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Write to Your Congressional Representatives to Help the Almagordo Chimps

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Dear Senator Murray, I have read articles in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times about the chimpanzees at Holloman Air Force Base. These highly intelligent animals should be PERMANENTLY retired and a PERMANENT sanctuary created for them. Please ensure that the chimpanzees stay in Alamogordo.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Several colleagues and I recently conducted a purely observational study to determine the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in chimpanzees previously used in experimental research and now living in a sanctuary in Louisiana. It is time for us to widen our circle of compassion and follow Spain’s lead in granting legal rights to apes.

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On Food for the Soul

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The New York Times ' Nicholas D. His passion and compassion for humans is immense, but he appears to have some kind of mental block with nonhuman animals. Kristof frustrates me. He comes so close to grasping the concept of justice based on sentience, but his thinking is all muddled by tradition and culture.

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Fur Free Fashion Show Winners Announced

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Travers said, “We created this competition to boost fashion careers and honor independent designers who have compassion for animals and for the ethical and green fashion movement. Compassion for animals is part of the planet’s social and environmental equation.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of March 2011)

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Duncan Mar 21st, 2011 at 2:58 pm I guess it would have to be the New Zealand Falcon I saw at Karori. I’ve seen them a few times before in Wellington but this was my first time in the sanctuary itself. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of March 2011)

10,000 Birds

11 Responses to “Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of March 2011)&# Duncan Mar 14th, 2011 at 2:33 am Takahe in Karori Sanctuary! They’ve recently been moved in, and this is the first time I’ve seen them there. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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Stalking a Kiwi Icon

10,000 Birds

One such guided walk departs nightly from Wellington’s Karori Sanctuary (or Zealandia), another runs from the lodge on the end of Kapiti. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?