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NYT Opens the Door to the Humane Myth

Animal Person

In this morning's New York Times editorial " There Is No 'Humane' Execution ," we have an imperfect yet nevertheless baby step toward acknowledgment of the HumaneMyth. Let's summarize and deconstruct: After a botched execution, Ohio adopted a single-drug formula to replace the three-drug cocktail previously used to kill people.

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Birding Chongming Island in summer

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” I can see how this line of thinking leads to all kinds of sci-fi types of thought (“would I mate with an alien if I was the last human on earth”, etc.), It concludes that human activity influences the breeding activity of the lapwing. It consisted basically of asking the farmers some questions via a questionnaire.

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The Cattle Egret Expansion

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Will Raup is a birder from upstate New York who helped Corey learn a lot about birds when Corey was first starting out as a birder. 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. a Cattle Egret in Brooklyn.

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From Today's New York Times

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If these policies were adopted, small-scale animal agriculture would be a more economical model, and people would eat less meat. This would result in improved human health, decreased environmental destruction and better animal welfare. Note from KBJ: The author of the New York Times story describes human beings as "carnivores."

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Steps Towards Ending Factory Farming?

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This New York Times article argues that it could lead to other states following suit. 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.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

18): As a microbiologist, I know that study after study has highlighted the human health threat from using antibiotics as feed additives for hogs, chickens and cattle, creating super-bugs—bacteria that no longer can be treated with antibiotics. Slaughter Member of Congress, 28th District, New York Washington, Sept.

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"Change of Heart": New Book about Animal Activism

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We received an email about a new book being released by Lantern Books. The author is Nick Cooney and he's the Director of The Humane League, an animal advocacy non-profit with offices in Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington DC. It's called "Change Of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change."

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