10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2011

Not for nothing did 10,000 Birds readers elect the chickadee as the Most Beloved Backyard Bird of 2008 ; if we had run elections in other years, chickadees would no doubt have been front-runners. If we can all agree on one thing, it’s that chickadees and tits are terrific birds. Who, after all, doesn’t love a chickadee?

Seattle 219

Seattle Wildlife Rehabilitation Rescue Dogs 219

4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

This could include violence (torture, mutilation, intentional killings, etc.), Two months later, he killed another neighbor’s Welsh Corgi with an ax. But it’s not just about how animal abusers end up also hurting or killing humans,” said Wells. “It sexual abuse, and animal fighting as well as neglect (such as hoarding).

Animal Legal Defense Fund 100

Animal Legal Defense Fund ALDF Animal Abuse Hoarding 100

Animal Ethics

JUNE 27, 2008

To compensate for their lack of skill, hunters set their dogs upon a wild pig—a descendant of boars brought to America solely to give hunters the pleasure of killing a helpless animal. Many hunters compound their cruelty by abandoning their dogs when they are no longer of use. June 23, 2008

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Boars Hunters 40