Should therapists provide letters that will allow their clients to bring dogs on airplanes and have access to no-pets housing? This is an interesting article that explores the growing use of emotional support animals, including the controversy related to the fraudulent use of animals.
A beautifully narrated video (George Monbiot) that shows the dramatic effects of wolf reintroductions to Yellowstone. The video provides a basis for discussing ecology, interdependence, ethical obligations to animals and the environment, and a host of other issues.
A stunning video that shows how whales change climate. It's also narrated by George Monbiot.
Both this video and the "How Wolves Change Rivers" offer challenges to anthropocentrism, as they demonstrate that humans are not the only ones who impact and shape the environment.
Colony collapse disorder (CCD), a name coined in 2006, describes a honeybee colony that has lost the vast majority of its worker bees, with only a queen, nurse bees and immature bees remaining. If CCD continues, it could be more than solely an animal ethics issue, but might be disastrous for us too: bees are workers who provide us with hundreds of billions of dollars in labour. We rely on honeybees for the fertilisation of some of our most vital crops. The Death of Bees Explained is an unsettling look at the factors that scientists believe might lead to CCD, and the gloomy future humanity could face if we can’t curb the damage soon.
