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Once upon a time in Bojcinska Forest

10,000 Birds

During WWII, the forest was used as a base of the local Partisan squad (the communist resistance), hiding in subterranean shelters. Some of those shelters are still around. We entered an area that was clear-cut in 2010. By law, the foresters should have left 5 mature trees per hectare, but nothing remained.

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Guest Post: Susan Wilson

4 The Love Of Animals

My second favorite rescue story is that of Hunter, a beagle-ish dog that my daughter and son-in-law adopted from a shelter in Massachusetts. The work of shelters and breed rescue organizations is vital. Guest Post: Susan Wilson originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on March 4, 2010.

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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Public Registries

4 The Love Of Animals

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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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

We start with Lendrum being arrested in 2010 at the Birmingham (U.K.) We then switch to Andy McWilliam, a genial investigator with the National Wildlife Crime Unit, who combines the skill of a life doing police work with a deep appreciation for the importance of Great Britain’s wildlife laws. Author Joshua Hammer.

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Swan Lake performed by Rascal

4 The Love Of Animals

I asked when I called the shelter. The non profit animal shelter that had Rascal was run by a state trooper. I am sure my neighbors wondered what this widow lady had done now that the law was in her driveway. Swan Lake performed by Rascal originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on June 10, 2010. What is she?”

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