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San Francisco Zoo Struggles After Tiger Attack

Critter News

Animal experts descended for investigations of their own, and employee morale sank to an all- time low. Insurance companies and the city settled lawsuits in conjunction with the fatal mauling and a 2006 attack of a zookeeper who was assaulted by the same tiger during a public feeding. Now, facing a $2.2

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On ANIMAL EQUALITY, by Joan Dunayer

Animal Person

A handful Animal Person readers since May of 2006, when I started this then-daily blog, have asked me if I've read Joan Dunayer. Here are some of my favorite quotes: " Companion anima l reduces a dog, cat, or other nonhuman to the role of companion. And now that I've read Animal Equality and begun Speciesism , I think I know why.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

10,000 Birds

Letters from Eden (Houghton Mifflin, 2006) will soon be followed by a memoir about the birds she has raised, healed, studied and followed throughout her life. You may not agree with it… but for millions of people across this nation hunting is a moral thing to do. 18 Responses to “Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! .&#

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