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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

10,000 Birds

Mark Gamin, a Cleveland lawyer, likes cats and birds both. There is evidence that toxoplasma leads, in humans, to an elevated risk of mental illness and depression. The traditional, supposedly humane answer to the glut of feral cats has been institution of “TNR” programs – trap, neuter, return.

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Listening to a Continent Sing

10,000 Birds

Mark Gamin, a Cleveland lawyer, likes both birds and books, which makes him an ideal birding book reviewer. At a couple of points he reveals his loathing — not too strong a word — for the college biology department where he is a professor, and he admits that he knows birds “perhaps better than I know most of my human friends.”.

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Birding Without Borders: A Review

10,000 Birds

Strycker, an Associate Editor of “ Birding ” magazine and author of a really fine 2014 book, “ The Thing With Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human ,” is obviously a brilliant birder and a fine writer. And he proves himself, in “ Birding Without Borders ,” to be a charming companion-on-paper, as well.

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Smoky in the Hearts of the Veterans

4 The Love Of Animals

Is it possible to observe some features of humans in their behavior? Moreover, heroic deeds might be of dogs’ prerogative as well, contributing to their kind-hearted and humane nature. Wynne from Cleveland. Yes, responsible and caring individuals often treat them as family members, which seems essential and adorable.

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Selling Birds Short: A Heretical View Of Avian Intelligence

10,000 Birds

When people like Arthur Cleveland Bent and John James Audubon would be envious of your skills, there is reason to rejoice. A profound and deep understanding of birds is hard to complain about. Even 50 years ago, someone describing the internet as it exists today would come off sounding like a paranoid schizophrenic, at best. But I digress.

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

He clearly thinks that it is wrong to cause animals to suffer unnecessarily, but he appears to be somewhat ambivalent about killing animals (provided the killing is carried out humanely). I suspect that underlying his thinking here is a common rationalization that many of my students initially embrace. Running time: 12 Minutes.