Britons are giving up their pets in ‘numbers not seen since the 2008 financial crash’ due to cost-of-living crisis
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Necessities aside, what do you carry with you on a field trip?
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NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Victorinox Soldier 2008 – one of those larger models with lock blade. . • Water canteen – used to carry a smallish Sigg, size for two coffees, but since recently a thermos flask 0.4 litres (not so good for warm liquids, but keeps the cold water nicely fresh all day). Instant coffee bags – I usually keep several in my backpack.
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Birds of the Northern Forest – An homage
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NOVEMBER 29, 2023
He died on July 27, 2008. A self-taught Canadian wildlife artist, he has been fascinated by birds from childhood – their physical charm, their voices, their intriguing habits. Lansdowne was at the time one of the foremost bird painters in the world. His creative process involved both observation from life and from preserved specimens.
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The Biggest Urban Pygmy Cormorant Roost is Finally Protected!!
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JANUARY 12, 2023
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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Scarlett The Cat: From Homeless To A Hero
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MARCH 20, 2012
In 1996 Scarlett saved her five children during the fire and not so long ago, in 2008, she died after a long-term sickness and ensuring consequences of skin burns. Three of them are alive even today and one has died from cancer in the same 2008. Here Scarlett experienced the full recovery and had a good lifetime of 10 years.
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The Eyrie Vineyards – Pinot Gris (2017)
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MAY 28, 2021
Lett died in 2008 but his historic Eyrie Vineyards still operates out of the Dundee Hills of the Willamette Valley, with both locations now designated American Viticultural Areas.
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Feeling stressed? Try a little #KittenTherapy!
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NOVEMBER 11, 2014
ABOUT SOULPANCAKE: Founded in 2008 by actor Rainn Wilson (The Office), SoulPancake develops thought-provoking. The video is full of squee-worthy moments, urban art installation inspiration, and the feel-good vibes that SoulPancake has become known for. Oh, and did we mention the kittens are beyond cute?!
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Polar Bears Keep "Threatened" Status
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JULY 5, 2011
A federal judge on Thursday upheld a 2008 decision to protect polar bears throughout their range as a “threatened” species under the U.S. This is good news. For the full story, here's the link to the Environmental News Network. Endangered Species Act.
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Animal Rights Activists Arrested in UC Attacks
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FEBRUARY 21, 2009
27, 2008: Demonstrations, including chalking, in front of the homes of several UC researchers. 20, 2008: A group of five protesters tried to forcibly enter the Westside home of a UC Santa Cruz researcher during a child's birthday party. The researcher's husband was hit during the demonstration.
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Birding and Wildlife photography at Limneo Lodge, Kerkini Lake, Greece
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FEBRUARY 21, 2021
In 2008, with my family decided to build the Limneo Lodge , a small accommodation with only 9 rooms. My name is Nikos Gallios. I was born and bred by the banks of the Lake Kerkini National Park in the north of Greece, one hour from the country’s second largest city Thessaloniki.
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Cute of the day: Baby White Rhino!
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NOVEMBER 13, 2009
November 12, 2008) – Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomed a new baby white rhinoceros on Wednesday, Nov. Their second calf, Dakari, was born in August 2006, and their third, Crash, was born in May 2008. TAMPA, Fla.
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A.A. Badenhorst Family Wines ? The Curator White Blend (2016)
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JUNE 5, 2020
Badenhorst, a Swartland winery founded in 2008 by cousins Hein and Adi Badenhorst. Cockatoos aren’t even from Africa, of course, but we’ve got better things to do than ponder the provenance of a caged parrot – like open this bottle. The Curator is an annual release from A.A.
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Increase in Dutch Animal Testing
Critter News
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
increase on 2008, government inspectors said on Friday. From the DutchNews.nl. Dutch researchers carried out 592,665 experiments on animals last year, a 2.5% The increase was largely due to new EU rules on chemical compounds, which have led to an increase in testing on rats, the inspectors said.
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ALF Activist Receives 21-Month Sentence
Critter News
JULY 5, 2010
Alex Hall released 650 mink from McMullin Fur farm in South Jordan, Utah in 2008. He received a sentence of 21 months under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA.) Hall is expected to serve the rest of his sentence in Davis County Jail, rather than be shipped to a federal prison. He is expected to be released in two or three months.
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Georgia Dog-Fighting Law Having an Impact
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FEBRUARY 14, 2009
Before 2008, only one person had been incarcerated for dog fighting in Georgia. But since a new and tougher dog fighting law was passed in May 2008, multiple arrests have been made, with more on the horizon. The American Southeast is a hotbed of blood sports. This information is from Best Friends.
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Questionable Practices at the Calgary Zoo
Critter News
DECEMBER 12, 2009
In November 2008, a virus killed a 15-month-old Asian elephant calf named Malti. In May 2008, 41 of the 43 rays at the Calgary Zoo’s 37,000-litre touch-tank died. They were a part of the zoo’s breeding program for the rare birds.
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Uncovered Reports Show Three Research Labs Fined for Violations
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JUNE 20, 2009
Another report said a lab assistant reported finding a dead hamster in a cage in June 2008 after the cage was removed from a sterilizer. "It The USDA also entered an out-of-court $10,000 financial settlement with Charles River for a May, 2008 when too-hot temperatures led to the deaths of 32 primates. for finding them.
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Mad Cow Disease Appears in California
Critter News
APRIL 24, 2012
billion industry in California 2008 and fifth among the state’s top 20 commodities. The state also hosts 1.84 million dairy cows, according to information compiled by the California Beef Council. The sale of cattle and calves was a $1.82-billion Beef cattle are raised in nearly every California county.
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Wild Chimpanzees Threatened in the Congo
Critter News
MARCH 29, 2009
This conclusion is drawn by Cleve Hicks, based on observations made during his 2007-2008 survey of towns, villages and forests in the Buta-Aketi region of the DRC. Since Hicks left in November 2008, his colleagues Laura Darby and Adam Singh have observed another seven chimpanzee orphans and 3 carcasses.
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Pied Oystercatcher breeding season is here again!
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JULY 4, 2021
This pair of birds, which we presume to be the exact same pair, has been laying eggs in this area since 2008. This year the first clutch was laid at the end of May and this is the first time we have had eggs laid in May along Cable Beach since 2000.
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Pigs Used in Explosives Tests in Britain
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FEBRUARY 12, 2010
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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100 Northwestern University NOT Signing HSUS Pledge to Prevent Pain in Lab Animals
Critter News
JUNE 28, 2009
The Humane Society began a campaign in March 2008 to get 600 university presidents to sign a pledge to prevent severe pain and distress in animals used in research. So far only 37 presidents have signed it. HSUS is now attempting to reach students through Facebook.
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Almost One-Third of Japanese Whale Kill Was Pregnant
Critter News
JULY 12, 2009
Of 679 whales reported to have been killed during the 2008-2009 whale hunt in Antarctica, 304 were female. Leave it to the Japanese. Always classy. From Wildlife Extra. Four of the female whales were lactating, and 192 were pregnant at the time of death. The Japanese government's "Cruise Report" gives gruesome details on the foetuses killed.
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100 ALF Activist Pleads Guilty in Utah to Damaging Mink Farm
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
The raid to which Viehl pleaded guilty took place at the McMullin mink farm in South Jordan in August 2008. A man in Utah has pled guilty to "interfering with an animal enterprise" in federal court. Rydalch said the raid consisted of releasing minks and spray-painting parts of the farm, including a barn.
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100 10,000 Birds in The Library of Congress?!
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MARCH 18, 2014
A quick search turns up the National Audubon Society page from 2008 along with pages from the American Veterinary Medical Association and Bob Bird’s run for US Senate in 2008. We are grateful for inclusion in the collection, particularly because this legendary repository of information is appallingly light on birding sites.
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Hermit Thrush in Forest Park
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APRIL 12, 2012
Forest Park, Queens, New York, April 2008 On Thursday, a day that I didn’t have to be at work until noon, I, of course, got up early and took a stroll through Forest Park. … This post was first published in April of 2008 but a Hermit Thrush like this is too cool to keep hidden in the archives ! ……… a.
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67 UK May Require Microchipping of Dogs
Critter News
APRIL 1, 2010
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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FEBRUARY 1, 2018
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Parrotlets Name Their Babies
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
And I suspect the population studied is this group studied by Nick Sly back in 2008. Here’s something else to love about these petite pocket parrots: Grrlscientist reports that Green-rumped Parrotlets name their babies. Cool, right?
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64 Best Bird of the Weekend (First of July 2014)
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JULY 6, 2014
Though it wasn’t a life bird or a year bird it was the first Black-billed Cuckoo he had encountered in Queens since 2008 and only the second he has ever had in his home borough. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed.
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75 Washington Man Sentenced for Gall Bladder Trafficking
Critter News
DECEMBER 25, 2009
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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All about alcids: Extravagant divers of northern oceans
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AUGUST 10, 2014
They gradually spread to the Atlantic Ocean by way of the southern coast of North America (before it was joined to South America) and gained the ability to pursue prey by diving in cool waters (see Pereira and Baker 2008 ). Today, as highly specialized pursuit divers, they are restricted to cool northern waters for a straightforward reason.
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Extinct Bird Found Before Being Eaten
Critter News
FEBRUARY 21, 2009
Scientists had suspected the species—listed as "data deficient" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's 2008 Red List—was extinct. Found only on the island of Luzon, Worcester's buttonquail was known solely through drawings based on dated museum specimens collected several decades ago.
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Say Hello to the Sira Barbet
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AUGUST 6, 2012
A new species of barbet was discovered in 2008 in Peru by a team of ornithologists that were recent graduates of Cornell University. The Sira Barbet has as its scientific name Capito fitzpatricki , in honor of the director of the Lab of Ornithogy, Dr. John W. Fitzpatrick. The new species is described in the July 2012 issue of The Auk.
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Whales Losing the Will to Live?
Critter News
APRIL 8, 2010
I came across this British article from 2008. Very disturbing and sad hypotheses, especially in light of the unconscionable actions (or lack of) by CITES recently. From the Daily Mail.
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New Iberia Inspection Documents Available
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MARCH 27, 2009
A routine USDA inspection in September 2008 found the center in compliance. # 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. USDA inspections dated July 19, 2005 and Dec.
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Ghoulish Primate Experiment in South Africa
Critter News
DECEMBER 13, 2010
The NSPCA in November 2008 charged Jordaan for his "merciless treatment" of a heavily pregnant vervet monkey. From news24.com. Johannesburg - A Bloemfontein man received a criminal record on Friday for a "backyard experiment" on a pregnant monkey, the NSPCA said. He had severed her spinal cord to paralyse her for a "backyard experiment.
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100 UC Davis Named in Criminal Complaint for Mistreatment of Lab Animals
Critter News
OCTOBER 25, 2009
SAEN said UC Davis is responsible for the deaths of at least 14 monkeys over an 11-month period from June of 2008 to April of this year, and that the deaths violated federal law. A protest will be held today at the UCD Quad (1 Shields Ave.), sponsored by SAEN {Stop Animal Exploitation Now}, an Ohio-based animal research watchdog group.
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MARCH 10, 2010
I credit Will Potter as the catalyst for shifting my focus away from critiques of other activists and activist groups (particularly his post, " While the Government Continues Attacks on Activists, Animal Rights Groups Protest Each Other " back in 2008). I'm not saying that criticism of PETA, or any other group, isn't warranted.
Farm Animals Help Alleviate Mental Illness
Critter News
OCTOBER 7, 2008
The study was released in April 2008, but I think it is still worth noting. It's not just cats and dogs! A new study, published online in Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, suggests that animal assisted therapy for people with mental disorders can be effective with farm animals.
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100 First Phoebe of 2015
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MARCH 28, 2015
2008 – 21 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. 2007 – 26 March. 2006 – 03 March. Great, I’m your first phoebe of 2015.
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66 An Animal Welfare First in Spain
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FEBRUARY 4, 2010
She has also to pay 2,688 € to the animal refuge. Loa was six years old at the time she was abandoned, with her papers left with her. The refuge identified the owner via the microchip, but she did not want to take back the dog.
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