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Spotlight: Maureen Eiger – To Intervene or Not to Intervene?

10,000 Birds

A parent bird’s instinct to feed and protect their young is very strong, and they will not willingly abandon their babies. Bird brought in by a cat or dog. Call and transport the bird to a bird rehabber ASAP. Suspect” dog or cat interactions. Unfortunately a bird’s nest location is not always perfect.

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Falakhe’s Story

10,000 Birds

The day before, the day I arrived, was a transport day, and that meant the pack hadn’t been seen in the afternoon. And the morning before the Mkuze pack of Painted Wolves, or African Wild Dogs, had been very close to one of the park’s few Lions, as far as tracking collars had told. It was not a pretty sight.

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Rescue Spotlight: Crest Care

4 The Love Of Animals

As their name suggests, they are a rescue group that is devoted to Chinese Crested dogs. If you aren’t familiar with the breed, most of the “Ugliest Dogs in the World&# have been hairless Chinese Cresteds. We work within the framework of local and civil laws, in order to protect both dogs and all parties concerned.

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Can we talk about Cecil the Lion?

10,000 Birds

And you’ve posted a link to a petition to an airline to ask them to stop transporting trophies. Tell me, what happens if we rip away hunting when hunting protects more wildlife land in Africa than national parks? Conservation is concerned about protecting populations, species, habitats, ecosystems. I’m sorry.

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Rescue Spotlight: Animal Lifeline UK

4 The Love Of Animals

Transporters , again as it says on the tin! The decision will always ultimately lie with the rescue though. Move animals from pound to rescue/rescue to foster home/vets etc. We also help find forever homes for these animals.

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Meat, Cancer, and the Cumulative Case for Ethical Vegetarianism

Animal Ethics

A brief look at the public outcry concerning Michael Vick’s dog-fighting ring shows just how widely accepted premise (1) is. At the time of slaughter, these frightened animals are inhumanely loaded onto trucks and shipped long distances to the slaughterhouse without food or water or protection from the elements.