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Hawking for Nighthawks

10,000 Birds

Especially as we were at the time about to experience a rapidly advancing tropical storm. Striated Heron in breeding plumage – extra plumes and blue lores. Farmers keep their livestock in this wetland also. Arriving before sunrise, we could already see the thick clouds on the horizon.

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On "Knockout Animals"

Animal Person

Is it true that the least I can do is support the engineering of animals who experience less unpleasantness than they would have had they not been engineered that way? In other words, the perception of pain is affected. My objection is: Why do such research when you don't need to? That action is to opt out and go vegan.