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The Cattle Egret Expansion

10,000 Birds

Will Raup is a birder from upstate New York who helped Corey learn a lot about birds when Corey was first starting out as a birder. I’d like to introduce you to a diminutive heron, the Cattle Egret Bubuclus ibis. The Cattle Egret is native to Africa, where it is a familiar sight among herds of large mammals.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

The horse slaughter industry in the United States has nothing to do with feeding hungry people and everything to do with animal cruelty. They are often crammed into trucks built for cattle and pigs and subjected to starvation, exposure and abuse. Last September, the House voted 263 to 146 to pass this legislation.