I stepped from the cool, gray weather of San Francisco into a humid rainforest. Dense with the smells of leaf mold, animal, insect; pulsating with the papery beat of bird wings, butterflies, and water currents; colored by hundreds of butterflies, frogs, and flowers amidst the dense greenery. Entering this fecund landscape — even manufactured, the tiniest fraction of a real [...]
Posts Tagged ‘animal rights’
19 Jun
The Dairy Dilemma
I hate to say it, but I’ve come to the conclusion that eating dairy products isn’t really morally defensible. As an ethical vegetarian, I don’t have a problem with eggs; I think it is possible to have happy, free-range chickens laying unfertilized eggs. I don’t have a problem with using animals as long as they’re treated compassionately and fairly [...]
3 Jun
Finishing Planet Earth
I’m a fan of BBC’s marvelous nature series Planet Earth and Blue Planet. Narrated in David Attenborough’s crisp British accent (nevermind the bombastic music) and featuring stunning shots of things I’m unlikely to see in person, Planet Earth is a tribute to the diversity and splendour of the planet we live on. Which we are doing [...]
