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Quantico Has No Compassion for Feral Cats

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If they are not adoptable, oh well, kill them. 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. It is NOT the animals' fault that they have been abandoned to miserable lives. (Of

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A Trip to an Animal Lab

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It reminded me of an adoption poster at the animal shelter. It certainly doesn't fill me with confidence in these people's skills in compassion and humane care. But I did get to walk around the floor. It was a rather grim place. There was a poster in the lunch room with four cute animals (a dog, cat, rabbit and something else.)

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Fun, Fun, Fun Crossley ID Guide Giveaway

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Why should early adopters be punished for their passion? Any serious submission of 100 words or fewer will place its author in a random drawing for our second copy of the new Crossley ID Guide. They also serve who share the news about giveaways like these. Sounds good, right? Promote this giveaway! Better get cracking!

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Stalking a Kiwi Icon

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In spite of this New Zealand does have an iconic family of birds that has served as an emblem for the country for over a century, the kiwi. The name became applied to the people of New Zealand during the First World War (until then they had been called En Zeds, Maorilanders or Fernleaves!). Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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Male Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis in Basic Plumage

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Jochen: I like that name and I might just have to adopt it. Share Your Thoughts « Pipits and the Sweet Smell of Seaweed If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News… » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Thanks for visiting!

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Orange-headed Thrush

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The nom de blog Redgannet was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. Thanks for visiting!

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. Yes the funding provided by sportsmen matches and then far surpasses the 10M that you report being brought to one area of Nebraska. Thanks for visiting!

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