February, 2011

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Duck Butts

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Duck Butts Duck Butts By Corey • February 28, 2011 • 7 comments Tweet Share We here at 10,000 Birds believe that every bird is beautiful and, moreover, that every part of every bird is beautiful. Even we, however, tend not to stare too long or too hard at the nether regions of ducks dabbling for dinner.

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The Last Lions

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A new National Geographic movie, The Last Lions, opened this past weekend in Washington, DC. The movie is about saving lions, and they are doing some really fun promotions to help spread the movie around the country. First up, you can enter to win a trip to Botswana for a 12 day private safari! Have an iPhone or iPad? Download the free (and very fun) photo app, The Last Lions.

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Pam Anderson Urges End to India's Animal Testing

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I don't always know how I personally feel about Pamela Anderson, but I can't argue with her (non-acting) work. Her letter to the Indian research facility is pretty distressing. Sounds like she watched a harsh video. For the full story, g o here to the Vancouver Sun. Former Baywatch star and model Pamela Anderson has accused one of India's most prestigious research centres of animal cruelty, urging it to retire decades-old test monkeys and adopt humane practices.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Mark Bittman wants to outlaw confined livestock feeding operations because, he says, they harm the environment, torture animals and make meat less safe (“ A Food Manifesto for the Future ,” column, Feb. 2). We take issue with him on all three points. Yes, there were a couple of highly publicized manure spills involving hog farms in the mid-1990s.

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Webinar & PDF Test

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Review: Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil – The.

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Reviews / Review: Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil – The Pantanal & Cerrado of Central Brazil Review: Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil – The Pantanal & Cerrado of Central Brazil By Corey • March 1, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share “Our dream is to inspire a nation of potential birders who will delight in the beauty of Braz

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Enjoy Helping Animals? Consider an Education in Zoology

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Today’s guest post is from Amy Silver. Amy is a Public Health student and an animal lover. She enjoys spending time with her two dogs, and suggests studying animal care for those who wish to turn their love into a career. Are you considering a career path that will let you interact with and help animals? Most of us would immediately think about entering into a program of study to become a veterinarian; however another exciting field to consider is that of a professional zoologist.

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100 Heartbeats

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I recently got the chance to read the book, 100 Heartbeats: The Race to Save Earth’s Most Endangered Species , written by Jeff Corwin. You may know Jeff from his fun and informational TV show (I know we used to watch it all the time), but he is much more than just a television show host. In this book, Corwin shares what he has learned as he travels the world to see first hand the species that are endangered. 100 Heartbeats: The Race to Save Earth’s Most Endangered Species , is titled

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iPad Game for Cats (not humans)

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Do you have a cat and an iPad? Then this just might be the game for you (or rather, for your cat)! Let you cat chase a laser or a mouse! Just look at all the fun these big cats are having with the app! The game is free to download (the laser part is free, the mouse is an upgrade), and is available through iTunes. You can find out more information and see photos and videos of other happy cats enjoying the game on the website, www.ipadgameforcats.com.

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Giveaway!

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We have a great giveaway for you today! One lucky winner will get three sample bags of the adult dry formula of Chicken Soup for a Pet Lover’s Sou l pet food; a $30 gift card to PetFoodAuthority.com and a copy of the Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul book. Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul pet food is made from the finest, simplest ingredients, including four meats, vegetables, fruits and whole grains.

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Sled Dog Massacre Continues to Horrify

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This is the story of the sled dogs that were cruelly executed because a Whistler company wanted to downsize. Apparently, the manager of Howling Dog Tours applied for workers comp for PTSD and this is how the whole story was revealed. It's created quite an international uproar and the murdered dogs are knows as the Whistler 100.

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Pets Can Change Anyone

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We are happy to have a guest post today from author Tara Alley. Tara is a freelance writer who primarily enjoys writing about her passion for her pets as well as her endeavors to live a more eco-friendly, sustainable lifestyle. She currently works along with Coffee Home Direct, researching fair-trade green coffee. You can follow her on Twitter @hopesiempre.

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The Fabulous Animal Rescue Project

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“The Fabulous Animal Rescue Project&# is a global artistic effort to raise funds and awareness to the needless suffering of animals. They gather donated art/photography from artists all over the planet and use them to create greeting cards, magnets and pocket mirrors. If you are an artist, you might want to consider donating an image to the project.

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Physicians Committee Accuses University of Washington of Cruelty to Ferrets

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I live in Seattle and I am always skeptical of how the UW treats its lab animals. I had never heard of the use of ferrets in medical research though. News to me. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine claims these are unnecessary procedures, even though the ferrets are apparently anesthesized during the process. Full story in the Seattle Times.

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Mark Zuckerberg ‘Likes’ Two New Dogs

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LA-Based Zoom Room CEO and Dog Training Expert Explores the Breeds He Chose. Choosing the best dog to welcome into your family is a daunting task – even for someone like Mark Zuckerberg. It was recently reported that the famous Facebook founder has introduced not one, but two new furry friends into his lifestyle: a Komondor and a Puli. Jaime Van Wye, expert dog trainer, and founder of the Zoom Room, weighs in on the difference between the two breeds.

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Dog Park Dangers

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Today’s guest post comes from: Heather Reynolds is a pet lover and internet journalist at Trupanion , North America’s fastest growing pet insurance company. Trupanion offers a simple, customizable pet insurance policy with no payout limits and 90% coverage of veterinary bills. Enrolled pets receive lifetime coverage for diagnostic tests, surgeries, and medications if they get sick or are injured, with no incident, annual or lifetime limit.

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Australian Animal Rights Campaign to Help Calves

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Here's the full article from the Weekly Times Now. ANIMAL rights groups have begun a campaign against the dairy industry's treatment of bobby calves. Australian Dairy Farmers says calves can be left unfed for 30 hours before slaughter but the RSPCA says the practice is "cruel". Animals Australia has a video on its website showing calves being roughly dragged off utes and thrown to the ground.

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Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants

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This list was issued by In Defense of Animals last month. Here they are. San Antonio Zoo (Texas) Edmonton Valley Zoo (Canada), Buttonwood Park Zoo (Mass.), Central Florida Zoo (Fla.), Niabi Zoo (Ill.), Topeka Zoo (Kan.), Honolulu Zoo (Hawaii), Wildlife Safari (Ore.), York's Wild Kingdom Zoo (Maine) tied with Southwick's Zoo (Mass.), Pittsburgh Zoo's ICC (Penn.).

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Pet Pic App

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Ever have a hard time getting your pet to look at the camera? The Pet Pic application helps solve that problem by playing sounds that get your pet’s attention! There are dog sounds, cat sounds, and even squeek toy sounds. Once you have captured that perfect photo, you can send it right to Facebook, and save it in your photos too for sharing in other ways.

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Cheesehead for Pets

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That’s right friends, the SUPER BOWL is this weekend!! Do your pets get into the football frenzy with you? If you are cheering for Green Bay, why not let your pets cheer right along with you! With a simple cut and fold, you could have your very own cheesehead for your pet! We think that this papercraft Big Cheese from Green Bay-based furniture manufacturer KI is totally adorable, and would be a ton of fun to make before the big game.

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Don’t Kill Bill Event

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After Kyla Duffy’s first Don’t Kill Bill performance at Blogpaws in September, the Blogosphere was abuzz with videos and reviews. It entailed an aerial fabric performance (think Cirque du Soleil or that hotel commercial with the lady swinging from the drapes) set to beautiful music by animal advocate Marilyn Milano and a slide show about puppy mills and volunteering with rescues.

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Cute of the Day: Snowballs

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What is the weather like where you are? If you have a dog, does it also get covered in snowballs when they play in the snow?

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Chimpanzee Meat Sold In British Black Market

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Disgusting. Sometimes it's hard to read these stories. It makes one feel so helpless.

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Webinar 5.9.22

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Sheep Smarter Than We Thought

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Good news for sheep from the University of Cambridge.

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Do you give your pet a Valentine?

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ A Food Manifesto for the Future ” (column, Feb. 2): Let us give thanks for Mark Bittman! He is speaking sensibly about one of the most important issues we face as a nation. Better food creates better health. And yet our government is perversely encouraging food habits that negatively affect our health and our environment. His call for the end of factory farms (concentrated animal feeding operations) is courageous.

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Statistics

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This blog had 3,192 visits during January, which is an average of 102.9 visits per day. The average for December was 111.6.

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Blue-Collar Dogs on Nat Geo WILD

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We are excited to share some sneak peeks of a great new show, Blue-Collar Dogs. The show highlights dogs that work in all kinds of jobs, from medicine to border patrol, proving to be indispensable to their human colleagues and those who benefit from their work! It’s a really great and interesting show, we hope that you enjoy the sneak peeks, and that you will tune in to see more tonight.

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Animals as Inputs in Accounting

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I'm studying for the CPA exam and am working through Becker's online course review for the business section. Here's an example of "joint costs" that says all you need to know about animals as nothing more than inputs in a manufacturing process. "The meat packing industry takes a single input, a steer, and produces many different final products. Each product must be assigned a cost including the different cuts of meat for human consumption, different food products for animal consumption (pet food

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Iams Home 4 the Holidays Report

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We are thrilled to report that the Iams Home 4 the Holidays was a big success this year! 1,125,667 animals were adopted between Oct. 1 and Jan. 4. Iams and longtime partner Helen Woodward Animal Center, along with more than 3,500 animal organizations from around the world once again joined forces to help reduce pet homelessness. Here are how the numbers break down: 593,146 dogs. 509,470 cats. 23,051 other animals (including rabbits, reptiles, horses, birds and more).