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RorySkaggsFirstPaper 11 - 22 Apr 2010 - Main.RorySkaggs
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< | This is just one of many examples of how animals affect our lives (if you're interested, there are many others here, here, here, here, and here). Some of these are externalities imposed by animal industries on the rest of society, others are psychological effects which we only partially understand. The point is that how we as humans use and interact with the rest of the animal world both shapes our world and shapes ourselves in ways which we cannot ignore. How we farm, how we fish, how we make clothes, how we raise pets- each interaction ripples outwards with consequences (intended or otherwise) that crash into every other wave in a complex web of causes and effects, and the better we try to understand and manage this interconnectedness between ourselves and the other living things around us, the better chance we have at meeting our own needs along with the needs of our future generations. | >
> | This is just one of many examples of how animals affect our lives (if you're interested, there are many others here, here, here, here, and here). Some of these are externalities imposed by animal industries on the rest of society, others are psychological effects which we only partially understand. The point is that how we as humans use and interact with the rest of the animal world both shapes our world and shapes ourselves in ways which we cannot ignore. (If you're looking for an example, think about this: is it wholly surprising that a society which condones widespread torture of animals could come up with justifications for torturing humans? And is it possible that there could be some psychological connections (the proverbial 'slippery slope'?))
How we farm, how we fish, how we make clothes, how we raise pets- each interaction ripples outwards with consequences (intended or otherwise) that crash into every other wave in a complex web of causes and effects, and the better we try to understand and manage this interconnectedness between ourselves and the other living things around us, the better chance we have at meeting our own needs along with the needs of our future generations. | | | Animals and the Law |
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