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Spotlight: Maureen Eiger – To Intervene or Not to Intervene?

10,000 Birds

Putting a baby bird back in its nest is not always the right thing to do. Mites will eventually kill the bird. Bird brought in by a cat or dog. Suspect” dog or cat interactions. Did you know a bird’s body has the ability to seal a small puncture wound within minutes? So: When do you intervene?

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A morning in a Kalahari Leopard’s life

10,000 Birds

We waited with baited breath wondering what would emerge from the obstructing grass and after 3 minutes or so, a very proud young Leopard appeared with a massive and freshly dead African Wild Cat in her jaws. The killing of other predators eliminates competition for prey and at the same time also provides calories, so is doubly beneficial.

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H. J. McCloskey on Punishment of Cruelty to Animals

Animal Ethics

[T]here is another class of cases where the state is accorded the right to interfere with the individual when he is not interfering with any other person, namely, where cruelty to animals is involved.

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