Critter News

DECEMBER 6, 2008

4, 2008 by the Environmental Protection Agency to charge a fee for air-polluting cows and hogs. It would require farms or ranches with more than 25 dairy cows, 50 beef cattle or 200 hogs to pay an annual fee of about $175 for each dairy cow, $87.50 per head of beef cattle and $20 for each hog.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Lucky for us, world-traveler Tim Ryan of From the Faraway, Nearby was good enough to provide a profusely-illustrated account of his visit to Tambopata as a volunteer in 2008. The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. Is this one of the ornithological highlights on the planet? Thanks for visiting!

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

21, 2008 To the Editor: You rightly capture the magnitude of the problem of ensuring safe food products. So why would they not insist that the cow that became their steak was treated humanely? The federal government needs to recommit itself to putting boots on the ground in America and elsewhere to inspect and protect our food supply.

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