From animal welfare to AI models, #research often frames questions in ways that center #human priorities and exclude nonhuman perspectives. Anthropologist Christine Webb suggests imagining alternative intelligences — like mosses — that prioritize #coexistence and ecological #resilience over dominance. ▶️ https://bigthink.com/mini-philosophy/the-bias-that-is-holding-ai-back/
Her new #book: The Arrogant Ape

#AI #moreThanHuman #narratives #framing #anthropocentrism #humanHubris #mosstodon #intelligence #philosophy #ecology #animalWelfare

From animal welfare to AI models, #research often frames questions in ways that center #human priorities and exclude nonhuman perspectives. Anthropologist Christine Webb suggests imagining alternative intelligences — like mosses — that prioritize #coexistence and ecological #resilience over dominance. ▶️ https://bigthink.com/mini-philosophy/the-bias-that-is-holding-ai-back/
Her new #book: The Arrogant Ape

#AI #moreThanHuman #narratives #framing #anthropocentrism #humanHubris #mosstodon #intelligence #philosophy #ecology #animalWelfare

New in our electronic collection:

➡️ Who is Conscious? A Guide to the Minds of #Animals

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1093/9780197818657.001.0001

#OpenAccess #OpenScience #books #bookstodon #consciousness #AnimalWelfare #zoology #ecology

Humans have no low bar for animal cruelty. Even coffee beans are fucking force-fed to civets in cages and shat out again for the benefit of #KopiLuwak afficionados 🙄 Jfc. Fucking enshittified fois gras coffee!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_luwak

#AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights

Humans have no low bar for animal cruelty. Even coffee beans are fucking force-fed to civets in cages and shat out again for the benefit of #KopiLuwak afficionados 🙄 Jfc. Fucking enshittified fois gras coffee!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_luwak

#AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights

"The government this month announced its plans to change pig welfare regulations including around the use of the crates ...

Documents have shown the government's own animal welfare experts disagreed with the approach taken, which were developed after eight meetings with NZ Pork."

#RussellPalmer, 2025

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/577252/no-consultation-on-pig-welfare-regulation-changes-spca

#RNZ #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights #SowCrates #NZPork

Rosenberg is an #AnimalRights activist with the group Direct Action Everywhere, or #DxE, which is known for animal rescues & #protests that often garner national attention. #PerdueFarms is one of the largest poultry producers in the country & supplies major grocery chains….

#law #AnimalCruelty #FactoryFarms #AnimalWelfare

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2510/S00045/the-long-wait-in-the-crate-why-2035-is-too-late-for-new-zealands-pigs.htm #nzpol #animalwelfare submissions close this Thursday 23 October

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2510/S00045/the-long-wait-in-the-crate-why-2035-is-too-late-for-new-zealands-pigs.htm #nzpol #animalwelfare submissions close this Thursday 23 October

An independent global conservation organization visited 25 animal cafes in Tokyo and its surrounding areas, where it found bacteria such as E. coli at six of the stores, as well as inadequate sanitation at many of them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/japan/society/wwf-japan-survey-animal-cafes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #animalwelfare #animalcafes #tokyo

John Hume, the South African who bred the world’s biggest rhino herd, has been arrested on charges of smuggling millions of dollars worth of the endangered animals’ horns. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/20/wildlife/rhino-herd-horn-smuggling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #wildlife #rhinos #southafrica #endangered #animalwelfare #poaching

Pets have emerged as collateral damage of immigration raids in Los Angeles County that picked up this summer under the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, when their owners get detained or deported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/06/world/society/pets-la-shelters-immigration-raids/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #losangeles #california #pets #dogs #cats #animalwelfare #immigration #migration #us #donaldtrump

Thailand's captive lion population has exploded in recent years, with nearly 500 registered in zoos, breeding farms, petting cafes and homes in the country where ownership of the big cat is legal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/asia-pacific/society/thailand-pet-lion-problem/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #lions #thailand #pets #animalwelfare #southeastasia

It’s a huge win for #AnimalWelfare - and a powerful reminder that how we treat #animals reflects who we are.

Let’s hope the rest of the world follows Sweden’s lead. Because cruelty isn’t tradition—it’s a choice.

It’s a huge win for #AnimalWelfare - and a powerful reminder that how we treat #animals reflects who we are.

Let’s hope the rest of the world follows Sweden’s lead. Because cruelty isn’t tradition—it’s a choice.