Critter News
JANUARY 25, 2012
1, 2012, egg-laying hens across many European countries will live with fewer discomforts: The European Commission has officially implemented its ban on battery cages, the notoriously cramped cages used by many egg farmers and criticized by animal rights proponents and veterinarians who call them cruel and harmful to the birds' welfare.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 10, 2015
And I am a serious environmentalist, and my heart bleeds every time I take my old car batteries and leftover rat poison and dump them in the river. The conservation implications are clear,” writes researcher Dr. Susan Willson. “If My cat is a ferocious birder … and I am also a serious bird lover.”. Does Birdsbesafe work?
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Critter News
JUNE 28, 2009
Tags: battery hens eggs USDA farm animal welfare us agribusiness.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 30, 2014
In the past there has been a lot of research done using satellite tracking to find out the exact routes that a variety of larger migratory shorebirds take and there were some amazing discoveries made. It was discovered that a Bar-tailed Godwit could fly over 10,000kms non-stop !
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2023
I remember that when I was still a research chemist developing dental materials, I once gave a presentation at that university, which was followed by my receiving a hideous and very colorful plate as a gift afterward. Purple Herons are not very common and quite shy in Shanghai while here, they behave like they own the place.
Animal Person
APRIL 6, 2010
Researchers conducted experiments in a lab, then released the animals into the wild, making sure to note that "This was a much harder part of the study, and involved lugging around of batteries," and found similar results. Angier can't resist writing: "A bird in the lab worked like a bird in the bush."
Critter News
MAY 28, 2009
In university labs nationwide, scientists inflict spinal-cord injuries on dogs and cats, inject rats with carcinogens, test dangerous drugs on monkeys, and do all kinds of evil things to guinea pigs in the name of scientific research. So why is one type of animal cruelty (dogfighting) more reprehensible than another (lobster-boiling)?
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