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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

They are often crammed into trucks built for cattle and pigs and subjected to starvation, exposure and abuse. Every year, 100,000 horses are slaughtered at foreign-owned slaughterhouses in the United States to satisfy the palates of wealthy diners in Europe and Asia. Congress ran out of time before the Senate could act.

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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

10,000 Birds

Originally from India and the vicinity, it is believed that they had already undergone two major expansions – through Asia Minor in the 1600s, and then across Europe in the 1900s – when they first appeared in North America. So, tentatively, welcome spring and new life. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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