern too. But concern for animals is not exclusively left-wing. […]
