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Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Eight years later, Christian Cooper birding Central Park became a very different kind of media image: the black man falsely accused by a white woman of threatening her life after asking her to leash her dog in the Ramble, an area where unleashed dogs are not allowed. It was the same day George Floyd was killed. I remember that day.

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“New York’s Kindest” includes Rock & Rawhide!

4 The Love Of Animals

Rock & Rawhide , the charity that helps increase adoption levels of dogs and cats in shelters, announced today that it is included in Animal Care & Control of NYC (AC&C)’s latest advertising campaign, “New York’s Kindest” for their donations and assistance in increasing adoption levels through distraction therapy.

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Is fostering the answer? We think it is.

4 The Love Of Animals

Some were abused or neglected. Fostering is a wonderful experience. If you work full time and already have a dog, you can always request a dog-friendly foster pet who is house-trained. A pet needs time to decompress, to learn trust, to “get over” the shelter experience. Will they get sick in the shelter?

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