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South Florida Specialties Birding

10,000 Birds

One of the species he called out, Red-masked Parakeet , was present in numbers and nesting at the location. Sadly, he couldn’t (or wouldn’t) so I had to content myself with just Burrowing Owls , Monk Parakeets , Loggerhead Shrikes , and Cattle Egrets. Too bad they’re not countable Carlos!

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 8 of 13

Animal Ethics

One argument is this: The present practice of treating animals used for food is immoral and should be changed. So, if one wants to change the present practice, the best means is to stop eating meat. First, it is dubious that becoming a vegetarian would have much effect on present practice. One ought to adopt the best means.