10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2022

” He continues to describe how the introduction of sheep to Australia affected both the Aborigines and the Long-billed Corella : “They once ate murnong, a daisy whose tubers sustained Aboriginal people, until the sheep of the squatters grubbed it up, bringing ‘deprivation, abuses and miseries’, as one missionary wrote.

Birds 147

Birds Australia Sheep Zebras 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2015

But, passing numerous Red-backed Shrikes , Western Yellow Wagtails and a herd of sheep among tussocks of long grasses, I remember those egrets. At the same time, a flock of egrets is flying low against the hill. Some more Little Egrets, I think and pay no further notice. Could they possibly be…?

Greece 237

Greece Dogs Pelicans Fish 237

Animal Person

JUNE 22, 2009

I wouldn't do it to a dog, and I shouldn't do it to a chicken/sheep/cow/pig. A violation of trust or confidence, an abandonment of something committed to one's charge. There is no question about the motive here: seduce the sheep into believing you care so that they are easier to deal with and easier to lead to slaughter.

Factory Farm 100

Factory Farm Factory Farming Slaughter Slaughtered 100