Critter News
JANUARY 31, 2011
Canadian police are investigating the reported killing of 100 huskies which had been used to pull tourist sleds in the ski resort of Whistler. An animal rights group claims the dogs were killed inhumanely by an outdoor adventure company and thrown into a mass grave. The company could not be reached for comment.
10,000 Birds
MAY 9, 2022
The love that Montgomery feels for the hawk and its wildness will never be reciprocated: a raptor is not a dog or a horse. It’s not clear from the book’s ending, but it sounds like she abandoned her nascent apprenticeship because of her traveling schedule, her marriage, and her own chickens who would certainly be killed if she kept a hawk.
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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.
10,000 Birds
MAY 24, 2018
Logging into my eBird account… December 6th, 2010. Yet, in 1990s India has killed more than 99% of its Gyps vultures (e.g. The disappearance of vultures has allowed other species such as rat and [stray] dog populations to grow. Oddly, I saw no rats, only a mongoose or two and a few stray dogs. Oh, that cover photo?
4 The Love Of Animals
JANUARY 28, 2010
Shy dogs are often among the first to be euthanized in shelters because they are difficult to adopt, but not at DogTown, a no-kill facility. Little Girl, a Catahoula leopard dog mix, is given a second chance and learns to overcome her fears with help from John Garcia, in hopes that she will be adopted.
Animal Person
MARCH 11, 2010
William Horden's, " The Sacred Space of the Shared Heart " is exactly the type of piece I am talking about when I express frustration over "spiritual" people who kill nonhuman animals or who have them killed for a meal. "My The sentience of my dog companion Violet Rays is a fact. In this case, the spirit of the corpse.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2020
And, in “The Black and White,” Sara Crosby tells the evocative tale of finding a deceased Black-and-white Warbler on Charles Street while walking her dog.
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