10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2020

And there’s a good chance that, while they’re at it, they’ll trot out that dubious bit of trivia about the starling being brought to America as a part of some scheme to introduce all the birds mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare to New York City’s Central Park. Good birding and happy drinking!

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Farming New York Breeding Unwanted 190

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The first bird to draw my eye was a fine adult Grey Plover, or what is known in America as a Black-bellied Plover, sitting characteristically hunch-backed just a few yards from my car, on the edge of the tide. It was obviously happy with where it was, as it didn’t move much. These tough little waders are notorious for eating almost anything.

Geese 190

Geese Russia Breeding Unwanted 190

Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

what if those were human babies? Desperate to drive up prices by stemming the gusher of unwanted milk, a dairy industry group, the National Milk Producers Federation, has been paying farmers to send herds to slaughter. We here in America claim we love dogs. See the entire slide show, Happy Cows: Behind the Myth, here.).

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Cows Stray Dog New York Times Culling 100

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 2, 2006

The Bush administration has deftly escalated the rhetoric of terror to such a fevored pitch that virtually any unwanted conduct can now be dubbed an act of “terror”. The rhetoric of terror has been used to “justify” the wire-tapping of America citizens' phone calls without probable cause. You don’t think so.

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Extremist 2006 Laws Legislation 40