Critter News
JANUARY 24, 2012
Clearly a win for the damn livestock industry. A state law mandating "humane treatment" of downed livestock headed for the slaughterhouse was unanimously overturned Monday by the Supreme Court. California's (law) endeavors to regulate the same thing, at the same time, in the same place -- except by imposing different requirements.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 15, 2013
Unfortunately, contemporary people from the high Andes are beginning to see condors as the enemy; a predator that will kill and eat livestock. Andean condors are vultures and feed exclusively on “carrion” dead animals. It is true that condors eat dead animals. The attribution of condors as killers seems accidental.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 5, 2016
Like their relatives, the California condors, Andean condors have bald heads.” It’s true, they prey on baby or weak animals as well, but carrion makes up the majority of their diet. With their great eyesight, they spot meals from high in the air, descending and eating their food with specially curved bills and giant talons.
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 concession was to avoid a November ballot vote a la California's Proposition 2.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
Let me introduce my guest blogger, Lisa Owens Viani, co-founder of the California-based group RATS ( Raptors Are The Solution ), which educates people about the dangers of rat poisons. I’ll leave today’s blog in her capable hands. Thanks for your concern for wildlife, Syngenta.).
Critter News
JULY 10, 2009
This is not totally animal-related, but I'll share anyway. I grew up in the Central Valley of California and my mother owns a home there in Gustine. I've always known that the Central Valley is one of the poorer areas of California. On an animal note, I will say that the treatment of animals is very bad in the Central Valley.
10,000 Birds
MAY 31, 2017
A consistent source of water is always a great attraction, drawing birds and animals alike. At this end of the waters edge, quite a bit of livestock had had been in and out, leaving large footprints in the mud. The California Quail used a similar hoof print for their needs as well.
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