https://themanyshadesofgreen.com Providing ideas to help make the world a better place for this and future generations Sat, 07 Feb 2015 18:40:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://themanyshadesofgreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/TMSOG-globe-5518b174v1_site_icon-32x32.png https://themanyshadesofgreen.com 32 32 https://themanyshadesofgreen.com/1506-thinking-animals-part-2/ Wed, 11 Feb 2015 19:00:17 +0000 https://themanyshadesofgreen.com/?p=89603 Continue reading "#1506: Thinking Animals part 2/2"]]> Many species are in decline because of climate change. In Part 2 of our talk with Bonnie Wyper, President and Executive Director of Thinking Animals, we discuss what actions can be taken to help stop the destruction of animal habitats due to urban sprawl, air and water pollution, as well as poaching (especially in the ivory trade). Big Ag farms treat animals with little regard to their emotional feelings. Cattle, chickens and pigs are penned up and/or caged with no room to move around, and are led to slaughter in cruel and inhumane conditions. There are ways to change our behavior to stop the destruction of animal habitats, and to work to make life better for the non-human creatures who inhabit the Earth. As humans, we must do better, and we must create a world fit for all the inhabitants of the planet. Conservation is key to making that happen. Go to thinkinganimals.org to find out how you can help.

]]> https://themanyshadesofgreen.com/1505-thinking-animals-part-12/ Wed, 04 Feb 2015 19:00:54 +0000 https://themanyshadesofgreen.com/?p=89599 Continue reading "#1505: Thinking Animals part 1/2"]]> If we could talk to the animals, just imagine it, chatting to a chimp in chimpanzee, imagine talking to a tiger, chatting to a cheetah, what a neat achievement that would be. In Part 1 of my talk with Bonnie Wyper, President and Director of Thinking Animals, we delve into the topic of animal behavior and cognition. Charles Darwin once said that “Evolution is not just the physical body, but our emotional sides as well.” Bonnie and I discuss how animals experience joy, stress, thought and nuance, and are more complex than humans know. Most humans think of themselves as superior beings, and species are being decimated because of that thought process. We need to step up and treat all creatures humanely. For more information go to thinkinganimals.org

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