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EU Bans Battery Cages

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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.

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Can Birds Be Safe? If Only.

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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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The wonders of migration

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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 ! Birding Australia Broome migration'

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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

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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. Lucky him, right? Though he ended up dead anyway.

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Animals Have Personalities? No WAY!

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This is great news for animal rights because it's one more piece of evidence that humans aren't as exceptional as we like to think we are. That's the perfect argument for keeping animals in a lab if your priority is you and your research rather than the animals and what's best for them.

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Are We Much Better than Michael Vick?

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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. Tags: animal cruelty Michael Vick animal rights. None of us is pure.