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The Conflict Between Animal Welfare and Agribusiness

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This article pretty much sums up how the two agendas are simply at cross-purposes. It spotlights the Humane Society, but I think it's a pretty universal comparison. Tags: corporate lies humane society agriculture agribusiness. Compassion is perceived to hurt profits.

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Guide to birding the Forgotten Road in the Djerdap National Park, Serbia

10,000 Birds

And in order to evaluate its potential, my agenda was to spend whole two days in the park and to produce the best possible evaluation based on that visit. But there was one more thing I evaluated, the human infrastructure, the potential guides among the national park employees.

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How Close Is “Too Close” To An Owl?

10,000 Birds

Granted those birds had a very different outlook on humans than wild owls, but there were times they were stressed and a good program person can read those signs and know when to end a program when the owl needs it. They don’t know that’s not on your agenda. It helps if you can understand owl behavior. We love those eyes.

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Snipe and not Snipe

10,000 Birds

It is divided into small plots, mostly less than 50m 2 where the use of large machines is impractical and human labour is the main method of cultivation. If interviewed on day-time television, top of the producer’s agenda for discussion would be the titillating subject of sexual role reversal.

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On Teaching Children

Animal Person

Any other factories on the agenda? If you're going to call something an anthropological adventure, it would make sense to teach the kids about the other animals humans eat and give the kids the opportunity to prepare and eat dog, cat and monkey, no? I don't think of that as a restriction. fun" said one (female) child.

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

10,000 Birds

March 14, 2011 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Jon Gassett, Commissioner One Sportsman’s Lane Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Dear Mr. Gassett, I am a writer, naturalist and artist with a special interest in human/bird interactions. Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009? I have provided plenty of facts.

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Australia’s extinct and threatened bird species

10,000 Birds

Australia is a vast country with a very small human population, which mostly clings to the edge of the continent. Some birds existed only on outlying islands and in small populations, so once humans arrived then there would have been a huge risk to their survival. … Extinction is forever.

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