10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

These are all excellent organizations created to help wild animals live healthy lives in healthy habitats at home and around the world. It’s about putting the Federal Government back into the confines of the law.”. It’s imperative that local, state, and federal law enforcement ensure the safety of our land managers.

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Critter News

JANUARY 25, 2012

Full article on Food Safety News. The law, finalized in 1999, comes after a 12-year "phase-out" period meant to allow egg farmers time to implement the costly transition away from battery cages. Others have arranged for barns or other free-range systems, but the law now clearly reserves hens a seat at a nest. As of Jan.

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Critter News

AUGUST 15, 2010

Last week there was a slew of articles about the agreement in Ohio between the farm industry and animal welfare activists to expand cage sizes for calves (veal), hens and pigs. This New York Times article argues that it could lead to other states following suit. Well, maybe, although I think there is still a long way to go.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 30, 2012

The legal rights of nonhuman animals might first be achieved in any of three ways. For example, the Treaty of Amsterdam that came into force on May 1, 1999, formally acknowledged that nonhuman animals are “sentient beings” and not merely goods or agricultural products. What is the common law? Why the common law over legislation?

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Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

In " 'Animal Rights:' Pernicious Nonsense for Both Law & Public Policy ," Massachusetts attorney and "sportsman" Richard Latimer is on the mark with some concepts, and way off with others. Now, I know you're saying: That's not what animal rights is. than with any genuine concern for species diversity or even animal welfare."

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2018

The celebration was occasioned by 2018 being the centennial of the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act , a seminal environmental law. (Fun It takes into its lens context and surroundings and makes them as important as the central bird (or other animal) subject.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Nathan Winograd has an interesting piece in the Examiner about the recent HSUS Animal Shelter Appreciation Week. It's not that he's unappreciative of people that work with animals, but rather the state of many of the shelters that are being appreciated. Tags: animal shelters. You can read about his background here.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 9, 2009

Responding to an anonymous tip about a neglected cat, the Humane Law Enforcement agents arrived at Stewart’s residence to find a seven-week-old, one-pound orange tabby with his whiskers cut off and a serious injury to his right front paw. Brooklyn Woman Assaults Two ASPCA Agents originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 9, 2009.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

But within the last year, an animal cruelty investigation almost shut one down because spikes were being used to antagonize the bull. This was a clear violation of animal law. Next time, though, I might want to hook up with an animal rights group to protest.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 9, 2008

I came across this strange article about German research on which slaughter method creates more pain for the animal: the Western method of stunning or the Islamic method of a cut to the neck. You can read all about the results in the article. It is also used to prevent the animal from feeling pain before it dies.

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Animal Person

MARCH 19, 2009

There's already a fairly large number of comments that raise the usual topics against vegans and veganism and I didn't see any Animal Person readers in there, though there's no law that says you have to use the same username everywhere so that might not be evidence of anything. Include your name, address and daytime phone number.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

At issue in the case is the constitutionality of a decade old law passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton in 1999. That law, U.S. The law also made it a crime to sell videos in which animals were tortured to death by being burned alive, as well as videos of illegal dog fights. I don’t think so. Code, Title 18.48

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Critter News

DECEMBER 20, 2008

There's a big article at the ABC News site. The temple says the money goes toward caring for the tigers (each animal eats 13 pounds of meat a day) and construction of "Tiger Island," where it is hoped the tigers will soon move to live in larger enclosures.A Read it and tell us what you think.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

There is a long list of articles and books on how to feed birds in your yard. I greatly enjoyed reading these articles on diverse topics such as suet, nyjer seed, the development of humming-bird feeders, rarities at feeders, wild bird feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean, and, importantly, “funding for birds and wildlife.”

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 26, 2011

The Association of Professional Animal Waste Specialists (aPaws) declared the week of April 1-7 International Pooper Scooper Week, utilizing this annual event to draw attention to the importance of cleaning up after canine friends. If you’re pregnant or on drug therapy, such as cancer patients, animal feces can pose a danger to you.”.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 21, 2012

To the Editor: “ Some in California Skirt a Ban on Foie Gras ” (news article, Aug. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals applauds the efforts of those district attorneys and animal control officers who are enforcing the law against those few chefs who continue to flout it. 13, 2012

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Animal Person

APRIL 7, 2009

As the economy continues to falter, law enforcement officers in Kentucky and throughout the country are seeing major increases in the number of unwanted and neglected horses, some abandoned on public land, others left to starve by their owners.". This is about finding "affordable options for unwanted horses," the article says.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 25, 2007

To the Editor: “ For ‘Animal Precinct,’ Reality Subject to Dispute ” (news article, July 23) missed the entire point of comprehensive animal welfare: that effective animal welfare requires both response and prevention. The real story here is our tireless commitment to fighting animal cruelty.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 19, 2011

When I read your article, I was elated. It could take up to 18 years for them to be phased in, if the law should pass. The use of wire cages isn’t being addressed, but should be in the future. We are headed in the right direction, but need to fight to push the changes through. CLAUDIA SILBERLICHT New York, July 13, 2011

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 6, 2007

Here is an excellent article by Gayle Dean on the Bush Administration's excessive use of the rhetoric of terror, especially as it is being selectively applied to animal rights advocates. That time is now.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

An op-ed in the Washington Post by Gabriel Foley and Jordan Rutter is a fine summary of the arguments, and there is a good background article at Birdwatching magazine. Laws and regulations can be updated over time ( e.g., the list of birds protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act ).

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Animal Person

JULY 14, 2009

Derrick Jensen comes right out of the gate mentioning Hitler (as opposed to later as per Godwin's Law ) in " Taking Shorter Showers Doesn't Cut it: Personal Change Does Not Equal Political Change ," which might annoy some people. They are all Jensen's words exactly, except what's in brackets (not parenthesis-they're him too).

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Animal Ethics

JULY 31, 2007

Also readers can find other information on the history of the sport, dog fighting laws, and links to other articles about dogs and pet care. You can find the article here. “How Dog Fighting Works” is a look into the illegal sport of dog fighting and gives readers information on the issues and its effects.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 29, 2007

To the Editor: Re “ States Try to Weigh Safety With Dog Owners’ Rights ” (news article, July 23): Any law that deems a dog as dangerous or vicious based on appearance, breed or phenotype is unfair and discriminatory. Canine temperaments are widely varied, and behavior cannot be predicted by physical features.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 5, 2007

Miller’s Op-Ed article provides a welcome breath of fresh air. Europe and Canada outlawed using hormones on dairy cows because of such human and animal health concerns. Miller’s article about the benefits of rBST is correct and thoughtful. There’s good reason for cynicism. George Entenman Chapel Hill, N.C., Kershen Norman, Okla.,

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The two main areas, Greater Sundas and Wallacea, are separated by ‘Wallace’s Line,’ a boundary drawn in 1859 by British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, who realized that the two areas had totally different birds and animals. It includes articles by the authors too, in case you want to read more of their work.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

In 1987, only 27 were left in the wild and drastic action was taken to save the species: all remaining birds were captured, the California Condor was declared extinct in the wild, and a captive breeding program was begun, initially carried out by the San Diego Wild Animal Park and the Los Angeles Zoo. So, what is Kölsch, exactly?

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

In my earlier post "Children and Heart Disease" available here , I noted that, in the seventh and final edition of Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care: A Handbook for Parents of the Developing Child from Birth to Adolescence , Dr. Benjamin Spock no longer recommends feeding animal products to children after two years of age. The answer is "Yes."

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2024

He also served with the 13th Light Dragoons, fighting with them at Waterloo (though he can only have been about 18 at that point – I guess child protection laws were somewhat lax at that time). In the section on other animals which sometimes ends my posts, the mammal comparing favorably with Donald Trump today is some kind of squirrel.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Having earned both a Master’s Degree in Engineering and in Law, Germain works as a manager for the construction industry. A bird wave appeared to me as a single gigantic wild animal, inhabiting the mysterious mountains of Guangxi. This period offered me the time to write this article. Where are my binos?”

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 8, 2008

To the Editor: The recent terrorist attacks on scientists (“ Firebombings at Homes of 2 California Researchers ,” news article, Aug. 4) are abhorrent acts condemned by the vast majority of animal advocates and the organizations who represent them, including the National Anti-Vivisection Society.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 24, 2006

According to the AP story, nine of ten jackets tested by HSUS were found to have trim made of dog fur, but were mislabeled in violation of federal law. The NY Times article Keith linked to earlier today (see here ) points out that fur sales are up 9% over last year and from this statistic goes on to infer that "fur is back in style."

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Animal Person

AUGUST 6, 2009

England’s The Guardian ran an article announcing that “two of the Honduran coup government's top advisers have close ties to the US secretary of state. broke the news that Chiquita was represented by a powerful Washington law firm, Covington & Burling LLP, and its consultant, McLarty Associates (2). 1) DemocracyNow!

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