10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2014
When you think of invasives, you think of the birds that have been helped by human beings to get where they are, such as House Sparrow or European Starling. Cattle Egret was first recorded in Florida in 1941 (although originally these were dismissed as escapes), and officially bred in Florida in 1953.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 6, 2012
A federal judge for the first time in US history has heard arguments in a case that could determine whether animals enjoy the same constitutional protection against slavery as human beings. when the constitution was adopted. Sea World's lawyer, Theodore Shaw, called the lawsuit a waste of the court's time and resources.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 8, 2019
In the spring (when they look like they do — the males, that is — in the photo on the left, above) they fly more than six thousand miles from the Amazon Basin to the Arctic, via Florida and Ohio. The harshest law of all, one more draconian than any human legislature could enact, is the law of unintended consequences.
Critter News
AUGUST 15, 2010
Similar limits were approved last year in Michigan and less sweeping restrictions have been adopted in Florida, Arizona and other states. Tags: ohio eggs california humane society farm animal welfare factory farm.
Animal Person
MAY 27, 2009
We who want humans to stop using sentient nonhumans have few victories to celebrate. Some get adopted into great homes. But for me, the number of adopted dogs doesn't make up for the fact that we have no right to breed dogs to use them as gambling chips. Here are a couple recent bits of good news. Mooney Rhode Island.
Animal Person
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
And I received confirmation of something I've known since 2004, when we adopted retired racing greyhound, Violet Rays: That there's sort of a critical period for dog-behavior acquisition, and if it's missed, the dog isn't likely to mature into the type of loving being whose behavior we've come to associate with "pet" dogs. And he details why.
Animal Person
DECEMBER 2, 2011
Violet Rays was a very successful competitor and the offspring of a Hall of Famer, and she made someone a lot of money, winning race after race for the two years she was hauled between Oregon and South Florida. She was adopted immediately, but returned almost as quickly because the people didn't realize how inconvenient diabetes can be.
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