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Farm Animal Welfare Fight Heats Up in Ohio

Critter News

Issue 2 in Ohio would create 13-member state board to oversee the care of farm animals in the State. Would such a bill lead to jurisdiction over puppy mill breeders as well? If it passes, it will encourage other states' ag industries to go on the offensive to protect their "raw materials.". It's an issue to follow though.

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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

10,000 Birds

Fortunately, as I found out over the next four days, High Island, the Bolivar Peninsula, the whole east Texan Gulf coast area is a place of diverse habitats, some protected, some accidental, all offering fantastic avian opportunities. Corps of Engineers to protect Galveston Bay at the end of the 19th-century. Redstart above the Parula!

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