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Washington Town to Become Horse Slaughter Capital?

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Stanwood is right near where we live in Seattle and, sadly, home to Pigs Peace Animal Sanctuary which rescues all kinds of animals. horses destined to die and be butchered in one of Canada’s equine slaughterhouses for human consumption abroad.” I can only imagine how they feel. From the Sky Valley Chronicle.

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Spanish Tradition Under Threat by Activists

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It's a festival in which the horses are sanctified by the flames, they are liberated from all their ills," said Quique, 30, who takes part in the festival every year. Tree branches for the fires are collected for weeks ahead of the festival. We don't force them," Quique said.

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Collared Aracari at Finca Luna Nueva Lodge, Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

The horse is probably out of the barn on this plant anyway, as it has spread quite a bit, but I can see both sides of the argument. In addition to the serrated bill, Collared Aracaris have a barbed tongue, which you can see in the bird on the right. On the one hand, they want native plants growing. I don’t think they miss, ever.

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Great Bowerbird bower-Katherine Gorge National Park

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Over the past two weeks I have introduced you to the section of items that Great Bowerbird will collect in a remote area of Keep River National Park with no human influence and then at the Big Horse Creek camping ground. Hiking trails from Katherine Gorge to Edith Falls.

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It's Back! The Horror of Horse Slaughter in DeKalb

Animal Ethics

Think of your favorite horror film: A brutal ruthless killer is on the loose, slashing hapless innocent victims to death right and left. that slaughters horses for human consumption. Since it is illegal to sell horse meat for human consumption in the U.S., One can't kill horses for human consumption within the U.S.,

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Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Southeastern North America and of Northeastern North America: A Review of Two Field Guides

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And, there is a fairy named Moth in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and a superhero named The Moth, appropriately from Dark Horse Comics, the poor cousin to the two big comic book companies. Moth plates from Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America (left plate) and Southeastern North America (two right plates).

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Where I Went Birding that Third Weekend of September 2020

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I drove out a bit late because of an almost-flat tire that needed attention, and then managed to drive right past the reservoir without seeing it. Would Las Mesas, the closest to Morelia of these sites, join their ranks as a prime birding spot? Not the most auspicious start to my day!

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