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Cute of the Day: Boston Terrier

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Tallulah Jane, an adorable Boston Terrier, who looks like she is ready for Valentine’s Day! Cute of the Day: Boston Terrier originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on February 10, 2010. Look at those cute ears!

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Boston Brewing Company: Cold Snap

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This week’s beer is from the Boston Beer Company – a brand much better known by the name it shares with its flagship product, Sam Adams. But I still order Sam Adams Boston Lager regularly just to remind myself what a dependable, solidly-made beer it is – and because it tastes great. Boston Beer Company: Cold Snap.

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14+ Signs You’re A Crazy Boston Terrier Person

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Boston Zoo May Close and Kill Animals

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The Franklin Park Zoo, a Boston institution that has drawn generations of city and suburban families, might be forced to close its doors and possibly euthanize some of its animals as a result of the deep budget cuts imposed by Governor Deval Patrick, zoo officials said Friday. Tags: zoos Massachusetts economics Boston.

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People for the enlightened treatment of animals - The Boston Globe

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Anyone know what kind of snake this is? In the suburbs north of Boston, MA, USA

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Devils Backbone Brewing Company Vienna Lager

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Yuengling & Son of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, as well as the latter-day craft beer forerunner, Samuel Adams Boston Lager from the Boston Brewing Company.

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Trillium Brewing Company: Stumpy Duck American Pale Ale

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Stumpy Duck is an American pale ale by Trillium Brewing Company of Boston, Massachusetts, one of the most popular breweries in New England for the past few years. Afterwards, we had a great dinner at Trillium’s South Boston brewpub, and I made sure to check the to-go counter before I left to see if any of the Small Bird beers were available.

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of July 2019?

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I’m visiting Boston for business, which may disrupt my best birding intentions. While a huge swath of the United States braces for record-setting heat–again–other parts of the world may be suffering equally oppressive though dramatically different weather.

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What’s in a Name: Brewer’s Blackbird

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Thomas Mayo Brewer was younger than Audubon but less iternant, spending all his life in Boston. He was even suspected by his opponents of using his standing with the Boston press to print scurrilous anonymous editorials about them.

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Lawsuit to Challenge Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act

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Five activists represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights filed the lawsuit in federal court in Boston, asking that the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act be struck down as unconstitutional because it has a chilling effect on lawful protest activities I wish them luck! A group of animal rights activists sued the U.S.

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The Warbler Brewery – Dissimulation India Pale Ale

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But whenever we throw in the towel and I get home for a late dinner, I usually crack open a strong, hoppy IPA to end the night – something bright and refreshing enough to wake me up a bit after sixteen hours of birding, before the booze kicks in and knocks me out for hours of much-needed sleep.

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The Warbler Brewery – Warbler Ale

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I don’t know whether head brewer Chris Schell – a Delmar native with a decade of craft brewing experience – is a birder or not, but each beer is adorned with trippy, vaguely sci-fi depictions of birds by Boston artist Ian Tartasky , some of which seem to be identifiable to species.

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Charles River Laboratories Closes a Facility

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Here's the brief announcement from the Boston Business Journal in its entirety. which provides mice and other animals for scientific research, is suspending operations at its facility in Shrewsbury indefinitely and laying off 300 people, the Boston Business Journal reports. Good riddance as far as I'm concerned.

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1,200+ Canines Don Tiaras & ‘Tails’ This Week for Doggy Proms

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Doggy proms will be held throughout the week at Best Friends Pet Care centers in the Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Denver, San Diego and Houston metro areas, across Connecticut and New Jersey, and in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Charlotte and at Best Friends Pet Care center at Walt Disney World in Florida.

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Lost Souls: Found!

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We got the chance to check out the Boston Terriers edition! Now, although we don’t have a Boston terrier, we enjoyed the stories about them. When Mid-America Boston Terrier Rescue took him into their care he was in horrible shape. Not only that, but a portion of the book profits are donate to a breed specific rescue group.

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Where Are You Birding This Final Weekend of July 2018?

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I’ll be in Boston for part of this weekend. Birds run on a different timetable than humans, so many of the former are making plans for fall (or spring) while the latter still ponders how to spend those summer (or winter) nights. So if the birding by you has been uninspiring, just wait. A change is on the horizon.

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Are there so many birds that cats don’t matter?

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Statue “Phillis Wheatley” by Meredith Bergmann, in Boston. One of the projects I did was related to the famous Big Dig in Boston, the largest public works project ever carried out by human beings. These birds mostly left the city to feed on farms out in Concord and Lexington and other distant suburbs of Boston.

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Handbags are a Dog’s Best Friend

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Tails are sure to wag on Friday, June 12t h as Luna Boston hosts “Doggies + Bags,” a special benefit party for the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS). From 4-7pm, Bostonians are welcome to bring their pooches by Luna Boston’s boutique at 205 Newbury St.

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Dutch Whale Denied Freedom; Must Go to Spanish Amusement Park

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Here's an excerpt from the online Boston Globe. Unfortunate, but the court decided she would not survive being returned to the wild.

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The Warbler Brewery – Parula Pilsner

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Since the trippy can art by Boston artist Ian Tartasky is a bit too visually ambiguous for a solid call between Northern and Tropical Parula, we can just pretend it’s whatever species we want. In any case, Parula Pilsner made a nice celebratory beer for both of my parula anniversaries this week.

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Siberian Husky Voted Top Dog in Pets-idential Election

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Nubby Day, a Boston terrier from Matthews, NC, as Director of Pet Pampering. Filling out the three remaining cabinet posts are: Emmitt Martin, a chocolate Lab from Houston, TX, as Secretary of Play Time; Storm Groff, a German shepherd dog from Blackwood, NJ, as Treasurer of Treats; and.

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Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior, by John Kricher — a review

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston and New York. Photographers: John Kricher (Baltimore Oriole; Great Blue Herons); John Grant (Bald Eagles); Van Remsen (Northern Cardinal); Bruce Hallett (Atlantic Puffin). __. Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior. By John Kricher. September 1, 2020. ISBN 978-1-328-78736-1. __.

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Where Are You Birding This Fourth Week of July 2017

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I’m in Boston for a conference and won’t have a chance to enjoy any New England avifauna other than the invasive European species. There are two kinds of travel in this world: the kind where you get to see great birds and the other kind. Right now, I’m in the middle of the other kind. What a waste!

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Quoth the Ravens: We’re Ready for Our Close-up

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Now you can add another one to the list: the Ravencam, in the unlikeliest of places—the campus of Wellesley College , just outside of Boston, Massachusetts. There are hawk cams , falcon cams , puffin cams , tern cams , heron cams , and even Osprey cams. Common Ravens tend to avoid nesting around lots of humans.

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"Change of Heart": New Book about Animal Activism

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The author is Nick Cooney and he's the Director of The Humane League, an animal advocacy non-profit with offices in Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington DC. It's called "Change Of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change." In the author's words.

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Rats Taking Over from Mice in Labs

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Therefore, this Boston Globe article saddens me on both levels. I recently fostered the sweetest little rat and I currently have two mice. And, of course, our old friend, Charles River Laboratories, will be a major supplier of lab rats.

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New Blood Sport Involves.Canaries?

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This blood sport was so popular that it actually attracted audiences from Boston and New Jersey. Channel 8 News raised more than a few eyebrows when it reported on a Shelton canary fighting ring that caused 150 birds to be placed into protective custody and thrust 19 suspects with their first and last names into the public eye.

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Breast Cancer in Pets

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Most “at-risk” breeds: poodle, Brittany spaniel, English setter, pointer, fox terrier, cocker spaniel, Boston terrier. . • Spaying a dog before their first heat will reduce the chance of breast cancer to almost zero. Diagnosis: affected area will be red, swollen, feverish, and painful to the touch.

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Growing Number of Scientists Question Animal Research

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This is an excellent article that appeared in the Boston Globe last week. They're not necessarily questioning the ethics, but the efficacy. The feud between animal rights activists and researchers is among the bitterest in science.

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Pet Love Closes its Doors in Beverly Hills

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If a pet store can be closed down in the iconic Beverly Center, it can happen anywhere in the country – New York, Chicago, Boston and other large metro areas.” “Our work here in Los Angeles sends the strongest possible message everywhere that pet shops are supplied by puppy millers,” said Paul Berry, Best Friends chief executive officer. “If

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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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Others may be perfect for a free morning on a business trip to Boston, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, or Las Vegas. Some are great for a specific bird, others for thousands of birds, and others during a particular season. Some just seem to be rarity magnets. But even with varied criteria, some locations rise to top.

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“It’s a good life”: Donald Kroodsma’s Birdsong

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Boston, New York. Photographers: Wil Hershberger (American woodcock, Eastern whip-poor-will); Marie Read (Virginia rail, Northern flicker); Robert Royse (Canyon wren, Wilson’s snipe). Drawing of the avian syrinx by Amanda Morgan Riley. __. Birdsong for the Curious Naturalist: Your Guide for Listening. By Donald Kroodsma.

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All of a quiver

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www.eBird.org has been my “go to” birding software ever since Corey slapped me for getting hysterical over a Blue-winged Warbler at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston. Having found what I took to be a noteworthy bird, I wanted to publicise it, but was not sure how that might best be accomplished.

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Should the Military Force Protect the Environment?

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Thought-provoking article in the Boston Globe.some green thinkers are now coming to a surprising conclusion: In exceptional circumstances, they say, the only effective way to protect the environment may be at the barrel of a gun.

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Chock Full of Celebration

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Kyla Duffy is a foster parent for MidAmerica Boston Terrier Rescue and Breeder Release Adoption Service. Ahh…life is good. Her business, Happy Tails Books , collects stories from people who have fostered and adopted dogs and compiles them into books that inspire others to get involved in the fight against animal cruelty.

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Birding Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge

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My partner in crime on both visits was Christopher Ciccone who is an excellent wheel man and a nice guy despite the fact that he currently resides outside of Boston. Both visits paid off with great landscapes, lots of birds, and a genuinely good time.

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Cory’s Shearwater is Misspelled

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Sadly, I haven’t been able to come up with a better name for the magnificent creature currently named after a Boston Brahmin who liked to shoot things. A man who couldn’t even finish a round of golf in the Olympics? Definitely not!

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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Public Registries

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“Many animal abusers have a history of domestic violence or other criminal activity, and there is a disturbing trend of animal abuse among our country’s most notorious serial killers.”.

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Wild Turkeys Causing Car Accidents

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In Boston, a turkey was the cause of a 2 car accident during the morning commute. Where I live, a man driving on his way to work in a southwestern Twin Cities suburb slammed into a turkey (follow the link and check out the photos of his car and face–yikes). A woman in Ohio had a turkey crash through her windshield.

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Rip Van Winkle’s Crow Killing Contest

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On the website he reminisces fondly about his “best hunt,” where he killed 3,125 crows in 9 days, bringing to mind the days when people slaughtered seemingly endless flocks of passenger pigeons and herds of buffalo. It also brings to mind the uncontested link between animal abuse and violent behavior toward fellow humans.

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The Bluebird Effect

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Bringing me back to earth was Chet Baker, Boston Terrier, who was very eager to open the box for me. A book five years in the making, 80,000 words and 320 illustrations, most of them full color. I’ve been working on it so long that holding it in my hands was a completely surreal experience.

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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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As a talked to a couple from Boston, new to birding, I spotted a Clapper Rail walking close behind us. I did bring my spotting scope with me, but it really wasn’t necessary here. Clapper Rail. Back to the Flats.

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