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The Struggle to Save the Birds of Honduras

10,000 Birds

A Spanish version of the following article appeared in the 9/4/11 edition of the Honduran publication, La Tribuna. In the Far East they keep birds of prey which they use to capture other animals such as foxes and rabbits. The quail, guans, ducks and pheasant are hunted for their meat.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Niman gives us is to pay attention to the source of meat products and what our mothers always told us: clean your plate. To the Editor: The claims Nicolette Hahn Niman makes for how greenhouse gases might be reduced while still eating meat may very well be true, and I do not have the expertise to challenge them. The best advice Ms.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

These birds can learn to pull a string to retrieve a short stick, use the stick to pull out a longer one, then use the long stick to draw out a piece of meat. He never chased the rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, or deer who regularly visited. Marc Bekoff wrote this article for Can Animals Save Us? , Jethro and the Bunny.

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