Fifty years ago, my first article arguing that it is wrong to treat animals as we did appeared in the New York Review of Books. Two years later my book “Animal Liberation” was published, after which it is credited with triggering the modern animal rights movement. Similar ethical perspectives are now supported by many philosophers. But the factual descriptions in that book of what we do to animals have long ceased to capture current conditions accurately. In updating the book, I could not avoid the question: Have we made progress in our attitudes toward animals and our treatment of them…

Sunshine, and plenty of it, is in BC’s forecast for the next week. And few things beat traveling the province during warm weather. However, if you have pets, having them inside your vehicle is the safest place for them. That’s according to the BC SPCA and the BC Highway Patrol, who say seeing dogs in the back of pickup trucks is thankfully becoming a thing of the past but it’s still concerning. 5:28 Spring safety guide for traveling with your pets “It’s not a common call now, but they do happen,” Cpl. Mike Moore of the BCHP said of dogs…

Certain canine breeds are classified asstrong dogsand have to be transported in a special bolstered container or crate when travelling within the baggage compartment. You’ll need to contact Air Canada Cargo Opens in New Window no extra than 30 days or less than 7 days prior to your anticipated journey date if you’re travelling with greater than two pets. Once checked in, our agents may not have the ability to take your pet greater than 60 minutes earlier than scheduled departure for worldwide flights and 120 minutes before scheduled departure for flights to/from the U.S. A designation of “doesn’t accept”…

This was adopted a century later by the Second Industrial Revolution which led to rapid scientific discovery, standardization, and mass manufacturing. New technologies have been developed, together with sewage systems, electricity, light bulbs, electrical motors, railroads, cars, and airplanes. These technological advances led to vital developments in medication, chemistry, physics, and engineering. They were accompanied by consequential social change, with the introduction of skyscrapers accompanied by speedy urbanization. Communication improved with the invention of the telegraph, the phone, the radio, and television. While technology contributes to financial growth and improves human prosperity, it may possibly even have negative impacts like…