ON FOOD • FAMILY • ANIMALS • NATURE

ON FOOD • FAMILY •
ANIMALS • NATURE

Misothery: Contempt for Animals and Nature, Its Origins, Purposes, and Repercussions

Abstract and Keywords Our worldview is made of animals. Our views of animals determine how we see nature—the living world, as well as our part in it. Pre-agricultural peoples were intrigued by ani­mals, their behaviors, and powers. In these totemic societies, animals were seen as First Beings, ancestors, and there was a sense of kinship […]

Investigative Report:
Going, Going, Gone

From 1993 (PDF) A little-known auction circuit that stretches from Ohio to Texas is selling thousands of exotic animals, from monkeys and leopards to genetic novelties like “ligers” and “zorses.” It’s a $100-million-a-year business—and growing.