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Isolation, a.k.a. Business as Usual

10,000 Birds

Before we got to our destination, I pulled the car over to investigate an almost deafening twittering. A female American Redstart showed up, but all attention was quickly diverted to a group of Channel-billed Toucans that had just arrived. We counted seven of these alluring birds while I killed my camera battery.

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Radlo Foods Pledging Conversion to Cage-Free Eggs

Critter News

Good news following an investigation of farm animal abuses by Mercy for Animals. In a written statement the company said it was making the move after an investigation revealed that Radlo Foods violated the terms of an agreement by working with a farm that is not in compliance with its strict animal welfare standards.

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Hope for Hen Welfare

Critter News

Animal Welfare Groups Win Industry Backing for First-Ever Federal Regulation of Hen Welfare Groundswell of Public Support Results in Full Court Press for Nationwide Law Protecting Chickens to Replace State-by-State Initiatives WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. A press release I received from the Farm Sanctuary.

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