<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:37:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@goose/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[PSA: On Halloween, please remember your pets aren't props or accessories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image source This Halloween, please remember that your pets have feelings too. No matter how social they are or how excited they are initially to participate in whatever you're doing, it's not fair to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/halloween/@goose/psa-on-halloween-please-remember-your-pets-aren-t-props-or-accessories</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/halloween/@goose/psa-on-halloween-please-remember-your-pets-aren-t-props-or-accessories</guid><category><![CDATA[halloween]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2016 19:24:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXqchLRFDhipUBU7yQ65t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week in Animal Rights Week of Oct 9 2016]]></title><description><![CDATA[TripAdvisor to stop selling tickets to many animal attractions  TripAdvisor announced this week that by early 2017, it will stop selling tickets to hundreds of attractions that threaten the health or wellbeing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animal-rights/@goose/this-week-in-animal-rights-week-of-oct-9-2016</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animal-rights/@goose/this-week-in-animal-rights-week-of-oct-9-2016</guid><category><![CDATA[animal-rights]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2016 19:23:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF5VZod9qvUTnmBQt3vJHvFXizLN9yaHvg3HMcetys7HSr5zjAQEfb6JmqWDSM73XBy914k6WqG6PKoh5eXR5CQvHqifeqo4F6uSRhNiiwyaRppjycwTktq3RhfAGD8G1c9cH4S1C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week in Animal Rights (with my biased commentary!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kangaroo fur slippers – the latest fashion craze Add another animal to the list of those trapped and killed for their fur because fashion demands it.   fashionistas are hungry for pelts used]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vegan/@goose/this-week-in-animal-rights-with-my-biased-commentary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vegan/@goose/this-week-in-animal-rights-with-my-biased-commentary</guid><category><![CDATA[vegan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2016 03:42:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Gr7d242AAPKgngThGSRgSwdmNJKjfQSU6n7Yuubo6iK6jWq7UasDHWUBGijSVBzDpTpgtjCzPsrDnewh3C3Vche6o8BydriCuTmQEA4a6aYQ8Va4WoojikDSvgfGLXDTGTXmB6DQQYXb5mN5sxP5S9s4emK4oAbmf3Yndu76q7Ai1pi5gfA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speak Up for Animals: you don’t need a dietary adjustment; you need an attitude adjustment]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is a Personal Choice? One of the most common things people say in response to arguments for veganism goes something like this, “I have no problem with people being vegan. I think that’s great if it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animal-ethics/@goose/speak-up-for-animals-you-don-t-need-a-dietary-adjustment-you-need-an-attitude-adjustment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animal-ethics/@goose/speak-up-for-animals-you-don-t-need-a-dietary-adjustment-you-need-an-attitude-adjustment</guid><category><![CDATA[animal-ethics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2016 15:07:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXqcrxRC51yc7ctmjvPWN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animals as Persons: The Nonhuman Rights Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyer Steven Wise was first introduced to the ideas of animal rights and animal personhood by reading philosophy books. He soon realized, however, that philosophers and lawyers mean different things when]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@goose/animals-as-persons-the-nonhuman-rights-project</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@goose/animals-as-persons-the-nonhuman-rights-project</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2016 14:25:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eAhQXKtFQzKLJPUQH6GV8T27aErnUzV8XeN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bloody History of Labor Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor Day has a bloody history, and I’m not just referring to the slaughtered animals grilled and served up at barbecues at Labor Day picnics. The holiday was a hard-won concession labor unions got out]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@goose/the-bloody-history-of-labor-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@goose/the-bloody-history-of-labor-day</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2016 23:03:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyBE4oEA4DgdsjqHVu5bBcL455rhRvpisM78Drnk7hkTyXrBbrqDJ8HDWfrZEEmyJ78nfwSJ9hhjwYNkRhhcHqBCUfrqjoKRs8SczJ3SQAVcikuJ7JYVdwcakn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Literary Lists: from Sei Shonagon’s The Pillow Book to “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lists have a long history in literature, dating back to Sumerian times with a king’s instructions to his son on how to live a good life, with advice like, “the eyes of the slanderer always move around]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@goose/literary-lists-from-sei-shonagon-s-the-pillow-book-to-girl-by-jamaica-kincaid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@goose/literary-lists-from-sei-shonagon-s-the-pillow-book-to-girl-by-jamaica-kincaid</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 06:14:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrVREU7wm51jpHF2qdNM17C4Na8AVAp11dQnM3m9BGBDDjRoASh6cYuCu4WHT6wuaEuMFSMMVA6eYk9tLZiQFySeV5x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animals as Persons: What's Sentience Got to Do With  It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why do we respect other people? Because we like them or have relationships with them? Because they are capable of reciprocating? Because they belong to the same social group, or ethnic group? Or is it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@goose/animals-as-persons-what-s-sentience-got-to-do-with-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@goose/animals-as-persons-what-s-sentience-got-to-do-with-it</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2016 22:37:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXpWjEGkx4eWLqKr29Wbp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animals as Persons:  An Introduction to Animal Rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Things and Persons You’ve probably heard the expression, “Animals are people, too.” It’s a cute expression meant to show respect for animals, but actually being a person has a great deal of significance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@goose/animals-as-persons-an-introduction-to-animal-rights</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@goose/animals-as-persons-an-introduction-to-animal-rights</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2016 00:50:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mMxKEVjzteT6E1G5H9wCTFuRJUCv7vxgHsbXv6ehLJd49fkbye2md3eMjfCKkHgqEVnxHghNcJKPeYb2bz53mytBoHzJ7VkmFMWN7JfuaW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Chandelier Tree in Silver Lake near Los Angeles (photos)]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@goose/the-chandelier-tree-in-silver-lake-near-los-angeles-photos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@goose/the-chandelier-tree-in-silver-lake-near-los-angeles-photos</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 10:25:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY8A42psxBeeXheF74Dbk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man shoots roommate after a fight with a bee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shortly afterwards... A couple of months ago: The news story:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@goose/man-shoots-roommate-after-a-fight-with-a-bee</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@goose/man-shoots-roommate-after-a-fight-with-a-bee</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 01:06:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY7reP4tiZ1U9EXFpc6xN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnows: The Steemit Curation Technique That Will Actually Make You Money (and You Don’t Have to Be First in Line)]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can make money from curating quality content on Steemit, but it has nothing to do with voting or commenting. I’ve been on Steemit for a little more than a week now. I’ve tried writing what I thought]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@goose/minnows-the-curation-technique-that-will-actually-make-you-money-on-steemit-and-you-don-t-have-to-be-first-in-line</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@goose/minnows-the-curation-technique-that-will-actually-make-you-money-on-steemit-and-you-don-t-have-to-be-first-in-line</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2016 16:33:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83j5SszZk312r92HUodmUUwKq23mv4e8nAT7bj8EoRVfWQfyCiuhLKbpbjdqXzv6BhoWBng21X3FRG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should We Intervene in Nature to Help Wild Animals?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does nature know best? Animals in the wild suffer all the time from accidents, injuries, diseases, hunger, and thirst in situations in which we could help them. Yet many people believe that we shouldn’t]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@goose/should-we-intervene-in-nature-to-help-wild-animals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@goose/should-we-intervene-in-nature-to-help-wild-animals</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2016 18:21:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXrMmo8hwzgsa9WFXPq6v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Circuses Are on Their Way Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus have announced that by 2018 they will no longer feature elephants in their shows. This comes after many lawsuits, fines, and cities that have banned circuses]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@goose/circuses-are-on-their-way-out</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@goose/circuses-are-on-their-way-out</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2016 21:31:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMdoZVSE73mCnaT8EK5jA2uehEaUGTB8zhPhwfRoAMbcYnY97anpZ1y2Jar2Ghqox6ADcrrF52WaTtwzYDzGYe2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human-Animal Hybrids Coming Soon!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A modern-day chimera is “a hybrid organism with organs or tissues from multiple species… Scientists have mixed-and-matched human and animal cells for years, hoping to one day grow replacement human organs]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@goose/nih-now-says-you-can-grow-human-animal-hybrids</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@goose/nih-now-says-you-can-grow-human-animal-hybrids</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2016 15:28:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mMxKEVjzteT6F9TdN2V9DAAMHuMnddJtsoop15kDp3B4ZVXqHLzy8UHAw2fkMJXfE4VijVZUvzDud7vRVYTm32incdETc7sRauMqG2wqbL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sheep Jumping For Joy While Playing]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@goose/a-sheep-jumping-for-joy-while-playing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@goose/a-sheep-jumping-for-joy-while-playing</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2016 09:07:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eEHiuYxGUkGjwtUcQvHcApRjWfsG9BoDLnA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit enhancement suggestions to keep minnows happy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently @powercouple wrote a blog post on “why we think Steemit will take over Facebook, Twitter and other social networks within this year! ” which I suggest reading. 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But that's nothing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@goose/how-many-wild-animals-are-there</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@goose/how-many-wild-animals-are-there</guid><category><![CDATA[animals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 19:09:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57su8sXzVF89iQMBU5qna57br7um5GmUj9KSQ1iw6e7e8LbpYmWKCoNU3ESnB9ppMkUhd1zqaVibXNUgtu3LjtS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Makes a Chicken Happy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chickens like to spend time in the sunshine, spread their wings, dust bathe, spend time with their families and find safe places to hide their eggs.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animalethics/@goose/what-makes-a-chicken-happy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animalethics/@goose/what-makes-a-chicken-happy</guid><category><![CDATA[animalethics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 17:20:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72idE55WxeUj8USnXfm5a3M4AhWjgtBLiRubaQhjZvY42tdhJ57xGuyduGSPRnLvRWgDMeBJa97Jjp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>