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Happy 50th Anniversary Jane Goodall Institute

4 The Love Of Animals

The purpose of her trip was to study the behavior of the resident chimpanzees in order to better understand humans. What she learned then added to our understanding of what means to be human. Happy 50th Anniversary Jane Goodall Institute originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on July 14, 2010.

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Steven M. Wise on Legal Rights for Animals

Animal Ethics

The legal rights of nonhuman animals might first be achieved in any of three ways. For example, the Treaty of Amsterdam that came into force on May 1, 1999, formally acknowledged that nonhuman animals are “sentient beings” and not merely goods or agricultural products. Wise , “ The Evolution of Animal Law Since 1950 ,” chap.

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Bird Talk: An Exploration of Avian Communication–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The six chapters that follow explore bird communication in mating; defending territory; rearing children; responding to predators; interacting with neighbors and functioning in large groups; and communicating successfully in a noisy human world. There is so much here! I do wish there was more about research on female bird song. Odom, Naomi E.

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Five Ways to Keep Your Pet Safe on Halloween Day

4 The Love Of Animals

Pet Care Helps to Promote Humane Halloween. Halloween may be full of tricks and treats for humans, but the holiday does not hold the same appeal for our pet counterparts. Sweets may look appealing to pets, but candy – especially chocolate – can be downright toxic to animals. Five Ways to Keep Your Pet Safe on Halloween Day.

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Pet Paradise Resort to donate ALL pet hair clippings

4 The Love Of Animals

Did you know that pet hair clippings (and human hair too) can be used to help clean up oil? Pet Paradise was formed in 2002 and currently has 13 facilities in operation of which nine are located throughout Florida; two are in Houston, and one each in New Orleans and Charlotte. We sure love to share great press releases like this one!

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On the Freezing of Birds

Animal Person

My animal rescue-life has had many phases. From 2002-2005 I was heavily ensconced in a bird and waterfowl phase with sometimes daily drama of the life-and-death variety that led to my unintentional education about all things duck (Muscovies, in particular). In other words, I may as well have doused him in gasoline and set fire to him.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

You can buy some extra time by presoaking the animal in a basin of ice water.)" For Engber, who dispassionately describes procedures most of the time, the "advances" in the medical care of humans are all well worth what he and other vivisectionists do to dogs and other sentient nonhumans. It "guarantees humane treatment?"