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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

10,000 Birds

The bird was stripped of feathers and so badly battered that euthanasia was probable. Statistics come to life in the suffering of one dove or one mockingbird, the one needlessly stricken and dying for the sake of a personal choice. A year later, in a new city and at a new wildlife hospital, I got my official volunteer apron and badge.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: The euthanasia of more than 1,000 dogs and cats at the main animal shelter in Las Vegas is surely a major tragedy in the sheltering field (news article , Feb. 16), and the rapid spread of diseases at a facility packed with 1,800 animals required swift action to prevent even more suffering and loss of life.