10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2014

To herald spring migration, interest readers in birds, and make birders feel a little less nerdy, the New York Times recently clustered a series of articles together as “ Bird Week.” Also from the Philly area, where Canada Geese are concerned, where is the love ?). Not a fan, however: some inmates on Death Row in Ohio.

New York Times 202

New York Times New York Oakland Geese 202

Critter News

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Excerpted from The New York Times. In eight months, the sale of foie gras will be banned in California. Apparently, this will happen in 8 months. I had no idea!

Foie Gras 100

Foie Gras California Veal Protest 100

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 21, 2012

To the Editor: “ Some in California Skirt a Ban on Foie Gras ” (news article, Aug. 13) might give readers the impression that California chefs are free to serve foie gras as a complimentary side dish and so evade the state ban on sales. PETA urges everyone to avoid this product of cruelty to animals. 13, 2012

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Foie Gras New York Times New York Ethical Treatment 40

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 2, 2008

Kristof, who takes note of the trend represented by the animal welfare proposition on the ballot in California this fall. The fact that geese mate for life, and that the mate of the poor goose that was slaughtered would step forward, was enough to make me swear off meat forever, if I hadn’t already. Kristof’s column broke my heart.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Factory Farm Factory Farming 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Brown Boobies ( Sula leucogaster ), Islas Coronado, Baja California © David J. Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. That is to say, all four of their toes are webbed.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 154