{"id":752928,"date":"2018-04-20T12:41:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T12:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkcenter.us\/?p=752928"},"modified":"2018-04-20T12:44:58","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T12:44:58","slug":"choosing-animals-over-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=752928","title":{"rendered":"Choosing Animals Over People?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s a mistake to pit sympathy for animals against sympathy for humans. Compassion for other species can also nurture compassion for fellow humans. Empathy isn\u2019t a zero-sum game.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><br \/>\nNICHOLAS KRISTOF:<\/strong> <em>&#8216;Are we betraying our own species when we write checks to help gorillas (or puppies or wild horses)? Is it wrongheaded to fight for elephants and rhinos (or farm animals at home) while five million children still die each year before the age of 5?&#8230; A research study found that subjects were more upset by stories of a dog beaten by a baseball bat than of an adult similarly beaten. Other researchers found that if forced to choose, 40 percent of people would save their pet dog over a foreign tourist&#8230; Does honoring animal rights come at the expense of human rights?&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>It\u2019s a legitimate question that I\u2019ve wondered about over the years. But I\u2019ve come to believe that on the contrary, conserving rhinos or gorillas \u2014 or speaking up for tortured farm animals at home \u2014 is good for humans, too. At the broadest level, it\u2019s a mistake to pit sympathy for animals against sympathy for humans. Compassion for other species can also nurture compassion for fellow humans. Empathy isn\u2019t a zero-sum game.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Overseas conservation organizations have also gotten much better at giving local people a stake in the survival of animals. The World Wildlife Fund, which helps manage the Dzanga Sangha Protected Area, supports a health clinic and is starting an education initiative. The refuge hires 240 local people, from rangers to trackers who locate the gorillas and get them habituated to people. \u201cThese efforts are good for us,\u201d said Dieudonn\u00e9 Ngombo, one of the trackers. \u201cWe work and get a salary, and then our kids live better and we sleep well&#8221;.&#8217;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/04\/07\/opinion\/sunday\/wildlife-central-african-republic.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SOURCE&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bL3zV2vidzQ?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NICHOLAS KRISTOF: &#8216;Are we betraying our own species when we write checks to help gorillas (or puppies or wild horses)? 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