10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2021

Both falconers and wildlife rehabilitators have to study, gain experience, and jump through various hoops in order to get their licenses. You can own a yak in Kentucky, but not a cheetah in Maine. But in many states, any idiot with 20 bucks can get a permit to own a non-native, captive-bred bird of prey. Are we fed up yet?

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. I wish people would start appreciating the misunderstood animals out there, like snakes and opossums,” wrote Elissa in New York. It’s August, and first on the menu is: Fried Rehabber. Summer is high season.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 25, 2009

Ruppy and four other beagles are the first dogs to glow, though the experiment has taken place in other animals. CheMyong Ko, a team member of the University of Kentucky in Lexington says “The next step for us is to generate a true disease model&#. Unfortunately, cloing is not efficient, (just 1.7

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 30, 2007

Barbaro, the magnificent thoroughbred who broke his leg two weeks after winning the 2006 Kentucky Derby (I watched both races live), was put to death after taking a turn for the worse in his recovery. I'm not saying it's wrong to put such animals to death. It's a sad day for horse lovers. See here for the New York Times story.

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