4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 3, 2009

BSL (Breed-Specific Legislation) is the canine equivalent of racial profiling, banning certain dog breeds that have been labeled “dangerous.” ITo, the company behind the popular philanthropic, eco friendly bracelets which raise money for important world causes, has introduced a new “I’m Tired of BSL” bracelet.

Legislation 100

Legislation Breeding Animal Cruelty Pit Bulls 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

A lovely looking and distinctive sounding bird (so they say, I sadly have not seen one…yet), the Kirtland’s Warbler can only be found during its breeding season in Jack Pine forests 5 to 20 years old in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Kirtland, in turn, gave the skin to Dr. Spencer F.

Michigan 244

Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 244

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2012

As a Northeast birder I am familiar with the alarming decrease in the number of Red Knots along Atlantic shores and have signed petitions and written e-mails calling for legislation and rules that will limit the overharvesting of the horseshoe crab, whose eggs Red Knots depend on. million in the late 1990’s.

Delaware 186

Delaware New Jersey Research Eggs 186

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

One unusual feature of this guide is the back-of-the-book section on “British and Irish Lists, and status and legislation.” The chapters, however, offer very good introductions to each bird group. There is an important area I haven’t touched on yet—accuracy of visual content.

Ireland 153

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 153

Animal Ethics

JULY 15, 2009

Factory farms are concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) where animals are raised intensively and permanently confined in warehouses and sheds. Ninety-seven percent of all poultry are raised in sheds containing over 100,000 birds, and hog facilities routinely house thousands of hogs in the same building. We've seen this with E.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Factory Farm Factory Farming Factory 40

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Some of the lazier Common Moorhens apparently try to pass the arduous work of raising their chicks on to other species -a paper describes how Little Bitterns are utilized as surrogate parents. However, the authors call this a “new breeding tactic”, which seems to mix up the discovery of the tactic with the use of the tactic.

Birds 147

Birds Geese Fish Industry 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Then a little later there was a spot of bother with DDT, but we pulled out of that one ok, with a toolbox that would surely stand us in good stead if we only had the will to use it – legislation and literature, captive breeding programs, nest platforms. We could do it! Then the 80s happened.

California Condor 209

California Condor United States Guam Whales 209