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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The authors aim “for the first time [to] systematically explore the taxonomic and geographic patterns of extralimital avian occurrence globally and try to synthesize what we know about the processes that underpin these occurrences, based on the latest scientific discoveries” (p. other compass senses like the stars?–and

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Delhi’s Birds Need Help!

10,000 Birds

Birders, nature lovers, anyone who can appreciate the triumph of compassion over seemingly insurmountable odds … here’s a chance for you to be part of something great. Nadeem Shehzad and his brother Mohammad Saud take in about 1400 injured birds per year in Delhi, India – an enormous number.

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Get Thee To A Wildlife Rehabilitator

10,000 Birds

They may have no idea what they’re doing, but their compassion overrides their doubt. They would realize that wild owls fly silently through the night and grab unwary rodents, not unsuspecting packages of processed cow meat. And sometimes they even give us money, which elevates them to sainthood.

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Rescue for the rescuer.

4 The Love Of Animals

Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Emotional Exhaustion these are all familiar topics to those of us who spend our time helping animals. One day about 10 years ago, I was in the process of transporting quite a few dogs to a rescue from a high kill shelter. Cherie can be reached through her website [link]. Article Source: [link].

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On Atheism and Veganism, Part Deux

Animal Person

Again, I was making a personal observation about the evolution of my own thought process and asking if anyone else saw things similarly. When it comes to believers, I agree with Phelps that all religious traditions have some kind of basis for mercy or compassion or relieving suffering that we can use in our advocacy.

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Where Does Entertainment Begin and End?

Animal Person

And is video of a cow being pummeled to death with a bat worse than a cow being "processed" in a slaughterhouse? Isn't the mere existence of violence and suffering sufficient?

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On Compassionate Carnivores and Betrayal

Animal Person

There's no "compassion" in the process. Stephanie's post about " The Compassionate Hypocrite " on Saturday reminded me of what Catherine Friend and other " compassionate carnivores " are doing in addition to twisting the definition of compassionate beyond recognition. It's cruel. No argument here.