10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2022

As Montgomery shows, falconry is different from any other human/animal interaction. In The Hawk’s Way, Montgomery is very good on the ethical dilemmas inherent in falconry, centered on both the bird and the woman, even if she never resolves any of them definitively.

New Hampshire 202

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10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2017

Falcon Wild is a new book in that long tradition, and this one features a more realistic (though still very slightly romanticized) portrait of a human/animal partnership. Given the horrible consequences of irresponsible falconry for birds, it’s definitely a plus to see the text emphasize this.

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

My definition of violence would begin with the physical harm of living beings. Furthermore, there's the notion that though you're not for violence, you recognize that the most significant vehicle for the liberation of nonhuman animals, just like the liberation of human animals, probably isn't going to be a petition.

Compassion 100

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Animal Person

AUGUST 9, 2009

Because when you compare two species, or rather a nonhuman animal species to the human animal, the humans almost always come out on top. And of course, the definition of whatever is being measured--in this case intelligence--is our version of intelligence.

Greyhounds 100

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