Mary Chapin Carpenter - The Swords We Carry
Maybe my favorite song of hers, and that is saying something
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| Kobe, a tortoise we care for sometimes, ran right over to me and went right up on my shoe, so I just started feeding her by hand. |
As long-time readers know, I would rather light money on fire than give it to certain groups "working" on wild animal suffering. (Dr. Greger's post on this is still the third most-read post on this blog.)
Our good pal Alene (over at the fabulous Legal Impact for Chickens) noted that a wild-animal cheerleader kindly mentioned One Step for Animals in a recent post (i.e., how to contribute to farmed animal advocacy in such a way that doesn't cause more chickens to suffer). This led to these posts (not by me!) that will be of interest if any reader still cares about this topic:
Why I No Longer Prioritize Wild Animal Welfare
Why Research into Wild Animal Suffering Concerns Me
As I beg you in Losing, please don't read the comments. OMG, these people have so much time on their hands! (They certainly care more about arguing than actually doing anything.)
These types of "discussions" about "huge numbers" simply allow people to think they are smarter than they actually are, while ignoring real and tractable suffering in the real world.
And they make animal advocates look insane.
(And I assume it goes w/o saying that I don't want any animals to suffer. I want us to work on things that will actually reduce suffering.)
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