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Not enough Woodpeckers

10,000 Birds

. “I am not bad-looking, I am just badly photographed”: A Bay Woodpecker (Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia) using a joke from “Roger Rabbit” The pinkish eyerings of the Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Tansa, India) make it look as if it is constantly suffering from a hangover.

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Group Seeks to Ban Chinese Fur Trade with Australia

Critter News

Humane Society International (HSI) called on Wednesday for a ban on the fur trade to Australia. The dog's fur is used to make Ugg boots, a popular fashion brand in Australia, to line the inside of the shoe. Besides raccoon dogs, other types of domestic dogs are also suffering because of the high demand for their fur.

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How to ‘treat’ your cat right

4 The Love Of Animals

Just like people, pets that are not treated right can suffer from stress and other health problems, and an inadequate diet, for example, will make cats more prone to infections and illnesses. By and large, human food does not make good cat treats, although there are a few things that are suitable if prepared with care.

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Meat, Cancer, and the Cumulative Case for Ethical Vegetarianism

Animal Ethics

Virtually everyone agrees that: (1) It is wrong to cause a conscious sentient animal to suffer for no good reason. Causing an animal to suffer for no good reason is cruel, and our ordinary commonsense morality tells us in no uncertain terms that cruelty is wrong. Most people hold that it is wrong to cause animals unnecessary suffering.

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Animal Advocates' Successes Have Factory Farmers Running Scared

Animal Ethics

September 7, 2006, a bill banning the slaughter of horses for human consumption( H.R. The reason that the industry is losing the argument is quite simple: There is no ethical justification for causing an animal to suffer unnecessarily. Calling an inhumane practice "humane" does not make that practice humane.

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