In the modern era, harvesting animals for fur is considered to be cruel and barbaric, and in some cases, wool production can involve animal cruelty and cause pollution or soil erosion. Natural fibers are, however, invariably better for the environment than synthetic textiles. Both acrylic and ...
Little Mary Ellen Wilson was being horribly abused and neglected by her parents, and when the founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Henry Berge heard of Mary Ellen’s plight, he petitioned the court to hear the case on the grounds that (1) Mary Ellen ...
Yes, cultural values and societal norms influence what is considered monstrous, and these perceptions can evolve over time. 10 How are creatures used in storytelling? Creatures can serve various storytelling purposes, from highlighting the diversity of a fictional world to representing themes or charact...
CrueltyAnimalsFarmingThis article has no associated abstract. ( fix it )doi:10.1111/heyj.12122Julia TannerThe Heythrop JournalTanner, J. (2013a). "Clarifying the concept of cruelty: What makes cruelty to animals cruel." The Heythrop Journal 56 (5), 818-835....
they have personalities whichare considered deviated and unhealthy by the standards we ourselveshave established. One of these people is a sociopath. Many times havewe encountered them as villains in movies, books and other sources offiction. However, not often do we think of sociopaths as regular...
Department of Transportation stated that emotional support animals are no longer considered service animals, and airlines aren't required to treat them as such. That means if your dog is an emotional support animal and was previously allowed on airplanes, there's no guarantee it will still fly ...
When The Vegan Society was first becoming a thing, it was just six people who considered themselves ‘non-dairy vegetarians’ and felt like they needed a better name for themselves. As you probably figured, they happened to be vegetarians who also avoided dairy. So it makes sense that, for...
It’s thought that the honey during this particular window of time is considered excess that can be quickly replaced and does no real harm to the bees. The question is, how’s the excess amount of honey determined? Who says they have excess, and what is enough for them? How would we ...
Over time, this population of cats became smaller, unaccustomed to life in the wild and infatuated with laser pens. They simply could not go back to being wild cats if we were to up and disappear. To put this in perspective, the average lifespan of a feral cat is considered to be ...
Remember, words for fictional people, places, and things are considered to be concrete nouns even if they don’t actually exist in our world. You may not be able to smell azombiein everyday life, but you would be able to if it were real—just remember to run away if you ever saw ...