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More Clarity About Family Farms

Animal Person

In " Move to Limit 'Factor Farms' Gains Momentum " in today's New York Times , we learn that farmers in Ohio have agreed to phase out gestation crates within 15 years and veal crates by 2017. This adds another layer to yesterday's discussion about family. Irv Bell's farm is a family farm. It's also a factory farm.

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Into the Nest: A Book Review in the Time of Nesting

10,000 Birds

Third, observing and photographing breeding birds and their young have become acts of ethical confusion as birders, photographers, and organizational representatives debate the impact of our human presence on the nesting process. Yellow Warbler fledgling. But special. Familiar is not necessarily common. The book is divided into three parts.

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

10,000 Birds

The new series was masterminded by Chanticleer founder Paul Steiner, who was lauded on his death 19 years later for his “brilliant idea of creating bird guides with photographs” and organizing them visually. In the back of the book, we find a lengthy section on “Bird Families,” a glossary, an index.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Farm Animal Welfare, ASPCA New York, Feb. How does the health of a farmer’s family and community figure in when they are making the decision to continue industrialized production methods? That sounds like a win-win to us. SUZANNE McMILLAN Dir.,

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Does Vick Deserve a Second Chance?

Animal Person

Do you agree with the New York Times ' William C. Let's deconstruct the concept: Do you think that people who have spent their lives harming animals by eating them, just like I did and much of my family still does, deserve a second chance? Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Gray Matters.

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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

10,000 Birds

Additional helpful design features include the names of family groups against a yellow-and-white striped background on every page corner and having every bird image facing right (except for that Common Loon chick!), I’ve missed this information, especially when I travel to Los Angeles to visit my daughter and her family.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

He says he hunts out of a need to take responsibility for his family, who evidently live where the supermarkets offer no meat. 26, 2011 To the Editor: Seamus McGraw mounts all the standard defenses: I am feeding my family; there are too many deer; I kill as mercifully as possible. May I recommend a trip to a slaughterhouse?