10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2015

Neighbor B’s cats are constantly on neighbor A’s property, urinating and defecating all over her garden, spreading disease, maiming and killing the birds who flock to her feeders. Neighbor B tells her that his cats wouldn’t be happy indoors, that cats’ hunting is “natural,” and that he has no intention of keeping his cats inside.

Feral Cats 259

Feral Cats Feral Cats Wildlife Rehabilitation 259

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

The first was Lewis Binford, who noted, correctly, that if you look at actual animal bones from actual archaeological sites, you could not objectively see clear evidence that would distinguish hunting from scavenging, and if you compared these “food remains” to hyena food remains, they looked roughly the same. Photo by Mikebaird.

Humane 165

Humane Lions Buffalo Hunting 165

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Snowy Owls are at risk of getting killed via collisions, incidental poisoning from rodenticides, and even illegal hunting (Stone et al. Butcher, A. It is estimated that Snowy Owl populations in North America have declined by 52% since the 1960s (Berlanga et al. 1999, Holt et al. of Snowy Owl deaths (Kerlinger and Lein 1988).

Ethics 136

Ethics Owls New York North America 136

Animal Person

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Of course, the problem here, as in the entire book, is that factory farming is clearly the enemy, while killing animals unnecessarily isn't given any more airtime than Foer's personal, philosophical moments that he doesn't require of anyone else. But this plate also holds all of the animals that were killed for your serving of sushi.

Factory Farm 100

Factory Farm Factory Farming Animal Vegan 100