10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2024

Late summer 2023 the lakes and ponds had been empty, presumably because the ducks and geese were moulting. Coming down from the emotional high we noticed our grumbling stomachs: time to eat. Next day, first stop – really to get some wins after the disappointment of the cancelled plans – was reliable Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR.

Denver 131

Denver Colorado Ducks Mules 131

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

She is one of the best nature writers I’ve encountered in recent years, able to paint experiences with emotional immediacy. Here is her description of migrating Snow Geese: I’d seen snow geese at great distances offshore or far overhead, but here they are passing me by, low on the water, where the wind speed is lessened.

Fox 100

Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100

Animal Person

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

The theory that the mind finds inescapably well-formulated is often overwhelmed and overturned by human emotions. When it comes to the legislation ( which may or may not mean anything for dogs and cats ), Cohen sides with the people who recognize that cats and dogs are no different from chickens and geese. There's no way out.

Pigs 100

Pigs Dogs Ethics Emotional 100

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 5, 2011

Currently, A Chance for Bliss sanctuary is home to 96 residents including 25 horses, 22 dogs, 8 goats, 7 pot belly pigs , 4 sheep, 2 steers, 5 ducks, 5 geese, 5 cockatiels, 4 rabbits, 3 chickens, 3 cats, 1 turkey, a one-winged pigeon, Hines, and a turtle, Bart.

Sanctuary 100

Sanctuary Adoptable Horses Sheep 100

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 2, 2008

As a recent convert to vegetarianism, I found that it reinforced my feeling that the eating of living, thinking, emotional creatures is just plain wrong. The fact that geese mate for life, and that the mate of the poor goose that was slaughtered would step forward, was enough to make me swear off meat forever, if I hadn’t already.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Factory Farm Factory Farming 40