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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act – Part II

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Thus, the Trump Administration’s four-year campaign to undermine the MBTA is almost certainly going to fail. As explained in an earlier post , the changes revolve around an issue known as “incidental take,” which are actions that harm or kill birds incidental to another lawful activity. This is known as “strict liability.”.

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RATS, Raptors, and Reckitt Benckiser

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Call the pest control company. A company representative will come to your door and tell you the poisons they use are “safe.” When queried, he admitted he had recently hired a local company to get rid of the mice in his house. Three companies refused to comply: Reckitt Benckiser, Liphatech, and Spectrum Group. What to do?

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Organizations Putting Animals First

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Proving that society’s conscience hasn’t been completely compromised, these companies and their employees make it a point to put animals first. Through heart-wrenching rescues, informative awareness campaigns and much more, they are striving to make a difference in the world for those that don’t have a voice.

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We are Just Money Grubbers

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They are under very heavy hunting pressure in Serbia and after 15 years of campaign , are finally off the shooting list. But, lacking the law enforcement in the field, nothing has really changed. European Turtle-Dove by Denis Cachia. We are just money grubbers.”.

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We Interrupt Regularly Scheduled.

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Everyone I talked with there was convinced that the military coup that had overthrown the democratically-elected president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, had been engineered by two US companies, with CIA support. The big companies are determined to stop what they call a ‘leftist revolt’ in this hemisphere. 1) DemocracyNow! 3) George W.

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