10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The two stories about New York City are personal favorites, of course. It’s a bit of a sore thumb, a well-known essay by a famous writer-who-is-also-a-birder in a collection of essays by new and experienced-but-as-well-known-as-they-should-be writers, and I wish Rogers had given some background on its placement here.

New York City 214

New York City Birds Owls Fox 214

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

There is no ethical justification for killing an animal for no good reason. If Loos thinks that animal agribusiness will win the argument on ethical grounds, he is sorely mistaken. The reason that the industry is losing the argument is quite simple: There is no ethical justification for causing an animal to suffer unnecessarily.

Factory 40

Factory Factory Farm Factory Farming Gestation Crates 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? Those who harvest are unfortunately myopic, seeing only the instant gratification of the meal or the kill. Speculation is useless in acts of vandalism. Quick: what’s this?

2011 244

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 244