Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

21, 2012 To the Editor: Blake Hurst’s observations about happy pigs and unhappy farmers aren’t about the well-being of either. It’s time to send the message that cost is not the only important consideration. Farm Animal Welfare, ASPCA New York, Feb. BOBBIE MULLINS Norfolk, Va., That sounds like a win-win to us.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 21, 2012

Foie gras is the diseased liver of ducks or geese that have been force-fed through pipes shoved down their throats. PETA urges everyone to avoid this product of cruelty to animals. GABE WALTERS Counsel, PETA Foundation Norfolk, Va.,

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

It’s a safe bet that any glass of milk is from a grieving mother, named or unnamed, that will end up dying at the slaughterhouse. NEWKIRK President, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Norfolk, Va.,

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10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

According to a December 1970 article in the New York Times , there was a flock of 9 to 12 birds in Fort Tilden. Other areas of New York City where the parakeets were seen in 1970 included the upper East side of Manhattan, Great Kills, Staten Island, Ellis Island and the area around the Statue of Liberty.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

I also appreciated the occasional photo of a birder (or birders or photographers) photographing vagrants, including the well-circulated one of hundreds of photographers in Beijing gathering in a semi-circle to photograph a Japanese Robin in November 2012.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

And, John Laws widely praised The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds (2012) is mysteriously missing. I understand that this is common in many media style sheets (looking at you, New York Times), but they should be capitalized in a bird book. But, why aren’t brayers (rollers) included in the printmaking materials? .’

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella. Coreys 2011 Year List - 228 Copyright © 2011 10,000 Birds.

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