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The Collared Finchbill

10,000 Birds

The Collared Finchbill is not a rare bird, and it is not endangered, but it is a particular favorite of mine. So, in order to show a few more photos of the bird than the usual two or three had I included this bird in a post of birds seen around Wolongshan, Sichuan), here is one dedicated to the species.

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Vietnam Getting into Swift Nest Business

10,000 Birds

This leaves one question: Can vegans eat swift nests? Because they will rebuild the nests made of their own saliva when they are taken, and because they are worth more alive and building nests than they are dead, the practice does not harm the swifts and gives a positive economic incentive to conserve them.

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Trader Joe's Eggs NOT Humane

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Trader Joe's, a national specialty grocer, offers a large range of vegan and soy products. If, in fact, Trader Joe's deems debeaking as necessary, then this immediately reveals the high density of birds. I looked online and all I could find was this article on The Vegetarian Site. They also offer "Cage Free" eggs.

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Reasons Consistently Applied

Animal Ethics

And there are religious reasons: According to the Bible , the original divinely-prescribed diet was an entirely plant-based, vegan diet: "And God said, 'Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. These birds are some of the most abused animals in agriculture.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Compassionate consumers can take a stand against this cruelty by choosing vegan options. It is no more acceptable to confine 60 hens for their entire lives in a cage that you report is “about the size of a Ford F-150 pickup truck’s flatbed” than it would be to treat 60 cats similarly.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ Egg Producers and Humane Society Urging Federal Standard on Hen Cages ” (Business Day, July 8): I’m a vegetarian who turned vegan after coming to terms with the fact that just because I was eating hormone-free, antibiotic-free, even free-range organic eggs didn’t mean that egg-producing hens were living a cruelty-free life.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Steiner might feel less lonely as an ethical vegan—he says he has just five vegan friends—if he recognized that he has allies in mere vegetarians (like me), ethical omnivores and even carnivores. Go vegan, go vegetarian, go humane or just eat less meat. 22, 2009 To the Editor: I am an ethical vegan.