Critter News
MARCH 22, 2011
Here's an article from the Telegraph regarding chickens feeling empathy. I used to hate chickens as a child and thought they were irritating. Now, I think they're wonderful and we sponsor Camilla the Chicken through Farm Sanctuary's animal sponsorship program.
Animal Person
FEBRUARY 5, 2010
The theory that the mind finds inescapably well-formulated is often overwhelmed and overturned by human emotions. When it comes to the legislation ( which may or may not mean anything for dogs and cats ), Cohen sides with the people who recognize that cats and dogs are no different from chickens and geese. There's no way out.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 29, 2014
Some abbreviations are not helpful, however, such as SSHA ( Sharp-shinned Hawk ) or GRPC ( Greater Prairie Chicken ) or UEFL ( Unidentified Empidonax Flycatcher ). Fried rehabbers become emotional in ways that make perfect sense to us, but not necessarily to anyone else. Here’s an example.
4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 5, 2011
Currently, A Chance for Bliss sanctuary is home to 96 residents including 25 horses, 22 dogs, 8 goats, 7 pot belly pigs , 4 sheep, 2 steers, 5 ducks, 5 geese, 5 cockatiels, 4 rabbits, 3 chickens, 3 cats, 1 turkey, a one-winged pigeon, Hines, and a turtle, Bart. The oldest dog, Max, is 17, while the oldest horse, Prince is 36.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 13, 2024
Usually not one to chicken out, the worried and concerned looks on their faces told me not to ignore the advice. Coming down from the emotional high we noticed our grumbling stomachs: time to eat. My hosts, obviously knowing their countrymen better than I do, strongly advised me not to get out of the car.
Animal Ethics
APRIL 27, 2008
We can treasure the cultural and historical bond between animals and domesticated animals only by ignoring the emotional bond. We encourage kids to gently pet baby lambs, cows, chickens and pigs, but we deny them this loving connection when we serve animals for dinner by surreptitiously calling them chops, hamburger, nuggets and bacon.
Animal Ethics
AUGUST 2, 2008
As a recent convert to vegetarianism, I found that it reinforced my feeling that the eating of living, thinking, emotional creatures is just plain wrong. We pay lip service to more humane treatment of the animals that we eat, but how many of us look beyond the label on the package of chicken cutlets? To the Editor: Nicholas D.
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