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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

9 editorial “ Justice on the Farm ” describing a “visit to a duck farm in Sullivan County where workers toil through exhausting shifts to force feed poultry for foie gras” encapsulates one of the fundamental problems facing agriculture today: the perpetual chain of exploitation that occurs on many farms. Deborah Dubow Press Washington, Sept.

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Some Germans have a bird – A short birding trip through the German language

10,000 Birds

Oh, cheeky me left out another alternative for both cases, which brings us right to the origin of these sayings: the devil. The origin of this expression clearly lies in the slow, dopey waddling gait of a duck on land. However, the reason for “lame duck“ being mostly directed at cars nowadays likely pertains to the Citroen 2CV.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

That’s what you do with other game, right? Fourth Whooping Crane This Winter Shot Animal Rights vs Conservation in Cyprus Tennessee Crane Hunt Tabled for 2 Years! But I do think this issue of hunting sandhill cranes goes beyond the right to hunt. Why not just shoot the biggest one? Sandhill Hunt: They’re Voting Now.Or

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