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Carolina Parakeet: Mystery of the Incas

10,000 Birds

Barreling into your feeder with reckless abandon and cleaning you right out. They are also popular in the pet trade and as an adornment for ladies hats, the millinery trade being pretty devastating to many of North America’s flashiest birds. And this from New England to Florida, west as far as the Great Plains.

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Hornbills of Sabah

10,000 Birds

Another paper reviews information on Oriental Pied Hornbills raiding the nests of various bird species in Singapore and even pet bird cages. One paper describes them breeding in a human settlement in abandoned clay jars. Now pairs of hornbills feed outside this correspondent’s window”.

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World Animal Day in Minsk

Critter News

City Fauna and another animal welfare charity named Ehida brought around 40 pets from their shelters to the park on Sunday in an attempt to re-home them. They also put up a tent to collect donations, such as pet food, cages, collars and other pet supplies, for stray and abandoned animals kept at the shelters.

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On Discounts on Adoptions

Animal Person

With record numbers of animals being abandoned due to foreclosures and the economy, and let's face it, adopting a dog or cats isn't going to save you any money, do you think it is irresponsible to offer discounts? And I admit to having very expensive (care-wise) dogs, but I imagine that the average dog must cost at least $1,000/year, right?

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Feral Cats in American Cities

10,000 Birds

… The ordinance would allow Minneapolis residents to establish cat “colonies” where abandoned and wild cats can be fed but also vaccinated, neutered and identified in an effort to humanely cut their population and control disease. But it’s something in the right direction.”. First amendment rights? Does it solve it?

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Happy “Howl-a-days”!

4 The Love Of Animals

A few great ideas and links to help you and your pet enjoy the holiday season. A fun and easy holiday treat to make for your dog, and for the other dogs in your life, can be found right here. Tis the season to help out a furry friend in need by nominating your favorite local animal shelters to receive Hartz pet supplies.

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Quantico Has No Compassion for Feral Cats

Critter News

It is NOT the animals' fault that they have been abandoned to miserable lives. (Of They just think this is the right thing to do and we don’t. Quantico Military Base is really behaving cruelly when it comes to the feral cats on its base. They've prohibited feeding and want the animals trapped. Whiskers" or "Frisky?"