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Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration

10,000 Birds

His adventures were first documented (to my knowledge) for the birding public in Miyoko Chu’s in Songbird Journeys (2006). And she is very conscious of the ethics involved in the scientific processes she describes, even interviewing an ethics specialist on whether we should be burdening tiny birds with our scientific apparatus.

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On Killing Cows to Save Elephants

Animal Person

All the proceeds will benefit the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation (GTAEF) conservation, which has rescued 11 baby and young-adult elephants since its inception in 2006. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. Those pondering a pair should act fast. There are only 50 available.

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Note to Those Wanting Promotion: Pay Attention

Animal Person

But that was back in 2006. Tags: Activism Books Current Affairs Ethics Language Animal Rights Animal Welfare Compassion in World Farming World Farming. Note to Compassion in World Farming: I want to see the end of farms that use sentient nonhumans. Not a change in the way they do things.

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Environmental Groups Call For End To USDA Wildlife Killing

Critter News

Additionally, Wildlife Services puts little emphasis on using non-lethal methods, and puts few resources towards developing new, ethical non-lethal research; • Unnecessary and Fiscally Unsound - Taxpayers are paying the bill for these activities, and Wildlife Services fails to protect the businesses it supposedly helps.

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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. Tags: Activism Books Ethics Language. And now that I've read Animal Equality and begun Speciesism , I think I know why. Chance is so close! Please consider a gift.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

All these would have to be tagged if the National Animal Identification System becomes mandatory, and for no purpose, because none of my animals will be sold overseas for food. I expect that the industry groups would like to put my farmer friends out of business with the costs and hassles of tagging their animals, to eliminate competition.

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We Interrupt Regularly Scheduled.

Animal Person

Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics. by Mark Weisbrot, Los Angeles Times, July 23, 2009 [link] (July 23, 2009).

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