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Seeking the Bahama Nuthatch

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Hayes of Loma Linda University, who has studied the nuthatch since 2004. By 2004, the nuthatch population on Grand Bahama was said to range from a few hundred to several thousand. The ornithologist James Bond first found the unusual nuthatch in 1931 on Grand Bahama Island. Snakes, cats and raccoons preyed on the nuthatches as well.

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The Biggest Urban Pygmy Cormorant Roost is Finally Protected!!

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One of the very first Pygmy Cormorant promotions: League for Ornithological Action organised this roost watch in December 2004. In recent years, the overwintering population in Belgrade is around 4,000 Pygmy Cormorants, representing 2 percent of the global population and over 5 percent of the European population. Photo Milan Obradovic.

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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomes a baby white rhinoceros!

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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomes its seventh baby white rhino since 2004. Busch Gardens has celebrated a total of seventh white rhino births since October 2004. The adorable baby, a female, will join other rhinos in the 26-acre white rhino habitat on Busch Gardens’ Serengeti Plain.

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Calling all Dogs: Celebrate National Dog Day with Free Ice Cream August 25

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Founded in 2004, National Dog Day is observed annually on August 26. All dogs – whether Best Friends clients or not – are invited to stop by any of our 42 locations on Saturday between 9 a.m. for a free ice cream.”. Canine guests must be on leash and accompanied by a human companion.

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Minnesota Activist Indicted for Animal Terrorism

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According to the indictment, unsealed today, DeMuth committed "animal enterprise terrorism and cause[d] economic damage to the animal enterprise in an amount exceeding $10,000" between Nov. The Animal Liberation Front claimed responsibility for vandalizing two labs and three offices at the University of Iowa on Nov.

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Sign ALDF Petition to Help Kentucky's Homeless Animals

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The State used to provide oversight, but in 2004, they abrogated responsibility to the counties. Sounds like it's hell for these animals in Kentucky shelters. According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, things are not going well. Please sign the petition to help them.

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Why Is the Federal Government Awarding Contracts to a Company That Was Involved in Smuggling Primates?

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Signed on 2004-04-15. Completion date: 2004-05-05. Biggest contracts: $232,500 with Army for Live Animals, Not Raised for Food. Signed on 2005-08-12. Completion date: 2005-10-17. 49,620 with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for Live Animals, Not Raised for Food. Taking place in MT. Signed on 2002-08-15.

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John Passmore (1914-2004) on Animal Suffering

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Neither Aquinas nor Kant nor Newman denied, however, that animals could suffer: Descartes and Malebranche thought differently. It is impossible, they argued, to be cruel to animals, since animals are incapable of feeling.

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Joel Feinberg (1926-2004) on Animal Rights

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So far McCloskey is on solid ground, but one can quarrel with his denial that any animals but humans have interests. I should think that the trustee of funds willed to a dog or cat is more than a mere custodian of the animal he protects. Rather his job is to look out for the interests of the animal and make sure no one denies it its due.

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The Four Goshawks

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It took place eight years later, in November 2004 by the bank of the Veliko Ratno Island. For the fourth sighing, I have to go back in time, to August 2004, birding the slopes of Mt. But no, that sighting is no longer in my head, only on paper. And, now, at eBird. Yet, one other hunting attempt in the same area I do remember.

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DeMuth Agrees to Plea Bargain

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DeMuth was originally charged in connection with a 2004 lab break-in at the University of Iowa that caused more than $400,000 in damage. Scott DeMuth, a sociology graduate student at the University of Minnesota charged last year with felony conspiracy under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act agreed yesterday to a plea bargain.

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UK May Require Microchipping of Dogs

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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said the number of complaints about dog fights had soared tenfold between 2004 and 2008, the last year for which figures were available. In 2009, London Deputy Mayor Kit Malthouse called for action on what he called "weapon dogs."

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The Swallow-tailed Kites in Florida Are Now Heading South…

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In about a week after the last count, no kite will be seen at or near the roost (Meyer 2004). By the August 1st, the number was about 1000 birds and by August 28 there were only 210 birds left. Interestingly though, the purpose of getting together before migrating south is unclear. This is not the case. Photo Credits: Tim Kelly.

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John Passmore (1914-2004) on Bentham's Treatment of Animals

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As so often, the Benthamites could join hands with the evangelicals. "The French have already discovered," Bentham wrote, "that the blackness of the skin is no reason why a human being should be abandoned without redress to the caprice of a tormentor. It may come one day to be recognised that the number of legs.

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Lion Population Decreasing in Kenya

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Kenya's lion population has dropped from an estimated 2,749 in 2002 to 2,280 in 2004 and probably just 2000 individuals in 2009.

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Low Prosecution of Bird Crime in Scotland

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And furthermore, not a single jail term has been imposed since custodial sentences were introduced in 2004 for such crimes, which are having a grave impact on the populations of some of Scotland's most iconic yet vulnerable species, including golden eagles, red kites and hen harriers.

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New Iberia Inspection Documents Available

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7, 2004, found numerous problems. . # A May 23, 2007, USDA inspection revealed several problems with drainage and waste disposal operations, and peeling paint in primate housing areas. # A 2006 inspection found no problems. USDA inspections dated July 19, 2005 and Dec.

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Baby Lemurs at Busch Gardens

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Since its inception in 2004, the Fund has donated more than $6 million to more than 500 projects around the world. The non-profit, private charitable foundation is committed to supporting wildlife and habitat conservation, research, education and animal rescue programs worldwide. For more on the Fund, visit SWBG-ConservationFund.org.

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John Passmore (1914-2004) on the History of Animal Cruelty

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Once a definite social movement got under way in the West with its objective the restricting of man's treatment of animals, it moved with relative rapidity. Moral philosophers began to regard it as an obvious truth that it is wrong to treat animals cruelly.

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Joel Feinberg (1926-2004) on the Logic of Animal Rights

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According to a great many philosophers and jurisprudents, animals do not have rights for the simple reason that they are not the kinds of beings who can have rights. We can have duties concerning animals, these writers are often quick to add, but those duties are not owed to the animals as their due, and thus cannot be claimed against us as rights.

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John Passmore (1914-2004) on the Mediaeval View of Animals

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In the popular mediaeval tradition, as contrasted with official theology, there are many legends which associate saintliness and martyrdom with kindness to animals: even Jerome has his lion, to say nothing of Androcles. Vicious animals in that tradition were like the Gadarene swine , inhabited by demons.

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Hard for Russian Veterinarians to Use Anesthesia Due to Russian Drug Laws

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Outcry among vets ensued, and it was reinstated for veterinary use in 2004, but under such strict conditions that it is almost impossible to obtain. "It It was technically legalized but in reality rejected.

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John Passmore (1914-2004) on the Moral Status of Animals

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One restriction on the absolutism of man's rule over Nature is now generally accepted: moral philosophers and public opinion agree that it is morally impermissible to be cruel to animals.

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Foie Gras Disappearing From San Diego Restaurants

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In addition, back in 2004, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a bill making foie gras illegal starting in 2012. I can't say I've always felt it was the best use of time. Having said that though, I see that these types of protests have had an effect in the San Diego area.

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Biomedical Foundation Launches Campaign to Show Animal Research is Grrrrrrreat!

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Since 2004, public support for humane animal research to advance human and animal health has fallen 10 points. Once again, they're just using their most effective weapon.guilt. The Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) announced today it has launched a one-year national animal research education campaign.

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Dog Flu Facts

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The dog flu first emerged as a threat in 2004. Here are some important dog flu facts: WHAT IS THE DOG FLU? The H3N8 virus, more commonly referred to as the Dog Flu or canine influenza. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says canine influenza has now been detected in more than 30 states.

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University of Iowa Animal Lab Goes Underground

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14, 2004, break-in at animal research laboratories in the U of I’s Spence Laboratories and Seashore Hall cost about $425,000 and temporarily stalled some research. The links would mean researchers would never have to transport animals above ground, said Jordan Cohen, interim U of I vice president for research. Advertisement.

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Ten Years Gone

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Ten Years Gone

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Cute of the day: Baby White Rhino!

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The October 2004 birth of Mlaleni and Tambo’s first calf, Malaika, marked the first white rhino birth in the adventure park’s history. The female rhino was born in the night quarters adjacent to their 26-acre white rhino habitat on Busch Gardens’ Serengeti Plain.

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Ten Years Gone

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Whooping Crane Ancestry

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Over a decade from 1993 to 2004, conservationists released 289 captive-raised Whooping Cranes into Osceola, Lake and Polk counties in Central Florida. The re-introduction of a non-migratory flock in Florida was designed to be an insurance policy should anything drastic happen to the migratory flock.

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Ten Years Gone

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Calgary Zoo in Big Trouble

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For example, there was a higher-than expected number of bats passing away each year between 2004 and 2008, but the zoo didn’t do anything to decide why. The audit, created a picture of aging, crumbling institutions and outlined vital communication problems between staff and managers.

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Ten Years Gone

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Good news for the Wood Stork

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Since 2004, the three-year averages (2003 to 2012) for nesting pairs ranged from 7,086 to 10,147, all above the 6,000 three-year average identified in the 1997 recovery plan as the threshold to consider reclassifying the species to threatened status.