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The unnecessary cruelty of Buddhist Fang Sheng.
On a recent trip to Cambodia I was saddened to see that the practice of releasing wild caught birds and other animals for merit is still flourishing. The tradition is variously called Fang Sheng, life release or merit releasing. Vendors on the waterfront in Phnom Penh near the Royal Palace and at the iconic temple…
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From ant to elephant, come fly with me. The farce of ESAs.
Here is a conundrum: what is the difference between a companion pet and an emotional support animal or an ESA as we apparently need to call them? For those not familiar with this relatively new phenomenon, an ESA is an animal not trained to perform a specific task to aid a disabled person in the…