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Book Chronicles History of Animal Rights

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The Longest Struggle: Animal Advocacy from Pythagoras to PETA by Norm Phelps came out in 2007. Worth a look.

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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

Animal Person

Over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression , we’ve been discussing tactics and sharing our thoughts and experiences about what works and doesn’t work when it comes to advocacy. Much of the book deals with topics vegans have likely pondered, likely frequently. He watched cockfighting and killed and skinned animals, but won’t eat veal.

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"Creature Quotes" Is Here!

Animal Person

We unwittingly partake of activities that hurt, physically and mentally, the very creatures we admire and seek to protect from harm (5).". This compilation is particularly important for people who believe in God and whose advocacy has religion or faith or spirituality as a component. But there is also a lot of heart. There is story.

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The Feather Thief: A Book Review

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Johnson is not a birder or a naturalist; he was fly fishing to get his mind off the stress of working on the List Project, an advocacy organization he founded to aid Iraqis who had helped the U.S. Seriously, this book is crying out for a movie treatment!). The expert witness is Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen, cousin to the comedian.

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Birding According to ChatGPT, Part II

10,000 Birds

The concept of a big year gained significant attention through books, such as “The Big Year” by Mark Obmascik, which chronicled the experiences of birders participating in competitive big years. Analysis : This is a fine summary and it even cites the book and the movie. And it even adds a note about online sources and apps.

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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

10,000 Birds

conservation legislation and regulation, a tool used to protect birds from irresponsible hunting, industrial intrusion and incidental take, habitat loss and pollution, and to encourage best practices by everyone, from birders to corporations. Congress and Senate who recognized the need to protect the birds.