User:Brian Tomasik/sandbox/Ethical views on insects

Jainism
In line with the principle of Ahimsa, Jain monks walk carefully over the ground to ensure they don't step on insects. They sweep their temples very carefully. Some wear muslin cloths over their mouths to avoid accidentally swallowing flies.

todo
Jainism, Buddhism, biocentrism, Lockwood, do insects feel pain, Albert Schweitzer rescued worms, ...

Jennifer Mather, Christof Koch quote, environ-ethics views

Carruthers, P. (2007). Invertebrate minds: a challenge for ethical theory. The Journal of Ethics 11(3): 275-297

Invertebrate welfare: an overlooked issue http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?pid=S0021-25712013000100004&script=sci_arttext&tlng=p