Critter News
JULY 8, 2011
A press release I received from the Farm Sanctuary. Animal Welfare Groups Win Industry Backing for First-Ever Federal Regulation of Hen Welfare Groundswell of Public Support Results in Full Court Press for Nationwide Law Protecting Chickens to Replace State-by-State Initiatives WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.
Critter News
JUNE 28, 2009
From the Clemson press release. Tags: battery hens eggs USDA farm animal welfare us agribusiness. But it's not just about the hens.it's about the money. How much suffering can and should they endure without significantly affecting the human pocketbook. Or corporate net income. laying hens is no small matter.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 7, 2016
I may try to use it in the field the next time, but am still suspicious of it: I find it faster to write down a name code (in my case, the first three letters of a genus and the first three letters of a species name) plus a figure, than to press the touch screen.
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 9, 2012
Not only does it light up with a press of the button, but there are three different settings to choose from; steady glow, slow flash, and fast flash. Even with the battery for the light, it isn’t any heavier than her regular collar, and she seemed to find it comfortable to wear. I think she did.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
A nice touch is the option to view the app with black print on a white background or, if you want to save battery life and not illuminate the entire area, you can use it with white print on a black background. The illustrations are passable but we certainly aren’t talking about artwork that will win contests.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 1, 2013
She writes, “it is entirely possible that by 2050, Battery Park City, the Rockaways, Coney Island, Alphabet City, Red Hook, Jersey City, and much of the financial district will all be drowned land.” Publisher: Fordham University Press, 2012. Yeah, I paused too when I read that. Just a little. Otherwise, it becomes overwhelming.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 21, 2011
Where do you charge your batteries in Namibia’s Kaokoveld during a longer trip away from lodges and hotels? Congratulations to them and many thanks to the many, many participants of each phase of this fun, fun, fun giveaway as well as Richard Crossley and our friends at Princeton University Press !
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