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Europe's Pig Industry Mad about Undercover Investigation

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Compassion in World Farming led an undercover investigation that showed illegal tail docking and poor attempts at pig enrichment on factory farms, in violation of EU law. Now the pig industry is mad and claiming bias ( scroll down in article.) Tags: europe tail docking pigs factory farm agribusiness.

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Locked in Guangxi: An epidemic adventure, searching for birds

10,000 Birds

We jumped into our rented SUV Jeep Compass for a trip of 6 days. Most of them were living on non-mechanized farming, which is limited to the few flat areas between the mountains. This period offered me the time to write this article. The facts of the story have been slightly simplified and arranged for the sake of the article.

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Charles Harper’s Birds & Words: A Review of a Classic Reborn

10,000 Birds

White article on bird feeding stations. Harper, a farm boy, had never heard of feeding stations and had also, apparently, never before taken a good hard look at birds. Starting in 1956, Harper wrote the text for the articles as well. The Ford Times articles are the core of Birds & Art. I just count the wings.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: In his past comments about protecting animals and nature, Pope Benedict XVI is building upon the Roman Catholic Church’s tradition of promoting faithful stewardship of all creatures (“ A Cat Lover in the Vatican Strikes a Chord With Cat Lovers Around the World ,” news article, April 20).