Critter News

JUNE 25, 2009

Animals for research purposes are coming from municipal shelters, breeders and the greyhound trade. Unwanted farm dogs are another source. From the Herald Sun. In 2007, 394 dogs died during procedures for canine and human research. The fate of many others remains unclear.

Animal Research 100

Animal Research Research RSPCA Unwanted 100

Animal Person

APRIL 4, 2009

In " Prominent Horseman Faces Questions About Neglect ," Joe Drape of the New York Times reports: Four undernourished and neglected former racehorses belonging to Ernie Paragallo, a prominent New York thoroughbred breeder and owner, were rescued from a New York kill pen last month, one step from being slaughtered.

Horses 100

Horses Slaughter Slaughtered Neglecting 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2011

While birding this weekend at Mason Farm, I spotted this pair of Gnatcatchers working on their tiny lichen and spiderweb cup in the crook of a broken Black Willow limb. They’re first brood are probably a couple weeks off still. The nest appeared to be almost complete, weeks before the real rush of neotropic migrants is set to arrive.

Breeders 152

Breeders Farming Eggs Rights 152

10,000 Birds

APRIL 29, 2017

When we factor in a precarious trip punctuated with such hazards as stalking, demon-flight Peregrines , trigger happy humans, missing habitats, and other nasty situations, maybe those non-breeders are the smart ones? So, after double and triple scanning, we drove back to the main road and directed the vehicle towards the drier north.

Costa Rica 101

Costa Rica Morals Breeders Sparrows 101

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Animal welfare workers are calling for stricter laws on breeding facilities after more than 500 allegedly malnourished dogs were seized from a Quebec puppy farm last week. Exerpted from CTV News. The dogs were confiscated from Paws "R" Us Kennel in Clarendon Township, about 90 minutes northwest of Ottawa.

Puppy Mills 100

Puppy Mills Puppies Laws Kennels 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2012

Those Woodchat Shrikes that do turn up in Germany each year, and there might be a handful of records, must therefore now be regarded as very rare “migration overshoots” or – as tragic as it may sound for a (former) breeder to the country – as true vagrants.

Cattle 117

Cattle Germany Iran Breeders 117

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2018

The only unstreaked pipit around here and a characteristic breeder of sand dunes is the Tawny Pipit and this one shows well, holding to the grass edge. They are rare breeders here, but at least, this species’ numbers are on the increase. Two European Rollers await us on the wires, while one Eurasian Hoopoe flies by.

Serbia 118

Serbia Eagles Falcons Farming 118

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2018

The mapping exercise works particularly well with birds confined to a specific habitat (Baranda fish farm S49396968 and Pecena slatina S49396887 ). Penduline T**s were impressively common, with more than 23 individuals recorded during the week, 14 of them in a single group in Centa fish farm (Vojvodina) S49396841.

Serbia 131

Serbia Switzerland Farming Birds 131

10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2019

Po Tweet is a sour pale ale brewed year-round with local hops from Four Star Farms, just over the border in Northfield, Massachusetts. This week’s beer is the second we’ve seen from the Hermit Thrush Brewery of Brattleboro, Vermont, a state with its own share of boreal habitat for nesting Hermit Thrushes.

Detroit 134

Detroit New York New York City Vermont 134

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Route 254 farm fields (rd to Playa Panama). Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. Belgrade City Rubbish Dump, Vin?a. 29 Jan 2016. Western Australia.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2016. Common Redshank – Tringa totanus. West Kirby. 01 Jan 2016. 24 Apr 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. Grasshopper Sparrow – Ammodramus savannarum. Negri-Nepote Grasslands. 25 Apr 2016. 24 Apr 2016. 24 Apr 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2016. Common Redshank – Tringa totanus. West Kirby. 01 Jan 2016. 24 Apr 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2016. Common Redshank – Tringa totanus. West Kirby. 01 Jan 2016. 24 Apr 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. Laguna Lagarto Lodge. 29 Jan 2016. Wattled Jacana – Jacana jacana. Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101