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Is this animal abuse?

Reddit Animals

I got my puppy around the same time so we would keep up together and let our pups play at the dog park. Fast forward to now and I never see his dog anymore or him for that matter. I only see the dog on his 75sqft screened in back patio at all times. The patio is covered in dog pads. 150lbs easily. What do I do!?

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How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding – A Book Review

10,000 Birds

I understand that this is a complicated undertaking, but a new birder reading this book would have no idea that Bushtits (#92: “Breeding System: ‘It’s Complicated'”) are only found in Western states. He received a B.A. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University and a Ph.D.

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SPECIESISM, by Joan Dunayer, Part Deux

Animal Person

It moves society closer to the view that all forms of speciesist exploitation--from dog breeding to commercial fishing--are morally wrong (151). In contrast to old-speciesist and new-speciesist advocacy, nonspeciesist advocacy advances the goal of emancipating all sentient beings from human abuse.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

For those who didn't read the five-part Slate series " Pepper, the stolen dog who changed American science " by Daniel Engber , I recommend it for the history, but also for the misconceptions and assumptions that you might want to discuss on the Facebook discussion about the series. Part II: Man Cuts Dog. Maybe on paper.

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On ANIMAL EQUALITY, by Joan Dunayer

Animal Person

Here are some of my favorite quotes: " Companion anima l reduces a dog, cat, or other nonhuman to the role of companion. However young and healthy, captives judged inappropriate for exhibition or breeding are considered 'excess' and usually are 'unloaded' or killed. Overly generous inclusion?

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De arte venandi cum avibus: San Martino Siir (2015) – Aglianico del Vulture DOC

10,000 Birds

Birders cherish and hoard books above all other trappings of the pastime, and rather than relegating these tomes to the home library or study, they’re routinely carried out-of-doors as constant and dog-eared companions in field and forest.

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