10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2017

When he reached out to ask if he could contribute a piece to 10,000 Birds about about the ethics around the current Snowy Owl irruption in the central and eastern United States we were all for it! “In This quote perfectly sums up the state of the Snowy Owl/birding ethics discussion. This is what most of the controversy is about.

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Ethics Owls New York North America 141

Animal Ethics

JULY 21, 2010

July 13, 2010 To the Editor: Today tens of thousands of American farmers don’t even own the livestock they raise, and the conditions they raise animals in are dictated to them by a handful of extremely powerful companies that are concerned only with the bottom line. Regina Weiss Brooklyn, July 12, 2010

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New York Times New York Factory Farm Factory Farming 40

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 11, 2010

To the Editor: Re “ Disgusting but Not Illegal ” (editorial, Aug. 5, 2010 The writers are United States senators. 2): We disagree with your contention that the First Amendment protects animal “crush” videos. In United States v. The justices were legitimately concerned that the law could impede valid speech.

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New York Times New York District of Columbia Animal Cruelty 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

million people (2010 census). According to the World Bank, up to 80 percent of Ghana’s forests had been destroyed by illegal logging by 2008. Between 1990 and 2010, Ghana lost 33.7% An illegal hunter in Atewa Range Forest Reserve with his catch, a Tree Pangolin destined for the bushmeat market.

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Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 191