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Shutting Your Trap

10,000 Birds

The name and town of the owner were engraved on a metal tag. Had I known the law better I would have said, “Excuse me, but this trap is not worth over $250 nor have I damaged it with explosives, so in the State of New York you cannot legally charge me with Malicious Mischief.” The trap had been set in the woods right next to my house.

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Is Shelter Appreciation Week a Sham?

Critter News

HSUS’ latest public relations gimmick is part of a larger attempt by the very animal control officers responsible for this neglect and abuse to reform their image from one of “dog catcher” to “humane law enforcement.” Nathan Winograd is an advocate for no-kill shelters (and is the author of several books on the subject).

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On SPECIESISM, by Joan Dunayer

Animal Person

This book has so many great quotes that I'm going to have to write a couple of posts about them. Still, with regard to human victims, the law doesn't accept the victimizer's enculturation as justification. law is even more speciesist than the U.S. Tags: Books Ethics Language.

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“Your Rent, Your Rottweiler, and Your Rights”

4 The Love Of Animals

In New York there is a law that says that if you keep a pet that your owner knows about for more than three months in a manner that is “open and notorious”—in other words “for all to see”—then you can’t be evicted even if you have a no-pets clause in your lease. Tags: guest post. www.sosuemejackass.com. www.sosuemejackass.com.

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Guest Post: Susan Wilson

4 The Love Of Animals

She has a new book out (which I am reading right now) called One Good Dog. My second favorite rescue story is that of Hunter, a beagle-ish dog that my daughter and son-in-law adopted from a shelter in Massachusetts. Tags: books guest post. Today we have a great guest post from author Susan Wilson.

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Swan Lake performed by Rascal

4 The Love Of Animals

A good portion of the book is about the rescue dogs that grieved with her and comforted her during this time. Barth is also writing a second book: Covered in Fur: Lessons Learned Living With Six Dogs. I am sure my neighbors wondered what this widow lady had done now that the law was in her driveway. Told ya I was gonna do that.”

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

10,000 Birds

” Compassionate conservation describes an emerging field of interest which Bekoff describes in his book Rewilding Our Hearts : “Compassionate conservation has become a popular new phrase and mind-set over the past few years, one that has increasingly informed global efforts to conserve species and restore ecosystems.

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