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Quinta do Casal Branco: Lobo e Falcão Reserva (2016)

10,000 Birds

It’s entirely possible that these birds were employed in vineyard pest control as well; as several modern wineries have rediscovered, falconry is an excellent means by which to deter other animals looking to devour their precious grapes. A more recent example of the long and beneficial relationship between falconry and winemaking.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ Another Horse-Racing Horror ” (editorial, May 6): Thank you for adding your voice to the many who are demanding that the welfare of racehorses should come before profits. Even the 1986 Kentucky Derby winner Ferdinand ended up in a Japanese slaughterhouse because he wasn’t proving his monetary value as a stud.