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Outdoor/Feral Cat Problem? Call the SWAT Team

10,000 Birds

Thanks to groups like Alley Cat Allies, outdoor and feral cats have become above the law. Enough hand-wringing, enough taking butchered birds to exhausted, emotionally drained wildlife rehabilitators. What do you do when you – a citizen whose rights are protected by the U.S. You call the SWAT team. It’s time for this to end.

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Tanzanian Starlings, Shrikes, and Weavers (Part 2)

10,000 Birds

No wonder they’ve earned the moniker “butcher bird.” ” This one was calling to its family group as they wandered through the thorns searching for tidbits. The Long-tailed Fiscal pictured below has found a grasshopper and keeps a firm grip on both ends as it finds the nearest thorn laden bush.

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Dutch May Ban Kosher Slaughter of Livestock

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However, Jewish and Islamic groups which can prove animals do not suffer more during ritual killing than in an ordinary slaughterhouse will be able to apply for permits. THE DUTCH parliament has voted overwhelmingly to ban the ritual slaughter of livestock.

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Snowy Owl Ethics

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Profile pages, photography groups, and regional birding groups are filled with Snowy Owl photos this time of year. Sharing photos in groups and our profile pages can attract friends who have never seen Snowy Owls and turn them into birders, or just simply open their eyes to the value of one species’ existence. Butcher, A.

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When Feeding Birds Runs Amuck

10,000 Birds

Since the order went into effect, Claire Butcher continued to feed the ducks in the park and was allegedly observed bringing entire shopping carts filled with food. The media seemed to be focusing on the idea that you would actually arrest a little old lady who just wants to feed the birds. She added more corn.

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Vultures, Human Evolution, Global Warming, and Windmills

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The third argument comes from the Berkeley group. They could also give bones to a lion (lions are easy to come by), and they could simulate an early human ancestor butchering an animal with stone tools (we Africanists normally do this at parties). Perhaps we can discuss that some other time. Hyena crazy.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

But for more than 20 years, consumer groups led by Public Citizen have worked to scare the public about food irradiation and threatened to boycott companies that market irradiated products. Ann Calandro Flemington, N.J., coli O157:H7 and other disease-causing microbes from raw meat and poultry.