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What’s Up with the ABA?  Part III (Finances)

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In particular, it appears that expenses were increased in response to what turned out to be a one-year revenue spike in 2007. One cause of the post-2007 revenue decline may have been the Great Recession. From 2005-2007, the ABA had a relatively healthy balance sheet, with net assets of approximately $1.0M.

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ASPCA Change Your Chicken Challenge #ChangeYourChicken

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The love that we have for all animals is what inspired us to begin this blog in 2007. So animal cruelty, of any kind, is something we do not take lightly. There are probably not many people who know and … Continue reading → The post ASPCA Change Your Chicken Challenge #ChangeYourChicken appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of October 2020)

10,000 Birds

Of the three, Eared Grebe is far-and-away the best, as it has been since 2007 since Corey last saw one in Queens. Corey had an excellent weekend’s birding, adding three species to his year list for Queens, Eared Grebe , Tundra Swan , and Red-shouldered Hawk. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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The Biggest Urban Pygmy Cormorant Roost is Finally Protected!!

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For almost 20 years during which the League for Ornithological Action had been following the Pygmy Cormorant in Belgrade, the maximum number was recorded in the winter of 2007/2008, when the population counted 6,728 individuals.

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Etched In My Heart

4 The Love Of Animals

Etched In My Heart was founded by Bob Tucker in 2007 based upon the need to provide pet lovers a custom gift or personalized frame that have beautiful designs specific to dogs, cats, rabbits, horses and birds. You can learn more (and see some adorable photos of the rescue at work) by clicking here.

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Fix Nation

4 The Love Of Animals

With financial support from a major donor, FixNation launched in July 2007, but after this year that five year start-up grant has ended and officials with the organization say they’re on the verge of having to dramatically cut back operations in 2012.

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Responsible Birding in Colombia with Jaguarundi Travel

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Around the year of 2007, I was working in the field living with various local communities and understanding their needs, while at the same time mass international tourism was starting in Colombia.

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Extraordinary Growth in Mountain Gorilla Population

Critter News

In contrast, the 2007 murders of 10 gorillas occurred under the Congolese government's control. The population—made famous by a series of murders in 2007—has grown by nearly 13 percent in the last 16 months, despite having no protection from civil war or poaching for 15 months, park rangers said Monday.

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Another Research Company Accused of Animal Mistreatment

Critter News

They include reports on 16 incidences of fractures received by primates and one swine during handling between 2007 and 2009. The documents, disclosed to OutsourcingPharma.com by Executive Director of SAEN, Michael Budkie, are said to have been released anonymously from a past or present employee.

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Resolve to Do Right by Animals in 2007!

Animal Ethics

Since the New Year's resolutions you have made for 2007 are your resolutions, I assume that you would actually like to succeed in keeping them. Join me in resolving to do right by animals in 2007. How and by when? Exercise more. How much more? What counts as eating right? Get in better shape. By what standards?

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A special Pied Oystercatcher

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On July 1st 2007 an egg was laid by a Pied Oystercatcher that was known to be an adult in 2002 and had been banded in nearby Roebuck Bay. They fed well in that area and by 18th September 2007 the young Pied Oystercatcher had learnt to fly. A second egg was laid the following day and the two eggs hatched at the end of the month.

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Washington Man Sentenced for Gall Bladder Trafficking

Critter News

Investigators say Page admitted buying 35 gall bladders in 2007 and 2008, including 17 from undercover officers. Page, a meat cutter from Curlew, was sentenced to a year jail in Ferry County Superior Court after being convicted on six counts of unlawful trafficking in wildlife. Page, 63, was sentenced Dec. 18 and was also fined $3,000.

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First Phoebe of 2015

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2007 – 26 March. If you are interested, here are the dates of my first phoebe from each of the last ten years. 2015 – 28 March. 2014 – 29 March. 2013 – 24 March. 2012 – 15 March. 2011 – 19 March. 2010 – 31 March. 2009 – 15 March. 2008 – 21 March. 2006 – 03 March. Great, I’m your first phoebe of 2015.

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Pretty Paws Giveaway

4 The Love Of Animals

Pretty Paws Accessories is an online boutique launched by Kelly in 2007. Contact information can be engraved onto the reverse of the tags. Even better? They offer free shipping on tags worldwide! She wanted to share her love and passion for animals, especially her own dogs, Suki, Kooki & Tia!

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When will the Pluvialis tundra plovers get their own family?

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See Fain and Houde 2007 and Baker et al. 2007 ) So though things haven’t moved just yet, it seems likely that additional data will accumulate eventually, compelling action by various taxonomic bodies. Baker et al.

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Ten Years Gone

Animal Ethics

Here are the posts from December 2007.

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Ten Years Gone

Animal Ethics

Here are the posts from November 2007.

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Pigs Used in Explosives Tests in Britain

Critter News

He said 25 pigs were used in 2006, 19 in 2007, 40 in 2008, and 35 in 2009. The tests "saved many lives" in Iraq and Afghanistan due to improvements in post-traumatic techniques, junior defence minister Quentin Davies said.

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Ten Years Gone

Animal Ethics

Here are the posts from October 2007.

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Ten Years Gone

Animal Ethics

Here are the posts from September 2007.

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Ten Years Gone

Animal Ethics

Here are the posts from August 2007.

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Ten Years Gone

Animal Ethics

Here are the posts from July 2007.

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Ten Years Gone

Animal Ethics

Here are the posts from June 2007.

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So Far, Mountain Gorilla Deaths Only from Natural Causes

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Remember that Virunga National Park has been under Congolese rebel control since 2007 and the park rangers have only just been allowed back in. Pretty amazing that the 7 mountain gorilla deaths recorded thus far in Virunga have all been due to natural causes. Two of the deaths were newborns killed by a silverback.

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McKee Project Expands Work into Guatemala and Other Latin American Countries

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At the end of 2007, the World Society for the Protection of Animals selected the McKee Project to work on spay/neuter programs in Guatemala. This is a great group that I've spotlighted before. Although they are best known for their work in Costa Rica, they also work in Mexico and Panama.

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Ten Years Gone

Animal Ethics

Here are the posts from May 2007.

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Ten Years Gone

Animal Ethics

Here are the posts from April 2007.

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First Phoebe of 2014

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2007 – 26 March. Here are my arrival dates for my first Eastern Phoebes of the year for the last nine years: 2014 – 29 March. 2013 – 24 March. 2012 – 15 March. 2011 – 19 March. 2010 – 31 March. 2009 – 15 March. 2008 – 21 March. 2006 – 03 March. What about you?

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Organizations Putting Animals First

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Formed in 2007, this organization seeks to promote the humane treatment of animals by promoting effective animal sanctuary management. Through heart-wrenching rescues, informative awareness campaigns and much more, they are striving to make a difference in the world for those that don’t have a voice.

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Ten Years Gone

Animal Ethics

Here are the posts from March 2007.

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UN Envoy Arrives in Congo for Peace Talks

Critter News

A Congolese minister says that "In 2007 alone, we recorded the slaughter of 15 mountain gorillas and more than 20,000 antelopes,".adding Things are very, very bad. It's a humanitarian and ecological disaster. The UN has got to wrap this up. adding that in the past decade the number of hippopotami had fallen from 30,000 to 1,000.

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Ten Years Gone

Animal Ethics

Here are the posts from February 2007.

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Ten Years Gone

Animal Ethics

Here are the posts from January 2007.

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New Iberia Inspection Documents Available

Critter News

A May 23, 2007, USDA inspection revealed several problems with drainage and waste disposal operations, and peeling paint in primate housing areas. # What the documents show # A USDA inspection on Feb. 18 focusing on allegations by Stop Animal Exploitation Now (SAEN) found the center in compliance. # A 2006 inspection found no problems.

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BBC Closes Wildlife Fund, Angers Conservationists

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Since it was launched in 2007 the fund had raised “over £3m for local and international conservation work.&# The BBC has decided to close the BBC Wildlife Fund as a cost-cutting measure.

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Robin Egg Blue

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an American Robin on a nest in Prospect Park, Brooklyn … This post was originally published on 6 May 2007, but we hate to keep posts this good buried in the archives ! And remember to keep an eye out – it won’t be long before robins are nesting. ……… a.

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Animal Research Booming in State of Victoria

Critter News

In 2007, 394 dogs died during procedures for canine and human research. Animals for research purposes are coming from municipal shelters, breeders and the greyhound trade. Unwanted farm dogs are another source. From the Herald Sun. The fate of many others remains unclear.

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Michael "Sick" Vick Update

Critter News

I came across a September/October 2007 issue of Best Friends in which the editorial was about the Vick dogs. Remember Michael Vick? That was the big story last summer. I slapped my forehead, "Oh yeah!" It's so easy to forget how BIG that was what with China and wolf-hatin' Palin.

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Birding Nonggang, Guangxi, China – part 1

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The Nonggang Babbler ‘s claim to fame is having only been discovered in 2008 (as a meaningless reference, it should be added that the first iPhone was released in 2007, one year earlier). One of the reasons for birders to come here is to see the Nonggang Babbler.

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Charity Navigator Gives People for Puget Sound "Three Stars"

Critter News

Here is a snapshot of their 2007 budget breakdown. We live in Seattle and I think it's very important to remember our oceans and the life that reside there. Anyway, they received three out of four stars. The key is how big their program expenses are. Effective charities should spend the majority of their revenue on programs, not overhead.

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Court Overrules Federal Government on Wolf ESA Decision

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says the 2007 decision by the U.S. It's in response to a lawsuit filed by several environmental groups, including The Humane Society of the United States. District Court in Washington, D.C., Fish and Wildlife Service was not supported by the federal Endangered Species Act.

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Cookie and Coco: Anatomy of an Internet Chain Email

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They eventually were (in 2007, I believe. We are once again getting a lot of hits over the saga of Cookie and Coco. They are two dogs that once needed to be adopted. But, the story won't die. You can read about our coverage of it here. People keep forwarding this chain email around.

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First Phoebe of 2016

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2007 – 26 March. Below are my first dates for the last ten years if you are really interested in such things… 2016 – 18 March. 2015 – 28 March. 2014 – 29 March. 2013 – 24 March. 2012 – 15 March. 2011 – 19 March. 2010 – 31 March. 2009 – 15 March. 2008 – 21 March.

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