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The Eurasian Wryneck

10,000 Birds

In said review, Donna comments on “the woodpecker that doesn’t look like a woodpecker, the bird with the portmanteau name that is also a medical condition (and which may remind some people of a Nora Ephron essay). Shame on the people who do this. Nice, but not quite what I would have wished for from The National.

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Why Did The National Audubon Society End Their Contract With Ted Williams?

10,000 Birds

On 14 March, 2013, the Orlando Sentinel published an opinion piece by Ted Williams under the headline “Trap, neuter, return programs make feral-cat problem worse.” Then he gave a couple of alternative solutions to the feral cat problem: There are two effective, humane alternatives to the cat hell of TNR.

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Keeping your pet healthy is very essential for the Owner

4 The Love Of Animals

Some of the most common pets in today’s homes include dogs and cats. Like humans, if your pet is healthy, it suffers from fewer diseases. Dog food should be given to dogs and cat food to cats! Some people actually give cat food to dogs and dog food to cats. A healthy pet is a happy pet.

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Pet Symptoms You Should Not Overlook

4 The Love Of Animals

. • Vomiting and diarrhea: Even responsible pet owners overlook this occasionally because it is such a common occurrence in dogs and cats. No need to panic every time kitty cat scratches herself, but if it becomes excessive, she may be suffering from a skin disease or infection.

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Brooklyn Woman Assaults Two ASPCA Agents

4 The Love Of Animals

Responding to an anonymous tip about a neglected cat, the Humane Law Enforcement agents arrived at Stewart’s residence to find a seven-week-old, one-pound orange tabby with his whiskers cut off and a serious injury to his right front paw. It was determined that Stewart had failed to get medical attention for her cat.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

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For Engber, who dispassionately describes procedures most of the time, the "advances" in the medical care of humans are all well worth what he and other vivisectionists do to dogs and other sentient nonhumans. Medical schools, in particular, made ample use of them for education and research in surgery and cardiology." Maybe on paper.