Filling the Ark: Animal Welfare in Disasters

110 / Conclusion in place” or remain at home until the danger has passed. Nonperishables can be acquired beforehand, and in most ...

Noah’s Task / 111 Inertia makes it too easy to do nothing. Although people cannot be required to prepare for a disaster, I offer ...

112 / Conclusion many natural hazards differ by season. Pet supply stores could offer lists of what items to stock up on. Along ...

Noah’s Task / 113 mented for all animal products that enables consumers to make purchases that are consistent with their moral c ...

114 / Conclusion which is stored in lagoons or spread on the land (or both). The vol- ume of waste contains far more nutrients t ...

Noah’s Task / 115 proved facilities and these facilities have become increasingly con- centrated in particular areas of the coun ...

116 / Conclusion Birds, Marine Mammals, and Wildlife The issue of oil spills raises unique problems. Whereas in some cases our i ...

Noah’s Task / 117 in disasters of other kinds. With oil spills, where we are clearly at fault, some intervention is ethical, pro ...

118 / Conclusion and their populations tend to rebound very quickly. Incorrect feed can cause serious gastrointestinal problems, ...

Noah’s Task / 119 where to fi nd food. Because bears are not herd animals, a feeding program that drops food in designated areas ...

120 / Conclusion Three R’s, which is intended to reduce the numbers of animals used in research. The National Institutes of Heal ...

Noah’s Task / 121 only vague, tentative, brief depictions. They gave precise reports of how the best would involve straight A’s, ...

122 / Conclusion drowning. Yet, President George W. Bush appeared on Good Morn- ing America on September 1, 2005, and said, “I d ...

Noah’s Task / 123 unspecifi ed. For example, before Hurricane Katrina, a best-case sce- nario for animal rescuers would have mea ...

124 / Conclusion live on the coasts? In addition to the cognitive obstacles we face when questioning our uses of animals, there ...

Noah’s Task / 125 itat destruction, and disruption of migration routes. In short, any event that affects humans is also likely t ...

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Notes Introduction For a discussion of the distinction between pets and companion ani- mals, see Irvine, If You Tame Me. Park, ...

128 / Notes to Pages 6–16 Bolin and Stanford, Northridge Earthquake, 9. Arluke and Sanders, Regarding Animals, 9. See also Kalo ...

Notes to Pages 16–28 / 129 stock, with approximately fi fteen unique to cattle and sheep and seven to swine. Francione, Introdu ...