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Guide to the Birds of Honduras Translation Project

10,000 Birds

How can the people of a country take an earnest appreciation and any magnitude of assimilating any kind of conservation ethic if they don’t even have access to literature pertaining to their own country? I’ve done what I can to support the bird industry and modern ornithology in Honduras with my book and bird-guide training courses.

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

10,000 Birds

The New York Times obituary cited the series (and Steiner’s other books, but it was the series that made money) as reshaping the publishing industry in the United States.**. I do wish that the ethics section included guidance on the use of playback and that all the sections included titles or websites for further reading.

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On Exploitation, OED-Style

Animal Person

to turn to industrial account (natural resources). b. 282/1 In exploiting mineral resources. Tags: Ethics Language. Also in impers. To cause to succeed, prosper. It gets interesting in the 1800s. Check out what happens. To ‘work’ (a mine, etc.); to ‘make capital out of’. 1838 New Monthly Mag. 1847 MRS. LIII.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

The meat industry loves to squeal that “the cost of bacon will rise” whenever it’s faced with pressure to change. I served on the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production, which released a report in 2008 that detailed exactly how much these “efficiencies” are costing America.

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Reasons Consistently Applied

Animal Ethics

I suspect that many regular readers of Animal Ethics are already vegetarians. That's because those who read Animal Ethics with regularity know that there are many compelling reasons to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. So, by purchasing dairy products one is indirectly supporting the inherently cruel veal industry.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Now that the carriage industry is being held under a microscope, it’s clear that it puts a black mark on the city. There is only one way to avoid future noncompliance and free city resources that are already spread too thin —institute a ban. Jackie Vergerio Portsmouth, Va.,

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

There's a vague sense that perhaps he cares about the dogs or thinks that what he does to them might present an ethical dilemma, but the overwhelming feeling is that it's all worth it. You could easily argue," he added, that the resources necessary to buy and train a new monkey would be a net minus for animal welfare.