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Humane Society Exposes Petland Practices

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The Humane Society has another great investigation into the shady practices of a corporate giant. It has about 140 stores nationwide that sell puppies that supposedly come from "good" breeders (are any breeders good? Among the investigation findings. Some of the breeders were found with sick or dead dogs in their cages.

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Dog Whisperer and Philly Undercover Premiere Jan 7, 2012

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The full-scale investigation began two days earlier. Just moments after they document a critical meeting between the suspect and a known dog breeder, a neighborhood “scout” marks their vehicle, forcing them to quickly flee the scene. The raid angers many suspected fighters, and Chief Investigator George Bengal receives death threats.

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Some Ingenuity Can Go a Long Way

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This is similar to the fact that all birds, even first time breeders within a species build identical nests. In general, fish will swim to investigate anything that falls on the water hoping the object might be prey. They only need to master the technique by practicing; they are born knowing what to do.

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Thoroughbred Dealer Convicted of Animal Cruelty

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Prominent New York thoroughbred breeder and owner Ernie Paragallo was convicted Wednesday of mistreating dozens of malnourished horses on his Hudson Valley farm. The 52-year-old Long Island resident was charged after state police and animal welfare investigators raided his farm in Coxsackie in April and seized 177 malnourished horses.

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Wonderful Wedgies

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Another difference is that the Christmas Shearwater is a surface breeder whereas the Wedgie breeds in burrows. Here a bunch of them are investigating one such burrow. I’ll do a post on this special little shearwater later on. Shearwaters are not as accomplished on land as albatrosses and giant petrels, but they can walk.

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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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He has smartly expanded on his article, giving us more about Lendrum’s boyhood and history with conservationists in southern Africa; falcon hunting and racing in the Middle East; the life of Detective Andy McWilliam, the British wildlife officer who investigated Lendrum; and a brief history of oology, the obsessive hobby of egg collecting.

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Birding Wuyuan, China

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But then, I am not a cooperative breeder either (nor a non-cooperative one, should this term exist). On the other hand, these exact same photographers – by buying food and asking for accommodation – also make the birds valuable for the local villagers who might otherwise be tempted to trap the birds and sell them.

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