10,000 Birds

AUGUST 27, 2023

This particular nest site is the furthest back from the beach during this time period and the individually marked male Pied Oystercatcher “A1” has been attempting to breed here since 2008. This rocky area high up beyond the beach sand offers great camouflage and protection.

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Eggs Australia Protection Breeding 130

Critter News

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The refuge identified the owner via the microchip, but she did not want to take back the dog. Tags: spain dogs. She has also to pay 2,688 € to the animal refuge. Nacho Paunero, President of El Refugio, notes that this is the first time in Spain that someone has been fined for abandoning their animal at the doors of a refuge.

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Spain Animal Welfare Welfare Abandon 100

4 The Love Of Animals

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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Critter News

MARCH 23, 2009

News of the Weird Owners claim dog died from being in non-ventilated Animal Control vehicle. Stick another dog in the same situation and see if it dies too! The temperature did not exceed 86 degrees, the dog was closely monitored and suffered no ill affects, they said. How should Animal Control evaluate their claim?

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Experience Experiments Animal Welfare Ethical Treatment 100

Critter News

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 A dog also had to be euthanized after a gauze square was left in its abdominal cavity during a previous surgery and caused an obstruction. One subsequently had to be euthanized.

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Research Hamsters Research Welfare Medical Research 100

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2010

Claudia Hollm saw a TV show about a family who had to relinquish their dog because of economic hardship. The family simply did not have enough money to feed their beloved dog and with breaking hearts they relinquished him to a shelter where he died shortly thereafter of a broken heart after being so loved by this family for many years.

Pets 100

Pets Shelters Rabbits Germany 100

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. Just to make sure, however, I shooed the dogs away and checked it out. Who, after all, doesn’t love a chickadee? It was still alive.

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Seattle Wildlife Rehabilitation Rescue Dogs 225

Critter News

OCTOBER 7, 2008

It's not just cats and dogs! The study was released in April 2008, but I think it is still worth noting. 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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Farm Animal Farmed Animals Farming Animal Welfare 100

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

About a year ago I posted information about the launch of a new stem cell therapy for dogs ( Vet-Stem ). This therapy uses adult stem cells to help injured dogs and dogs suffering from arthritis. I am happy to bring you an update about the company, as the treatment is very promising for our dog companions!

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Vet Euthanasia Medical Pets 100

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

is a great series of books about adopted/rescued dogs. Each book is breed specific, sharing stories of those who love the breed and have adopted dogs through rescue. From rescued puppy mill dogs, to people who felt rescued by their dogs, the stories all have one thing in common; rescue dogs rule! Lost Souls: Found!

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Puppy Mills Boston Rescue Adoptable 100

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 9, 2009

A Nose Knows – Everyone knows that dogs are a man’s best friend – but are they heroes too? Entertaining Animals – From juggling and balancing acts to comedy skits for all ages, watch how one animal trainer works with cats and dogs. Learn just how brave a man’s best friend sniffs out danger.

Pets 100

Pets Animal Welfare Welfare Atlanta 100

4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 31, 2011

While shopping for pet food in 2008, Maryam Faresh and her partner Bruce Meade saw a sign hanging on the wall with a picture of a white puppy with spots and strange looking eyes. is an inspiring children’s story about a deaf/blind rescue dog in search of her forever home. The sign read, “Blind and deaf puppy needs home.”

Puppies 100

Puppies Rescue 2008 Cats 100

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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Birds North America Breeding America 115

4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

ALDF points to the following examples for why a registry is needed to help animal guardians, law enforcement and shelters protect their animals: Robert Rydzewski : In 2004, the then 29-year-old upstate New Yorker shot his neighbor’s dog in the face twice. Two months later, he killed another neighbor’s Welsh Corgi with an ax.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund ALDF Animal Abuse Hoarding 100

Animal Ethics

MAY 28, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ Biotech Company to Auction Chances to Clone a Dog ” (news article, May 21): Cloning animals to “replace” treasured companions is a boondoggle. And when one considers that millions of dogs and cats are killed each year in shelters because there are no homes for them, cloning becomes unethical as well. May 21, 2008

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New York Times New York Ethical Treatment 2008 40

Animal Ethics

JUNE 27, 2008

To the Editor: “ Getting Bacon the Hard Way: Hog-Tying 400 Pounds of Fury ” (front page, June 21), about Texas hog hunters, illustrated the barbarity of hunting with dogs. As the dogs tear chunks of flesh from the terrified pig, the hunters undoubtedly feel proud of their accomplishment. June 23, 2008

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Boars Hunters 40

Animal Ethics

APRIL 8, 2008

To the Editor: While businesses that rent dogs may be well intentioned, they’re unlikely to benefit the overall welfare of pets, and may actually do harm to the individual dogs they “rent” (“ For a Temporary Best-Friend Fix, Rent a Dog (Kibble Included) for a Day ,” news article, March 30).

New York Times 40

New York Times Humane Society Of The United States New York The Humane Society 40

Animal Ethics

JULY 11, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ Dog Eat Your Taxes? ” (Op-Ed, July 9): It may be amusing for Ray D. Madoff to criticize Leona Helmsley’s charitable giving by saying her fortune “is going to the dogs,” but those of us who give to the Humane Society of the United States and other animal-rescue organizations feel otherwise. Gardner Cherry Hill, N.J.,

New York Times 40

New York Times Humane Society Of The United States New York The Humane Society 40

Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

In 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency charged Wildlife Services for its illegal placement of a sodium cyanide M-44 (a highly lethal booby trap) on public land, which harmed a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist and killed his dog. The aerial gunning program has killed at least 10 agents and injured 28 more.

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Killing Wildlife Groups Endangered Species 100

Animal Ethics

MARCH 30, 2008

Amicone, to establish a task force dedicated to ending the dog-fighting in Westchester, and specifically in the City of Yonkers, site of most of the fights. The Michael Vick case shed light on the disgrace of those who cause dogs to fight each other, an event often accompanied by drug sales and prostitution.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Michael Vick Pit Bulls 40

Animal Ethics

MARCH 17, 2008

To the Editor: Thank you for publicizing the plight of satos—street dogs—in Puerto Rico in “ Scrutiny for Puerto Rico Over Animal Treatment ” (news article, March 9). Allan Kornberg Boston, March 11, 2008 The writer is executive director of the World Society for the Protection of Animals.

New York Times 40

New York Times Puerto Rico World Society For The Protection Of Animals New York 40

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 11, 2008

5, 2008 The writers are the authors of “ Beef: The Untold Story of How Milk, Meat, and Muscle Shaped the World.” 5, 2008 To the Editor: Kudos to The New York Times for covering the much-neglected connections between meat and climate change. 4, 2008 The writer is a co-founder of the Small Planet Institute. Andrew Rimas Evan D.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Meat Animal Welfare 40

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 1, 2009

Tails of Aloha was established in 1994 and received its Non-Profit designation in October 2008. They were smiling and excited to see this big furry dog come to visit them. For many it was the first time they ever saw a real dog or even touched one. We were fully funded by our founder from 1994-2007. It was absolutely magical.

Hawaii 100

Hawaii Pets Horses Groups 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2016

And, although these days I like to switch it around, sometimes using National Geographic or Stokes or a specialty guide or my Sibley phone app, that creased, dog-eared, red library tape bound book is still the field guide I keep in my car or slip into my suitcase for a trip to anywhere east of the Rockies.

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North America 2003 Birds America 173

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

People who study pigs say they are as intelligent as a 3-year-old child, smarter even than the dogs we share our homes with. Would anyone in this day and age dare to say that we cannot presume to know a dog’s mind, that a dog cannot tell us if it is happy or sad, frustrated, lonely or bored?

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Gestation Crates Gestation 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

This time they appear more relaxed, but nervousness might be a better politics: in 2007, poachers killed only 13 rhinos in South Africa, but in 2008 already 83, in 2009 – 122, in 2010 – 333, in 2011 – 448 and in 2012 a staggering 668! Painted Dogs are already extinct in 25 out of 39 countries that they used to inhabit.

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Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 202

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Solomon Islanders say that the species was driven to extinction by cats and dogs introduced by Europeans. The large, crested Choiseul Pigeon ( Microgoura meeki ) inhabited Choiseul and perhaps nearby islands in the Solomon Islands. Specimens were collected in 1904, and the bird has not been recorded with certainty since.

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Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 279

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2013

On the mainland they face predation from domestic cats, dogs, genets, mongoose and Cape Gulls which steal their chicks and eggs. From 1978 to 2008 the Namibian population declined from 12,162 pairs to 4,563 pairs. Part of the 3,000 strong penguin colony at Boulders Beach, Cape Town.

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Penguins South Africa Africa Sharks 228

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 21, 2009

An animal lover herself, she adopted her dog Rumi! 1, has helped more than 713,828 cats, dogs and other animals find homes. Nearly 4 million orphaned dogs and cats will be euthanized this year due to shelter over-crowding and lack of awareness about the importance of pet adoption. This year the program, which started on Oct.1,

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Los Angeles San Diego Homelessness Purebred 100

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

21, 2008 To the Editor: You rightly capture the magnitude of the problem of ensuring safe food products. if they see a mistreated dog, and shudder to see a wounded deer in the road. Peters Paso Robles, Calif., Indeed, we have not come far from Upton Sinclair’s “ Jungle.” What we do to animals shows how we feel about other species.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York 2008 Factory Farm 40

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The Achiever’s survey voyages took place from 2005 to 2008; the goal was to collect baseline data on sea mammals and marine birds. Fox does an excellent job balancing these three elements, keeping the emphasis on the birds. Fox relates her voyages according to the seasons, starting with her first survey in the spring.

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Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 2, 2008

Now that 2008 has arrived, I'd like once again to encourage new and old readers alike to make this the year that they stop supporting animal cruelty in all of its forms. Since the New Year's resolutions you have made for 2008 are your resolutions, I assume that you would actually like to succeed in keeping them. How and by when?

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Rights Animal Cruelty Vegan Cruelty 40

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 24, 2010

According to the RSPCA, in 2008 there was a 57% increase in the number of animals abandoned by their owners in the UK. With studies suggesting that more than 140,000 dogs under three years of age suffer dermatitis alone each year, it is not difficult to see why. Can I afford pet insurance? The location of your home.

Pets 100

Pets Humane Society Of The United States Vet United Kingdom 100

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

They have a lot of other really fun costumes too, and many other Halloween items including dog treats that look every bit as yummy as the decorated cookies you see in bakeries for humans! Her mission is to provide the best in upscale, couture fashions and accessories for canine fur-babies.

Fur 100

Fur Puppies 2008 Adoptable 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Marathon Prairie Dog Town. Chestnut-collared Longspur – Calcarius ornatus. 13054–13098 53rd St SW, Belfield US-ND (46.6442,-103.1987). 08 Jul 2018. McCown’s Longspur – Rhynchophanes mccownii. 03 Dec 2018. Snow Bunting – Plectrophenax nivalis. Breezy Point Tip. 21 Jan 2018. Corn Bunting – Emberiza calandra.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113