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Animal Ethics

I applaud his recognition that cows are individual feeling beings that share with us the ability to experience happiness and contentment, fear and pain. Consumers should consider that cows like Edie or Sophia are often fiercely protective, grieving mothers whose anguished cries the farmer undoubtedly heard as he removed their young.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

2): We disagree with your contention that the First Amendment protects animal “crush” videos. And the Supreme Court’s decision is a reminder of the importance of narrowly tailoring this legislation, but it has not determined that these crush videos constitute protected speech. In United States v.

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Review: Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil – The.

10,000 Birds

The first twenty-nine pages of the book, after the acknowledgements, table of contents, and other prefatory materials, are devoted to the Pantanal and Cerrado and the need to conserve these two endangered biomes. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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Veraguan Mango – Panama's ex-endemic

10,000 Birds

I’m a big fan of your work and I find that you’re striking a good balance between content and form, despite the fact that you’re clearly donning a different style from, say, David Attenborough. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

10,000 Birds

Many of the fruits, seeds and flowers that make up a significant part of a macaw’s diet in this part of the Amazon basin have evolved with naturally occurring toxins designed for the plant’s self-protection. Each bird, regardless of species, seems perfectly content to wait for the other to make the first move toward the colpa.

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