10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

Or, that the grassland Burrowing Owls of Essay #90 (“Breeding Systems: Coloniality”), who require prairie dogs for successful nesting, are different from the Burrowing Owls of Florida, who are able to create burrow nests and breed without the ‘dogs.’ He received a B.A. in Ecology from Penn State University.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 14, 2011

In 2007 – at age 50 – I realized that the answer was right in front of me. Rigorous dieting is the animal handling equivalent of a corrective jerk on the dog collar. I weighed 165 pounds on December 29th 2007. Her animal training experience includes working with dogs, cats, horses, llamas, alpacas and camels.

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Animal Ethics

JUNE 17, 2007

To the Editor: “ My Dog Days ,” by Arthur Phillips (Op-Ed, June 10), gave me those warm, fuzzy feelings and made my eyes tear. There are puppies with puppy breath and slobbery kisses; young dogs with enthusiasm, devotion and intelligence; older dogs with patience, loyalty and wisdom. June 11, 2007 Note from KBJ: I concur.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 18, 2007

But bulls are not cars, but rather living beings that experience pain and suffering. The use of animals in entertainment when animal cruelty is involved is deplorable, whether it is dog fighting or bull riding. Even private equity is getting in on the action, with one manager believing this could be the next Nascar.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

And, in “The Black and White,” Sara Crosby tells the evocative tale of finding a deceased Black-and-white Warbler on Charles Street while walking her dog. This is a sampling of the literary array Rogers has gathered from birders who write and writers who love birds.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2006

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. And, of course, by experimenting with all sorts of new vegan dishes, you will be learning a new healthier way of cooking and eating. Join me in resolving to do right by animals in 2007.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 20, 2008

A brief look at the public outcry concerning Michael Vick’s dog-fighting ring shows just how widely accepted premise (1) is. The study was published in the December 2007 issue of the Public Library of Science’s journal PLOS Medicine. It is not just a few outspoken animal rights fanatics who hold this view.

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