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RATS, Raptors, and Reckitt Benckiser

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Mice/rats in your house or business? Call the pest control company. A company representative will come to your door and tell you the poisons they use are “safe.” When queried, he admitted he had recently hired a local company to get rid of the mice in his house. .” Alert: they’re lying. What to do?

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The Devil Is In The D-Con

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This was more than 30 years after these types of anti-coagulants had first been implicated in the deaths of protected wildlife and pets, as well as the sickening of children. In April 2014, a 4-year-old boy in the Bronx, New York, died after eating rat poison. Seven years later, all but three complied. Do we all feel better?

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“Hawk” vs. Hawk

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Let me introduce my guest blogger, Lisa Owens Viani, co-founder of the California-based group RATS ( Raptors Are The Solution ), which educates people about the dangers of rat poisons. Perhaps not surprisingly, the poison companies seem to be hiding behind Teflon shields about the problems with their products.

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Appeal Denied for Six Activists Convicted Under AEPA

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Six members of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty were convicted at a 2006 trial in New Jersey of conspiracy to violate the 1992 Animal Enterprise Protection Act. The law, since revised, aimed to protect animal research laboratories from illegal, sometimes violent protests. Tags: huntingdon animal enterprise protection act.

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Quetzals of Ecuador

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These Blasts From The Past In Praise of Bionic Condors Just For Fun Avian ID Quiz #14 Feeder Watch 1 Just for Fun Avian ID Quiz #11 Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens About the Author Renato Renato was born in Quito, Ecuador and quickly flew to the USA to learn all about engineering and climbing company ladders.

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A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds–A Book Review

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I was especially interested in “To Hide From God,” the chapter on songbird slaughter and protection in Cyprus. birding tour company. They are looking forward to hosting birders in the near future, and Weidensaul is leading one such tour for a U.S.

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Ravenswood Winery: Besieged (2014)

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While the city brewer might contend with urban vermin like rats and pigeons, the country vintner generally enjoys the company of more charismatic wildlife. And as any gardener who’s struggled to protect apples and strawberries from hungry robins and waxwings knows, this can be a largely unfruitful endeavor.

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