10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

We are right in the middle of the fall migration, so new and unusual species is not without some expectations. My first surprise came in the form of an eBired.org report of a Tropical Parula near the water tank in Florida Canyon, just to the north of Madera Canyon.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2019

Prior to serving in the Confederacy, Driver notes, McCown played leading roles in genocidal campaigns against indigenous peoples on the US-Canada border and against the Seminoles in Florida. McCown is an extraordinary case. Well, no more! Or, at least, pointing out some names that suck.)

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Cute right? Because water pools here, there are even more plants and animals than other areas of the biodiverse park. To me, they are the most spectacular bird in all of South Florida. I so badly wanted to spot their chicken-like forms. Baby alligators. I don’t blame her.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Fort Myers, Florida, where the feral cats have gotten so bad that people are moving out of their neighborhoods. After all, someone is taking care of all those cats, right? So on 16 October, which Alley Cat Allies has turned into “National Feral Cat Day,” local governments got an earful. Example one?

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10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2012

Mike and Corey (the guys that keep us all in line here at 10,000 Birds) are probably reading this and saying, “Yeah right” Well, it really doesn’t matter what my excuse is because what I’m about to share is freakin owlsome! Even if it is several weeks late and all the animal-love voyeurs have stopped visiting the site.

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Critter News

MARCH 7, 2012

Stanwood is right near where we live in Seattle and, sadly, home to Pigs Peace Animal Sanctuary which rescues all kinds of animals. Augustine, Florida doesn’t mince any words when it comes to what’s afoot in the Stanwood area. I can only imagine how they feel. From the Sky Valley Chronicle.

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Here's the good news: This is a very readable explanation of how animals in the Hundred Heartbeat Club (there are 100 or fewer individuals in the wild today) got to be in the club. This is irksome, as the premise is that we need to save the animals (and which ones is an interesting discussion) because we will suffer if they are gone.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

A federal judge for the first time in US history has heard arguments in a case that could determine whether animals enjoy the same constitutional protection against slavery as human beings. Advertisement: Story continues below "This case is on the next frontier of civil rights," said PETA lawyer Jeffrey Kerr, representing the five orcas.

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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. Similar limits were approved last year in Michigan and less sweeping restrictions have been adopted in Florida, Arizona and other states.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The trap had been set in the woods right next to my house. The states which have essentially banned leghold traps are Florida, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, California, and Washington. The name and town of the owner were engraved on a metal tag. I’d released birds there. I knew the wildlife.

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Animal Person

OCTOBER 25, 2009

After a successful world premiere screening at the Moondance Film Festival in Boulder CO, where our film won the "Spirit of Moondance" Best Feature Documentary award, we are going to the Orlando Film Festival in Orlando, Florida on Thursday, Nov. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Film animal rights documentary film veganism.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2015

There isn’t too much I could write on the subject that isn’t dealt with much better by David Shiffman, a shark conservationist from Florida. Just a few weeks ago I saw an image of animal cruelty in my Twitter feed that still causes my chest to tighten when I think about it. Go read his take. I’ll wait. .

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Animal Person

MAY 9, 2009

Yesterday I received an e-mail alert from the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF) regarding " a coin operated game that uses live lobsters at the Royal Palm Ale House in Royal Palm Beach. In this game, the object is to pluck live lobsters out of the water with a joystick-controlled crane."

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Animal Person

MARCH 23, 2009

Ian says, regarding " Veterinarians Train Sealers to Kill Humanely, " that "veterinarians very often do not care about animals but rather are more like auto mechanics who are providing a service for humans (that service may be to save an animal or kill an animal, etc)." There is an elephant who deperately needs our help.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 26, 2009

Today's message and call to action is from David Cantor of Responsible Policies for Animals (thanks, Mike!). Responsible Policies for Animals Members & Friends! I look forward to meeting RPA's Florida members who are able to attend! . Responsible Policies for Animals, Inc. Best wishes, . David Cantor. 215-886-RPA1.

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Animal Person

MAY 27, 2009

There are people who care for the animals they use and trade, as the article shows. But for me, the number of adopted dogs doesn't make up for the fact that we have no right to breed dogs to use them as gambling chips. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Greyhound Matters Florida Gambling Greyhound Racing Massachusetts Michael J.

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Animal Person

JULY 7, 2009

In case you haven't guessed, it is the relocation of a fresh (or not) carcass, usually with entrails spilling out, to a place more hospitable for the buzzards and hawks who evidently at least in South Florida do not judge the speed of oncoming traffic very well.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

That’s right, the overwhelming benefits to the environment and the economy are generated by non-consumptive uses of the refuges like wildlife photography, environmental education, wildlife observation and interpretation, not hunting and fishing. ” Did you know that an estimated 300 refuges allow trapping of wild animals?

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Louisiana 142

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Masson traces the history of our relationship with dogs, and sprinkles in stories from various cultures that love as well as despise them, and concludes that dogs are more significant to humans than any other animal (39). This includes horses, cats and cows. And he details why.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 18, 2009

hours on I-95 (we here in South Florida are known for our very limited public transportation options--boy do I miss NYC). While spending hours in the car I've been thinking about various issues related to sentient nonhumans, animal rights and veganism. I want humans to stop viewing animals as means to an end of some sort.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

As a result, animals like the Florida panther and diminishing habitats like the prairie grasslands stand a fighting chance. Additional benefits: A Wildlife Conservation Stamp could fund species and habitat projects that are sometimes short-changed in favor of game animal priorities.

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Animal Person

MAY 12, 2009

It wasn't much--clusters of mushroom-like townhouses that are ubiquitous in Florida--but it was on a lake. So there was no traffic, no noise, and each day we awoke to the drama of the creatures who lived right outside our door. And a dead end.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Reportedly, any mention of the Red-vented Bulbul in Florida’s schools may soon be illegal as it is thought that the specific reference to the hind parts of the species may lead vulnerable children toward early sex. Does that mean that families in Florida should on average be larger than in Colorado?

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Animal Person

DECEMBER 21, 2009

South Florida is home to the most racetracks and Greyhound farms and trainers in the country, and you can’t turn on the radio or the television without encountering a commercial for the tracks. And right before my eyes, I discovered that Muscovy ducks eat frogs.

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