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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

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It’s the same reason so many people now cut up their plastic six-pack holders — because the connection between their soda and the strangled sea lion becomes obvious, visual and intimate. With all of her photos, she follows NANPA ethical guidelines, putting the welfare of birds and other wild animals ahead of any image. .

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Should is not a Solution

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In the past I have attributed some of this conflict to differences between the conservation mindset and that of animal rights/animal welfare. I wonder instead if this is actually about the difference between advocacy and action, and about the way things ‘should’ be. Those tasked with the how need the should.

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