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Revenge Birding (Shanghai, early June 2022)

10,000 Birds

In a press statement released by the species, it says “We are proud to raise our own chicks and condemn the practice of some of our relatives to dupe other birds into becoming foster parents” During the lockdown here in my Shanghai apartment complex, the TV advertisements in the elevators were not changed for almost 3 months.

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Questionable Practices at the Calgary Zoo

Critter News

Another animal dies at the Calgary Zoo and more questions are being raised about their practices. Incidents include a hippo who died in transport from Denver and a Turkmenian markhor, a species of wild goat, hung itself at the zoo after becoming trapped by a rope. The fatality is one in a string of animal deaths in recent years.

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And Man Created Dog

4 The Love Of Animals

The Birth of the Herding Dog ” – Meet Miller, an adorable Pyreneese dog who was born and raised among the goats he herds for his owner. “ “ The Start of the Domestic Dog ” – When early man began leaving food scraps beside a dwindling campfire, dogs followed their noses, and domestication began. “

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Annual Animal Care Gala in NYC

4 The Love Of Animals

The event is to be held at Pacha on Thursday, October 22, 2009, and all funds raised will benefit the city’s broad rescue, shelter and adoption services. Last year, AC&C hosted over 200 guests and raised $85,000 for the Animal Care cause. And not just dogs and cats: goats, cows, and even tortoises have been rescued by Animal Care.

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On Peaceable Kingdom, Part Deux

Animal Person

The voices of Jim Vandersluis and Cheri Ezell-Vandersluis of Maple Farm Sanctuary were especially poignant, and the anguish in their faces--in their eyes--jumps off the screen as they explain how and when it hit them that the business of raising goats for milk requires surrendering the babies to be slaughtered.

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Journey to the End of the World

10,000 Birds

I leave acacias behind and enter the village, at first raised on low concrete platforms, barely half a meter above the tidal mud flat. One goat is feeding on fish hanging to dry along the sticks. Chiku raises a fist and smiles victoriously. The whole village smells of fish – its raison d’etre. Are you sure,” I ask suspiciously.

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The Kirtland’s Warbler: The Story of a Bird’s Fight Against Extinction and the People Who Saved It: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The material on Bermuda is particularly engrossing, illustrating what it is like to be a researcher in a remote area of the seemingly-glamorous Bahamas, studying birds and counting berries at sites called the Goat Farm and Dead Dog Road. There are also the larger issues of negotiating with the Bermuda government and its landowners for access.

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