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Fear Of The Dark

10,000 Birds

I though her to be a silent type, perhaps tired of flying and jet lag, but it never ever occurred to me that my female guest may be worried when passing closed and abandoned communist era factories. That would have been the last thing to come to my mind. But after 10 or 15 minutes, I was totally comfortable,” E.

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How To Get A Bird Back Up The Chimney

10,000 Birds

Old factories and mills are being torn down, and they can’t use house chimneys which have been lined or capped. Chimney Swifts are dedicated, hard-working parents, and will not abandon their nestlings unless they think they’re gone for good. You rush over to investigate, and there are birds in your fireplace. They’re Chimney Swifts.

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Some Good News In NJ Farm Animals Case

Critter News

The plaintiffs plan to pressure the NJDA to abandon them when the regulations are revised. Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm us. Many states exempt routine practices from their cruelty code, and the precedent-setting ruling will be used in the nationwide campaign against controversial practices.

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Tom Regan on Utilitarianism

Animal Ethics

Especially because animals are made to suffer in the pursuit of human purposes—in the name of "efficient" factory farming, for example, or in pursuit of scientific knowledge—the utilitarian injunction to count their suffering and to count it equitably must strike a responsive moral chord. Because animals are sentient (i.e.,

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On Compassionate Carnivores and Betrayal

Animal Person

No factory farms, no large-scale operations where animals are crammed together under a roof, never to see the light of day. It allows you to swoop in with an alternative to the disgraceful human behavior that is factory farming and provide a kindler, gentler way to partake of the flesh of others. It's just not right.

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Revenge Birding (Shanghai, early June 2022)

10,000 Birds

If you are looking for a use of a cardboard box, one of the more interesting ideas is to use it to house an abandoned juvenile Striated Heron. When Cattle Egrets go to the local discotheque, they tend to overdo their makeup a bit. There is a nice description of the process until the release of the bird into the wild here, with photos.

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