Posted on March 8, 2020 by David |
Alexis Tomaino Scientists now estimate that “half of all life” is “on the move” in direct response to anthropogenic climate change. Yet at the very moment when ecological corridors for animal migrations should be safeguarded and prospectively secured because of climate change, more nations are constructing international barriers as a national security tool to impede […]
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Posted on September 13, 2011 by David |
Jillian N. Bittner You drive to the supermarket in your “green” car, checking your back seat before you leave for your re-usable bags– yet you stand on line about to purchase the packaged beef sitting at the bottom of your cart and do not stop to think twice about the environment? – Perhaps you should. […]
Filed under: animal law, climate change, diet, environmental law, factory farms | Tagged: animal law, CAFOS, climate change, diet, environmental advocacy, environmental ethics, environmental law, factory farms, farmed animals, global warming, industrial farming, meat, methane |
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Posted on January 3, 2011 by David |
David Cassuto I’ll be a visiting professor at Williams College this coming semester, teaching climate change law & policy as well as environmental law at the Center for Environmental Studies. So, climate change has very much been on my mind of late. This is not a new thing, of course. I’ve blogged frequently about the relationship between […]
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Posted on September 14, 2010 by David |
David Cassuto So here I am on a plane again – this time to Belgium on my way to the Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, which is taking place in Ghent. I’m back in steerage this time; no business class for our hero. I swore I would never go back but here […]
Filed under: animal ethics, animal law, animal scholarship, animal welfare, climate change, environmental law, IUCN | Tagged: agriculture, animal ethics, animal law, animal scholarship, animal suffering, animal welfare, Brasilia, carbon caps, climate change, environmental advocacy, environmental ethics, environmental law, environmentalism, factory farms, farmed animals, global warming, industrial agriculture, IPEA, IUCN, IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium, IUCN Colloquium, meat, U.S. Department of State |
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Posted on May 25, 2010 by David |
David Cassuto Today, I gave a talk on industrial agriculture and climate change at the Planeta Verde Conference, the largest environmental law conference in South America and maybe the world. Instituto O Direito Por Um Planeta Verde (Law for a Green Planet Institute) is a Brazilian NGO founded (I believe) by Antonio Benjamin, a major […]
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Posted on March 11, 2010 by David |
David Cassuto Santos was interesting. First, who knew there was a significant mountain range between Rio & Sao Paulo? Even having flown this route many times, I was surprised by the size and extent of the range which we drove over. My talk on biofuels, industrial agriculture and climate change was well-received in an odd […]
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Posted on March 10, 2010 by David |
David Cassuto Our hero is off to Santos, south of Sao Paulo, to participate in a congress on biofuels. I will speak about the tangled relationship between biofuels, climate change and factory-farming. I’m interested to see the reactions.
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Posted on December 30, 2009 by David |
David Cassuto Guess what? Apparently, human contributions to climate change is still iffy science and even if it weren’t, the beef industry sequesters rather than releases carbon and should be rewarded for its zealous fight against climate change. So says the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). According to the NCBA, agriculture was responsible for less […]
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Posted on December 15, 2009 by David |
David Cassuto Concerned citizens the world over have gathered in Copenhagen to hammer out a plan to arrest climate change and prevent a planetary apocalypse. Many have written much about the talks (check out, for example, Andy Revkin’s blog) but at least as interesting is what’s being neither talked about in Copenhagen nor much covered […]
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Posted on August 14, 2009 by David |
The link between livestock agriculture (particularly but not exclusively industrial agriculture) and climate change is getting some serious discussion, albeit not by those who actually pass laws about such things. I’ve blogged about the issue here and am finishing up an essay for the Animals & Society Institute on CAFOs and climate change. Legal Planet […]
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Posted on July 13, 2009 by David |
Today, Krugman uses the metaphor of boiled frogs to bring home the reality of collective inaction on climate change. He is referencing the widely held belief that if you put a frog in cold water and then heat the water, the frog won’t know that it’s being cooked (until it’s too late). The comparison is […]
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Posted on June 4, 2009 by David |
The International Federation of Agricultural Producers has produced a declaration addressing the role of agriculture in both causing and potentially mitigating climate change. The document bears reading in its entirety both for what it says and for what it does not. It advocates creating a framework for carbon sequestration and for increased access to and […]
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Posted on May 9, 2009 by David |
Polar bears cannot catch a break. The Bush Administration reluctantly declared the bear a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) a year or so ago. The threat arose because of shrinking habitat caused by polar ice melting. That ice melt is, of course, a result of climate change. Once a species is classified […]
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Posted on January 30, 2009 by animalblawg |
This post over at Prettier than Napoleon (cool name for a blog, no?) about the carbon footprint of various dietary regimes bears noting. Commendably, it cites the high carbon footprint of meat-based diets. It then claims, however, that since the carbon footprint of eating chicken is lower than that of eating beef, the data put […]
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Posted on April 27, 2021 by animalblawg |
Michael Schwartz In most cases, when people tell their stories of how they become a vegetarian or a vegan, it comes from the idea of moral vegetarianism. The meaning behind the phrase moral vegetarianism can be interpreted with a plain meaning because its definition is exactly what the expression sounds like. The basis behind the […]
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Posted on April 27, 2021 by animalblawg |
Emily Lively Globally, humans slaughter approximately one hundred thousand dolphins annually. Humans kill dolphins for a variety of reasons, including cultural purposes, human consumption, and to eliminate competition for fish. However, a far lesser-known use of dolphin meat accounts for the largest killing of dolphins worldwide. Currently, seventeen countries slaughter dolphins for use as shark […]
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Posted on March 8, 2020 by animalblawg |
Alexis Tomaino Atrazine wreaks havoc on the sex lives of adult male frogs, emasculating three-quarters of them and turning one in 10 into female. The 75 percent that are chemically castrated are essentially “dead” because of their inability to reproduce in the wild. The 10 percent (or more) that turn from males into females – […]
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Posted on April 23, 2019 by tmdibenedetto |
Samantha A. Mumola It is no secret that the United States meat and dairy industries are harmful to animals, our health, and our planet. Whether it is to slim down, become healthier, save animals’ lives, or reduce toxic waste, more people are adopting vegan and vegetarian diets every year. No proof exists that humans must consume […]
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Posted on June 19, 2017 by David |
David Cassuto From the email: Policy Director – Job Description Harvard Animal Law & Policy Program Overview The Harvard Law School Animal Law & Policy Program is inviting applications for a Policy Director to develop and oversee a broad range of federal, state, and local policy projects to improve the treatment of animals by the […]
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Posted on February 24, 2017 by David |
David Cassuto From the email… Do yourself a favor: apply for this. Farmed Animal Law & Policy Fellowship 2017-2018 Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Program is inviting applications for Fellowships in Farmed Animal Law & Policy for the 2017–2018 academic year. The Fellowships provide opportunities for outstanding scholars […]
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Posted on May 5, 2016 by Other Nations |
Kathleen Stachowski Other Nations A bullet stopped Scarface. The famously recognizable grizzly bear with a fan base in Yellowstone was a 25-year-old elder in declining health. Given that fewer than five percent of male bears born in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem survive to age 25, he’d already beaten monumental odds. That is, until he met up with a hunter’s bullet last […]
Filed under: climate change, Conservation, endangered species, environmental ethics, hunting, wolves | Tagged: delisting, grizzly bears, Montana, Scarface, Yellowstone |
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Posted on April 6, 2016 by Other Nations |
Kathleen Stachowski Other Nations News flash: Climate change imperils wolverines and Feds must act! That’s the recent headline from ABC news, reporting on court proceedings in Missoula, Montana. On Monday, April 4th, “U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen ordered wildlife officials to act as quickly as possible to protect the species as it becomes vulnerable […]
Filed under: animal law, climate change, Conservation, endangered species, environmental ethics | Tagged: Endangered Species Act, Montana, trapping, wolverines |
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Posted on February 14, 2016 by Other Nations |
Kathleen Stachowski Other Nations Happy Wolverine Birthday! According to the Wolverine Foundation, February 14th is the day designated to symbolically mark the birth of wolverine kits. They come into the world under five inches long, weighing 3.5-5.11 ounces, and covered in white fur. They sometimes hang with one or the other parent for up to […]
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Posted on January 3, 2016 by Other Nations |
Kathleen Stachowski Other Nations We humans don’t relate well to nonhuman animals at the population level–so goes the theory. But give us the particulars about a specific individual–tell us his or her story–and we get it: this is someone who has an interest in living. Someone with places to go…kids to raise…food to procure. […]
Filed under: animal advocacy, animal rights, climate change, Conservation, endangered species, environmental ethics, factory farms, hunting | Tagged: Endangered Species Act, grizzly bears, grizzly delisting, trophy hunting, Yellowstone |
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Posted on December 17, 2015 by Michelle D. Land |
Michelle D. Land Why animal protection organizations and environmentalists don’t collaborate more meaningfully is a long-standing question without a satisfactory answer. Typically, the explanation for a lack of sustained cooperation between the two is that animal protectionists are concerned about individual animals, while environmentalists care only about populations or healthy ecosystems. This “mission loyalty” is […]
Filed under: animal advocacy, animal law, animal rights, animal welfare, endangered species, environmental law | Tagged: Chris Darimont, David S. Favre, Harris's Hawk, Paul Paquet, Thomas Smith |
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Posted on October 28, 2015 by David |
David Cassuto This call for papers comes from my new homies at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics: The Ethics of Eating Animals 24-27 July 2016 at St Stephen’s House, Oxford The Summer School is being organised by the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics in partnership with the French animal society, One Voice. Papers are […]
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Posted on July 30, 2015 by JM |
All around the world, people are outraged by the trophy killing of Cecil the lion, and not simply because he suffered needlessly for days, or because lions are charismatic animals, or even because a rich white American killed a much-loved member of a national park halfway around the world in the African nation of Zimbabwe. […]
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Posted on November 3, 2014 by David |
Carmen Parra The Living Planet Index (LPI) from the World Wildlife Fund reported that between 1970 to 2010 there has been a 52% decline in vertebrae species populations on Earth. The study considered 10,380 populations of 3,038 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish. The most dramatic decline, 83%, was seen in Latin America. […]
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Posted on March 25, 2014 by Other Nations |
Kathleen Stachowski Other Nations Well I won’t back down, no I won’t back down. You can stand me up at the gates of hell But I won’t back down. ~Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Nothing says gates of hell like Alberta, Canada’s tar sands, often referred to as the most environmentally-destructive industrial project on […]
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Posted on December 19, 2013 by David |
Ellen Zhang “What a country chooses to save is what a country says about itself,” Mollie Beattie, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director 1993-1996. Forty years ago this month, Congress passed the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). When signing the ESA into law on December 28, 1973, President Nixon stated, “Nothing is more priceless and more […]
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Posted on November 26, 2013 by David |
Nancy Rogowski A recent edition of the ScienceTimes, a section of the NY Times includes several noteworthy animal articles. Elephants Get the Point of Pointing, by Carl Zimmer writes about a new research lead by Dr. Byrne’s suggesting elephants understand human pointing, a rare gift in the animal kingdom. Dr. Byrne’s states, “Even our closest relatives, like […]
Filed under: endangered species, IUCN | Tagged: animal advocacy, conservation, elephants, endangered species, environmentalism, meerkat, moose |
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Posted on September 2, 2013 by Other Nations |
Kathleen Stachowski Other Nations When wildfire comes calling, all priorities shift. Animal rights work slides into oblivion while concern for individual animals–in this case, our own companion animals–sets sirens to shrieking in my head. Can I sneak the two cat carriers out of the attic undetected? Will I be able to catch Larkspur, our frightened, half-feral […]
Filed under: animal rights, climate change, environmental ethics | Tagged: companion animals, fire ecology, Montana, wild bison, wildfire, wildlife habitat |
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Posted on June 25, 2013 by cdillard2013 |
by Carter Dillard Sincere thanks to Jeff and Joe for their biting critique of the idea of a primary human right that guarantees humans access to wilderness and complete biodiversity. This response, which is geared for the audience of the blog generally, will divide their critique into eight points and respond to each (taking their […]
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Posted on May 13, 2013 by Other Nations |
Kathleen Stachowski Other Nations Dear Chicago: We need to talk. You can trust me–I’m practically a native daughter. Heck, from my hometown in Indiana, we can look across Lake Michigan and see your skyline (well, on a clear day). I’m a Cubs fan… ’nuff said! But I’ve lived in Montana for going on 14 years now, and if […]
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Posted on May 2, 2013 by Other Nations |
Kathleen Stachowski Other Nations Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the stinkiest, snarliest, gnarliest, wildest of them all? Why, Gulo gulo–the amazing wolverine–of course! And the gnarly little being needs our help within the next few days (5/6/13 deadline). Unless you’re one of the lucky ones, you’ll probably never see a wolverine in your lifetime, at least not outside of a […]
Filed under: animal advocacy, animal rights, climate change, endangered species, environmental ethics, wolves | Tagged: Montana, trapping, wolverines |
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Posted on April 14, 2013 by David |
Jeff Pierce In his post on the Primary Right, Carter Dillard equates the right to be let alone with the right to be alone, as in, utterly and completely alone. Up Carter’s sleeve hides an unspoken premise resembling something like this: the influence of other human beings, however minor, spoils my inalienable right to be ruggedly […]
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Posted on April 7, 2013 by David |
ANDREW C. REVKIN (x-post from Dot Earth) In a new peer-reviewed study, scientists assess the killing method employed by the dolphin hunters of Taiji, Japan, by watching video recorded surreptitiously in 2011 by a German dolphin-protection group, AtlanticBlue. The still image at right is from the video, which can be seen here (but be forewarned; this is not […]
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Posted on February 20, 2013 by Other Nations |
Kathleen Stachowski Other Nations Can you think of one animal species with whom you’d willingly trade places? Me neither. It’s a bum rap to be a nonhuman animal in a speciesist world, and here in Montana, brutality toward animals is a way of life. Just ask the bobcat thrashing in a trap, the calf […]
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Posted on December 11, 2012 by Seth |
Seth Victor From the tone of the NY Times article, John Bartmann doesn’t sound like a bad man. Though some readers might demonize him because he is involved in animal farming, this isn’t the CEO of a major industrial producer, and it would be inaccurate to lump him in under the same heading. I expect Mr. […]
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Posted on August 31, 2012 by Seth |
Seth Victor Do you love your meat? Well, love it or hate it, it may well cause the collapse of our global society. In the latest report confirming the strain factory farming and overconsumption of animal products causes our environment, The Guardian reports that mass food shortages are predicted within the next 40 years if […]
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