10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2024

Note the short legs, stout body and white rump and tail I see Muntjac on virtually every birding (or dog-walking) outing, as these small Asian deer are now very numerous around my home in the Suffolk Brecks. The post Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks first appeared on 10,000 Birds. One day, perhaps.

Fur 222

Fur Deer Boars Estonia 222

Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2009

Many bloggers who are pro-animal rights have either not used Google's AdSense or stopped because they discovered that, for instance, their anti-fur post was surrounded by ads for fur. pro creating-animals-to-skin-them-for-their-fur. Better yet, HSUS could start a campaign targeting at Google's DOG AND CAT SKIN Trade.

HSUS 100

HSUS Fur Ethics China 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

A flock of small birds at the dyke, Yellowhammers mostly… I cannot see well because of one enthusiastic hunting dog which takes pleasure in running through the snow and flushing them up whenever the birds land. In this light, all beaks are dark! We counted more than 35 of them, relaxed and fearless, clearly not hunted.

Geese 183

Geese Hunting Boars Birds 183

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2012

Somewhere around the Platte River one of the Audubon boys received a black-footed hide from a fur trader. Then, in Meeteese, Wyoming, the Hogg family’s ranch dog Shep found something. The way Randy figures it, a desperate or curious ferret discovered a bowl of dog chow, and set to eating kibbles; then Shep discovered the ferret.

Ferrets 193

Ferrets South Dakota Wyoming Captive Animal 193

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

They took dogs to Australia, chickens across the Pacific, rabbits to England, horses to the New World, and then brought potatoes back. Brush-tailed Possums were brought from Australia to help start a fur industry. In many ways, that is exactly what happened.

New Zealand 162

New Zealand Possums Rabbits Ferrets 162