4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Dogs are safe. According to theASPCA dogs have little chance of contracting swine flu. Although it was previously believed that cats were also safe, a cat in Iowa has now tested positive for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. Experts are continuously keeping an eye on the situation for any changes. Cats should be monitored.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2011

I can certainly speak about the Midwest where states like Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, etc. Ferruginous Hawks are native to our western short-grass prairies and their diet comprises almost completely of prairie dogs. Perhaps, this is because we, as Americans, have destroyed nearly every morsel of prairie we have left.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

People who study pigs say they are as intelligent as a 3-year-old child, smarter even than the dogs we share our homes with. Would anyone in this day and age dare to say that we cannot presume to know a dog’s mind, that a dog cannot tell us if it is happy or sad, frustrated, lonely or bored?

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 17, 2007

To the Editor: Re “An Ape Types in Iowa” (column, Aug. They're not like dogs and cats, which evolved with humans. 9): Gail Collins writes: “Human-ape conversation was a very hot topic back in the late 1960s, when researchers first taught a chimpanzee named Washoe to use sign language. Georgia State University Atlanta, Aug.

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