Animal Sanctuary Woes Not Caused by Climate Change
20 hours ago Kip Hansen 45 Comments
New Brief by Kip Hansen — 24 February 2024
Seldom does the NY Times cover any story that I can physically fact-check. In this case today, the object of the story is “close enough” for me to visit and take photos.
The sad tale is recounted in this piece in the NY Times:
“Sanctuaries Can Protect Animals From Abuse, but Not From Climate Change — A growing number of animal refuges are being forced to move in the face of extreme rainfall, droughts and hurricanes caused by the planet’s warming.”
It deals with an animal refuge of the type known (officially) as a Farmed Animal Sanctuary [FAS]: “Farmed animal sanctuaries (FAS) provide care, shelter and advocacy of farmed animal species such as chickens, cows, goats, fish, horses, pig, turkeys, and sheep.” The specific FAS is called the Catskill Animal Sanctuary, though it is not in the Catskill Mountains but rather down in the valley closer to the Hudson River.
The claim is: “Climate Change is Driving Animal Sanctuaries to Relocate” – according to the official title of this article which is found in the meta-data for the webpage as “<title data-rh=”true”>Climate Change Is Driving Animal Sanctuaries To Relocate – The New York Times</title>” This claim is false in general and false in the specific instance of the Catskill Animal Sanctuary.Let’s see how the author of this NY Times piece makes this yet another “every story is a climate change story.” First, this article is “narrative journalism”. Narrative journalism:
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/02/25/animal-sanctuary-woes-not-caused-by-climate-change/
