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Can Birds Be Safe? If Only.

10,000 Birds

Birdsbesafe was invented in 2009, has a website filled with testimonials, and has received high praise from St. Will the people who determinedly allow their cats to slaughter wild birds use it? Bells don’t work; cat bibs sometimes do, but cat owners rarely use them – saying they’re “too restrictive.” Does Birdsbesafe work?

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Dog Death Squads in China

4 The Love Of Animals

Here is the letter: I’ve just received an urgent report that another city in China is planning a mass cull to slaughter any unregistered dogs, strays, and even registered family dogs that are over 14 inches (35cm) tall. Can you imagine being forced to kill your own dog to save it from a more brutal slaughter? Thank you, Fred.

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On Jeff Corwin's 100 HEARTBEATS

Animal Person

When I was asked if I wanted to read Jeff Corwin's 100 HEARTBEATS (Rodale 2009) I was ambivalent. Corwin tells the story of the Maasai of Kenya, whose culture involved disdain for and slaughter of lions. if we believe it's our right to do what we want with the lives of other animals. . . .

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

April 9, 2009 To the Editor: In making the personal decision of where to place ourselves in our ethical relationship with animals, it is important to evaluate the reality of our words. Would we say these people were slaughtered in a “people friendly” manner? Irene Muschel New York, April 9, 2009 To the Editor: Nicholas D.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

22, 2009 The writer teaches philosophy at Southern Methodist University and is the author of the forthcoming “ Animalkind: What We Owe to Animals.” 22, 2009 To the Editor: I am an ethical vegan. 22, 2009 To the Editor: Gary Steiner’s case for veganism founders on the facts. Jean Kazez Dallas, Nov. Chris Taylor Lawrence, Kan.,

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Reasons Consistently Applied

Animal Ethics

There are moral reasons to go vegetarian: recognition that it is wrong to contribute to unnecessary animal suffering the injustice of exploiting animals and killing them for no good reason If human have rights, then many nonhuman animals also have rights, and confining and killing these animals for food violates these rights.

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Best* Bird Books, Binoculars, Bottles** of Booze, and Backpacks of the Bygone Year

10,000 Birds

The holidays started early this year, with the first night of Hannukah coming right at the end of Thanksgiving weekend! Since the 2nd edition of the Collins Bird Guide (published as “Birds of Europe” in the US) from 2009, the field guide market for European guides is practically dead. Tristan). ==.

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