10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

However, in this post, I’d like to lay out the basic numbers as we pretend to know them about overall bird mortality, human related causes of mortality, and somewhere in there I’ll note that the number of birds that are killed by windmills is so small that it says “zero” on my pie chart.

Killing 274

Killing Cats Fish Birds 274

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Mark Gamin, a Cleveland lawyer, likes cats and birds both. This is Mark’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds. In Oregon, the Barred Owl is taking over Northern Spotted Owl territory and threatening that smaller bird’s survival. They argue for the elimination of free-range cats entirely.

Feral Cats 267

Feral Cats Cats Tnr Feral 267

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

I find it astonishing that people argue of whether feral cats are bad for birds in North America. This is approximated by the size of the animal, but really, this has to be adjusted for depending on modality of killing. How many wild birds are eaten by either feral Cats or “outdoor Cats?” Which would be even worse.

Feral Cats 257

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 257

Animal Ethics

APRIL 16, 2009

If human beings were confined, mutilated and killed, would we call it “humane” if the cages were a few inches bigger, the knife sharper, the death faster? In my 40s, I became a vegetarian because I was saving sick and injured birds, and I just couldn’t eat them and save them. Laura Frisk Encinitas, Calif., Kristof’s column.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Proposition 2 Free Range 40