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Horse Slaughter Could Start Up Again in One Month

Critter News

Read the complete article at pantagraph.com. Congress lifted the ban in a spending bill President Barack Obama signed into law Nov. Bad news for horses in the US. Of course, right now, they're just being shipped to Canada and Mexico anyway, where health and welfare standards are much, much lower.

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Nate Makes the News!

10,000 Birds

By Corey • March 13, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share It is not every day that a local newspaper covers birding at all, so the fact that The Chapel Hill News ran an article on Nate ‘s Triangle Big Year is pretty cool. Wes Mar 14th, 2011 at 3:25 pm Neat article. Get yours today! 4 Responses to “Nate Makes the News!&#

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On Bob Herbert and Direct Action

Animal Person

Something interesting happened when I read New York Times columnist Bob Herbert's article about the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., Most whites do not want to hear about racial problems, and President Obama would rather walk through fire than spend his time dealing with them. called " Anger Has Its Place."

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12 Tips for new dog owners.

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This is a great article, and while it is geared towards the new dog at the White House, the tips are important for anyone who is getting ready to welcome a new furry friend into the family. 12 Tips for the Obama Family and Their New Adopted Dog, Bo.

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The Passenger Pigeon & A Message From Martha: One Pigeon, Two Book Reviews

10,000 Birds

This is in addition to the many articles and exhibits and even film devoted to the bird, one of the few species whose death was witnessed and noted down to the exact day, Tuesday, September 1, 1914 (though there is some question about the exact time). The survey of art and books is by necessity selective, but fun.

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Trump Signs Executive Orders And Scott Pruitt Stacks EPA With Climate Change Skeptics

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As stated in a recent New York Times article. Also on the EPA front, the Wall Street Journal pens an article stating “ EPA set to reconsider car emissions standards set under the Obama administration ,” and Rob Davis from The Oregonian gives us a “ List of 42 of President Donald Trump’s planned EPA budget cuts.”

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We Interrupt Regularly Scheduled.

Animal Person

We interrupt regularly scheduled deconstructing, editorializing, commenting and ranting to bring you a letter from John Perkins : Dear Friends Speaking of Democracy, Honduras, and President Obama. In writing my new book Hoodwinked (Random House, Nov 2009 publication date), I recently visited Central America. Zelaya must be reinstated.

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