10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2020

Especially as we were at the time about to experience a rapidly advancing tropical storm. The vocal seedeaters remain prized possessions for many rural citizens here, some have heavy price tags around their necks; unfortunately confining them to a lifetime of incarceration. Farmers keep their livestock in this wetland also.

Livestock 227

Livestock Ducks ALA illegal 227

Critter News

AUGUST 2, 2010

Here's an article about an increase in animal experiments at Cardiff University in Wales. In four years it experimented on 157,839 mice, 17,324 rats, 11,096 fish, 1,941 birds, 1,253 guinea pigs, 933 pigeons, 884 frogs, 207 cats, 54 rabbits and 18 tree shrews from the tropics of south-east Asia.

Animal Research 100

Animal Research Guinea Pigs Research Mice 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 10, 2010

The idea of family is currently being used by the dairy industry in a series of commercials with the tag line: "99% of dairy farms are family owned." Just ask former cattle rancher Howard Lyman , who is now a vegan and animal rights activist. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics Language. There are children.

Family 100

Family Factory Farm Factory Farming Cows 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

One of Africa’s truly exhilarating experiences is watching and listening to a honking flock of these massive birds as they appear out of the early morning mists over a wetland, to land nearby and start their wing-flapping and jumping displays. Habitat destruction, hunting and disturbance are further factors affecting the population.

Endangered Species 200

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 200

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. The primary reasons for the decline of macaws and parrots are many but habitat loss due to logging; clear cutting for crops and cattle ranching; and capture for the pet trade rank among the most threatening.

Peru 255

Peru Parrots 2011 South America 255

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

If beef cattle who could not feel pain were developed, then it would be permissible to eat them. KBJ: Martin seems to think that people who abstain from meat on the ground that meat-eating causes pain would not eat “beef cattle” even if they could not feel pain. Tags: Moral Vegetarianism. Would it be permissible to eat them?

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40