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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act – Part II

10,000 Birds

The Obama Administration formally adopted the strict liability interpretation in a memo. From 2010-2018, FWS opened about 60 enforcement actions per year, mostly relating to the electric distribution and transmission (30 actions/year) and oil and gas (15 actions/year) industries.

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Adopt-a-Pet.com Guest Post

4 The Love Of Animals

The following is a guest post from the amazing animal lovers of Adopt-a-Pet.com. Adopt-a-Pet.com is the world’s largest non-profit pet adoption website. Sadly there are 4 million healthy adoptable companion animals killed in shelters each year due to overcrowding. For more information visit this page [link].

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act

10,000 Birds

The Obama Administration adopted this interpretation in a memo. From 2010-2018, FWS opened about 60 enforcement actions per year, mostly relating to the electric distribution and transmission (30 actions/year) and oil and gas (15 actions/year) industries. Anyone can comment on the proposal using a simple online form. * * *.

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On Bad Presidential Puppy Decisions

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They can say that the puppy was needing to be re-homed, therefore it's like adopting from a rescue group. But I didn't campaign for a presidential greyhound for exactly the same reason Obama's decision was disappointing: it glorifies pure breed dogs.

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