Animal Person

AUGUST 13, 2010

Yesterday, in the comments of An Affront to the Idea of Family , Brian wrote: I understand your concern for those cows that were beat by that man and the unfortunate death of all the cows that died in the snow storm. I love my cows and I don't anyone touch them in that manner. It's a relief to hear that Brian disapproves.

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Critter News

JULY 10, 2010

the tape {from an undercover investigation by Mercy for Animals,) Conklin is shown kicking a cow that is lying down. The veterinarians told law enforcement that cows who remain down are at risk of injury or death. A cow's muscles may atrophy. Once that happens, the cow may never get up and may suffer or die."

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2017

On a recent day trip to Derby from Broome we took the road into the Derby airport to get views of the end of the mudflats and encountered a Masked Lapwing sitting on eggs and chicks right beside the main road at the airport. It should be noted that this is not a busy airport! Masked Lapwing protecting a nest.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 2, 2011

The family, which may be on the other side of the globe or right here in the U.S., receives a cow, goat, sheep or other animal, along with training in its care and training in environmentally friendly agriculture. For most of us in America, a cow is an animal we see in a field and that provides milk.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

I know, I know, another horrible shot, right? To learn more about 10,000 Birds’ commitment to conservation through BirdLife International’s Species Champion program and what it means to us at 10,000 Birds (or to donate to the program through 10,000 Birds) just click on the nice Species Champion logo to the right.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

They would realize that wild owls fly silently through the night and grab unwary rodents, not unsuspecting packages of processed cow meat. Teach her to do the right thing, even if it makes her a little sad, because help without knowledge is no help at all. In a perfect world, people would know better.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2022

times more efficient in its foraging if there were cows around. The paper is titled “ Breeding of black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus in muddy sites of a wastewater treatment plant “ As far as I can tell, the paper does not have any interesting results, but that is not the point, right? meters instead of 0.7

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Animal Person

JUNE 20, 2009

Let's deconstruct: The heading is: "Okay, so your steak comes from a cow that lived a happy life--but how did that life end?" It's a cow who--who--lived an allegedly happy life. The featured slaughterer is Bev Eggleston of EcoFriendly Foods, who says, “My perspective of what is humane is broader than how you harvest a cow.

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Critter News

APRIL 1, 2010

In a country where guns are tightly controlled and even carrying a kitchen knife can result in a prison sentence, animal rights experts and politicians say street thugs have turned to dangerous-looking dogs to cow their victims.

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Animal Person

JUNE 23, 2010

Contestant (mortified, laughing, with hand over her mouth): "Cows.". Interviewer: "Cows, okay, there's another one you kill. I respect the lives of lions, no matter where they live, and I don't believe that they should be used for food any more than cows should. Now you kill turkeys, chickens, fish and--".

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Critter News

DECEMBER 29, 2009

That's right, a herd of panicked elk were cornered in a cow pasture and a group of boneheads decided to "hunt" them. Even other hunters were disgusted: "How can you call that hunting?" asked Bob Coombs, 70, of Mount Vernon.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

And they never do explain why a Harris’s Hawk in the Hudson Valley doesn’t bring a horde of birdwatchers flooding in to further complicate the supernatural shenanigans (although if they dismissed it as a falconry bird based on its behavior, they were quite right.). Warning: spoilers, sarcasm.) People have heard of eagles.

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Animal Person

APRIL 26, 2009

Free Speech may be a noble ideal, but perhaps we are better served by thinking of it not only as a right but also as a privilege. They certainly depict cruelty to animals, right? And is video of a cow being pummeled to death with a bat worse than a cow being "processed" in a slaughterhouse? What do you think?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

Share Your Thoughts « Cow Birds To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Wicked, right? Thanks for visiting! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Hat-tip to Stella.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2012

The grazing is not well-suited to the modern beef cow, particularly not during the sere of summer, and massive acrages are required for a financially viable business. Here I would explore a mighty ecosystem nearly destroyed, and witness the efforts of a few dedicated scientists to put things right.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

In the right season, with a little luck, we often find it, and sometimes it perches high and long enough that we can admire its scimitar of a bill, its stern face pattern, and even the patch of rusty red on the undertail that gives the species its English and its scientific names. Wicked, right? Thanks for visiting! Hat-tip to Stella.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2015

Ironically, thanks to the non-sustainable, land poisoning agriculture seen en route, there is a straight, fast, good road that zooms right on up to Los Chiles, the closest town to Cano Negro. But, you won’t find any dairy cows at Medio Queso. Oh, but this is a birding blog, sorry.). Oh, and he knows where to find them too.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2016

Costa Rica is situated right between two oceans. The pair of seas are close enough for the occasional adventurous frigatebird to just soar way up and right over to the other salty basin. You can also expect solid birding right around the lodge and on the entrance road. In the other direction, the Pacific.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

Wicked, right? Wicked, right? Get yours today! • Explore These Related Posts Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners World Sparrow Day 2011 Why are Birds So Important to People? Thanks for visiting! Hat-tip to Stella.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2014

This bubble of contentment must have dulled my typically sharp urban wariness, because I thought nothing of the teenager traveling up the path with an untethered cow. Who worries about a cow, right? But the cow’s driver seemed to be managing well enough, so after a brief glance, I turned my eyes back to the foliage.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2016

So, I looked for a local expert and saw a granny firmly holding a rope tied to a grazing cow, which probably has a habit of wandering away. No, son, she said, you cannot go around, the road is unkempt and overgrown, but if you veer right 500 metres after the bridge, you can reach the village of Lajkovac. Did I jinx him?

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 15, 2010

When their shelters are full, they depend on compassionate people who want to make a direct difference for a suffering cow, pig, chicken or other farm animal. Right now, due to an influx in cruelty cases, they desperately need to grow the FAAN program so they can continue to help farm animals in need.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

Share Your Thoughts « Birding Lodges – Part 2 – Punta Cana Resort & Club Cow Birds » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Wicked, right? Thanks for visiting! Hat-tip to Stella.

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Animal Person

JANUARY 27, 2010

I've been blogging here less partly because I've been blogging at Animal Rights & AntiOppression (check out my latest post " On Corporate Personhood and Animal Rights " and the better-than-the-post comments) but also because I've been feeling like a broken record and I don't want to bore anyone. What do you think?

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2012

A great many pilgrims had decided to take advantage of the beautiful day and relax in the sun or soak their feet in the cold, shallow water, but the new wagtail cared not a bit about that, flycatching and even strutting around right on the bridge where more walkers continually trudged by.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 9, 2008

The Islamic practice of slaughtering animals by means of a sharp cut to the front of the neck has frequently come under attack by some animal rights activists as being a form of animal cruelty, the claim being that it is a painful inhumane method of killing animals. Tags: islam Slaughterhouse Germany cows.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2015

THEY’VE BEEN FEEDING HIM LOW-SALT HAM,” she wrote, all in caps, then added some choice commentary which I can’t seem to locate right now, but which inspired all her rehabber friends to add their two cents. “A A woman showed up unannounced just as I was leaving for vacation with two hatchling mourning doves,” wrote Linda Hufford. “I

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10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2015

There were 23 cows killed; some had to be shot up in trees where they were stuck. They did the right thing. I rushed down to aid with what I could give, taking several spare bird books, DVD’s, bird T-shirts and Birdman Productions hats along with 2 pairs of my “extra” binoculars. Chaos and insulation.

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Animal Person

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

You wouldn't expect Pollan or Oprah to deliver a vegan or animal rights message and they didn't. She had one perfect opportunity to present herself as pro-animal rights when Oprah (laughingly) asked: But what if the cows and the chickens are treated really, really nicely. would you eat them)?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2016

Since cows can destroy nest site entrances, eight inch square concrete blocks were used as foyers at the tunnel entrances. The inspection tubes are attached to the lids and reach to the soil surface, then the entire trench is backfilled. This property is also a site with vernal pools and uses cattle grazing for vegetation control.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2012

In the meantime, if you are like me and you enjoy watching Cliff Swallows , here is a video I shot of a colony nesting under a bridge over Cow Creek in Shasta County. Near the end of the video, watch closely and you will see the swallow at the top, in the middle of the frame, grabbed by the beak and pulled right out of the nest!

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2021

I never did get around to writing that post until today, and I lost track of those notes long ago, but none of that matters now: it was exactly the right beer for a perfect moment and that’s how I remember it. I know I dutifully took tasting notes on the Albion Amber Ale, too, which I intended to turn into a 10,000 Birds post someday.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

Wicked, right? Share Your Thoughts « Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of March 2011) » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Thanks for visiting! Hat-tip to Stella.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

Today I’m exploring a couple questions that have been bouncing in my head for a while…I’d love to hear your thoughts…I’m not calling into question animal rights, just the focus of the movement. – The Great Ornithologist Felonious Jive Animal rights. This makes perfect sense.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 5, 2009

The problem with that statement is it's not as if farmers are searching "the wild" for cows, pigs, chicken and fish, plucking them from their homes, and plopping them on a farm to live out their (shortened) lives prior to slaughter. The choice isn't the wild or the farm. Yes, that's true. Besides, we have choices.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

Wicked, right? Thanks for visiting! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Hat-tip to Stella.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Wicked, right? Thanks for visiting! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Hat-tip to Stella.

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