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Vultures, Human Evolution, Global Warming, and Windmills

10,000 Birds

The topic was the concept of humans as predators, or hunters, or really, eaters of meat, and I was discussing the many ways in which people misconceived this notion. Any buffalo bones from prior to that transition were obviously scavenged.

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Horse Slaughter Could Start Up Again in One Month

Critter News

Read the complete article at pantagraph.com. Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and running in as little as a month.

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On the Renewed Debate Over Horse Slaughter

Animal Person

This is about finding "affordable options for unwanted horses," the article says. Butcher (no joke) from Montana: " “No one has to send a horse to a processing plant. And it’s much more humane than leaving them there to starve to death.”. No, it's about finding affordable options for people to unload their unwanted horses.

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On Wearable "Roadkill"

Animal Person

Used in their entirety by humans , thereby ignoring the reality that the carcasses play in the lives of other creatures, such as scavengers.) However the designers also use discarded parts of animals killed by butchers, to "give new life to something that would normally be thrown away." We should all be so lucky.”.

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