10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2011

I would have had to turn my ABA membership card in if I didn’t go see what birds were around the refuge, at least, I think that is in the ABA’s principles of Birding Ethics. Though they are a very common bird along the coast of the northeastern United States in summer Laughing Gulls are well worth an extra look.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

It borders the Hudson Bay to the north and four Great Lakes to the south, accessible by car and sometimes feet from the United States over bridges with names like Rainbow, Ambassador, and Seaway Skyway. state and Canadian provinces.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2013

This past winter was very good for the chance to see boreal owl species in the United States. I think what pissed me off most about that video was that as the owl flew in to get the mouse and they yanked it away–the blatant teasing with a live mouse (which is a whole separate area of ethics) was grotesque to me.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

If you are visiting Los Angeles County (the birdiest county in the United States, they tell me), and want to bird this area knowledgeably and efficiently, this guide is invaluable.

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Animal Ethics

JUNE 18, 2014

Why is the United States lagging so far behind? Our elected officials must recognize that beating elephants with bullhooks—heavy batons with a sharp metal hook on the end that can tear elephants’ skin—and whipping tigers until they cringe and cower, are ethically indefensible.

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Critter News

MARCH 31, 2009

Though the film was initially ignored by distributors, who told Monson that the film would “never see the light of day and should be swept under the rug,” today Earthlings has earned awards from film festivals both nationwide and internationally, the Humane Society of the United States uses Earthlings as a training film in their orientation for new (..)

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10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2013

The Mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans 1.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2012

My take on using tape is that its ok as long as it is used in moderation and with ethical consideration for the situation at hand. Its controversial for sure and rightly so. So please excuse me going on a quick tangent here. In others words, don’t play tape around nesting birds, especially raptors. Don’t overplay the tape.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

I recently asked ChatGPT some questions about the best birding locations in the United States and the results were decidedly mixed. How many birders are there in the United States? # # # Query: What is birding? Code of Ethics: The ABA has established a Code of Birding Ethics to promote responsible birding practices.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 20, 2008

Ethical vegetarianism is the thesis that killing and eating animals is morally wrong whenever equally nutritious plant-based alternatives are available. The case for ethical vegetarianism starts with several uncontroversial premises. And there are ethical reasons for becoming vegetarian. Ethical synergy at work.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

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. Think of birds too much as humans and you lose the specialness that makes them birds. Yellow Warbler fledgling.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today. Serious examination of the national funding paradigm and how it contributes to the conservation choices made on both federal and state levels.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 8, 2008

Keith, Here is an online ethics and animals class I developed for the Humane Society of the United States. Perhaps its content would be useful for your readers. Thanks Nathan Nobis , Ph.D.

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Animal Person

APRIL 7, 2009

But the really telling language begins with the next sentence: "The situation has renewed the debate over whether reopening slaughterhouses in the United States — the last ones closed in 2007 — would help address the problem.". Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. What about people who have children they cannot afford to have?

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Animal Person

MAY 30, 2009

The Humane Society of the United States is the big bully on this strange playground. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language ALF Animal Agriculture Alliance Animal Rights Animal welfare ELF HSUS PeTA SHAC Vegan education veganism. Are we pinning people down and force-feeding them vegan burritos? .

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Animal Ethics

JUNE 20, 2014

Rather than adopt stringent United States animal care standards, which Ringling Bros. In the United States, 10 million fans a year see a Ringling Bros. Despite the claims made in the letter, circuses like Ringling Bros. fully supports, officials in Mexico City unnecessarily banned circuses with animals.

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Animal Person

JULY 1, 2009

When I look at the Humane Society of the United States ' statement on rodeos, I feel much better. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. Just be honest about your goal and campaign for it! I don't get the overwhelming feeling that anyone is on the side of the animals, here. All rodeos, everywhere, should be banned.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 30, 2007

It was the first lecture series of its kind in german speaking world organized by the members of the Interdisziplinäre Arbeitsgemeinschaft Tierethik (literally “Interdisciplinary Study Group on Animal Ethics”) – an initiative of students.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 11, 2010

In United States v. 5, 2010 The writers are United States senators. To the Editor: Re “ Disgusting but Not Illegal ” (editorial, Aug. 2): We disagree with your contention that the First Amendment protects animal “crush” videos. The justices were legitimately concerned that the law could impede valid speech.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 20, 2010

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment protects depictions of animal cruelty. This does not mean that it protects animal cruelty, which is (and ought to be) illegal in every state.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2016

“Ethics” includes a lengthy discussion on playback. The author is one of the foremost experts on bird identification in the United States and Canada, and understands how to communicate his expertise in simple, specific language and images.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 23, 2008

Of that, most goes toward conservation in the United States and Europe, and only a fraction is spent to protect tropical forests. With the next administration, the United States has an opportunity to regain that leadership. The most recent estimate of what we actually do spend on conservation a year is about $6 billion.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 16, 2009

The Argument from Glass-Walled Slaughter Houses Mel Morse, former president of the Humane Society of the United States, once remarked: “If every one of our slaughter houses were constructed of glass this would be a nation of vegetarians.” The general premises about natural reactions do not yield ethical conclusions.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 23, 2008

The Humane Society of the United States and other animal protection organizations support the farm bill because of these achievements for animals. Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive The Humane Society of the United States Washington, May 21, 2008 These new penalties would give the law some much needed teeth.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 27, 2008

April 23, 2008 To the Editor: You suggest that the raising of animals for food should be done “in ways that are both ethical and environmentally sound.” More than nine billion chickens are slaughtered each year in the United States. Patti Breitman Fairfax, Calif., This is asking for the impossible.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Regardless of what we choose to eat, doing so will reduce our dietary carbon footprint by half because “about half of the food produced in the United States is thrown away.” Niman’s argument amounts to lowering an ethical standard to fit the demands of our meat-centric culture and Western privilege. Toney Union, N.J.,

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 23, 2008

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic catechism affirm that compassion for animals is a matter of human dignity. Christine Gutleben Washington, April 21, 2008 The writer is the director of animals and religion at the Humane Society of the United States.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 16, 2011

Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive Humane Society of the United States Washington, Jan. You don’t take snakes for a walk or play with them in a field or let them sleep in your bed at night. Wild animals belong in the wild, and in their native habitats.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 10, 2010

The United States Department of Agriculture has been broken for a long time, and it is clear that it cannot protect the American public from illness and death from contaminated meat products. It, too, traced, with a great deal of investigative reporting, the journey fat trimmings take through the meatpacking industry.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 22, 2007

Indeed, if public sympathy is changing in China regarding how we treat animals raised and killed for food, as it is here in the United States, then we can only expect future improvements in the welfare of farm animals. Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive, Humane Society of the United States Washington, Aug.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

In the United States, we learned this lesson just in time to rescue our migratory waterfowl and other prized game species from oblivion at the beginning of the 20th century. The bluefin tuna needs an immediate respite from all fishing.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 22, 2008

Common-sense, rational reforms reflect the emerging consensus of mainstream animal protection groups like the Humane Society of the United States and millions of Americans who care about animals.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 10, 2007

The horse slaughter industry in the United States has nothing to do with feeding hungry people and everything to do with animal cruelty. Every year, 100,000 horses are slaughtered at foreign-owned slaughterhouses in the United States to satisfy the palates of wealthy diners in Europe and Asia.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

22): The solution to scarcity of water in the United States could be solved rather quickly if more people became vegetarians. To the Editor: Re “ Let the East Bloom Again ,” by Richard T. McNider and John R. Christy (Op-Ed, Sept.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 29, 2009

Yet, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently allowed companies to slap a "naturally raised" label on meat and meat products that come from animals whose upbringing was far from natural.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 11, 2008

Madoff to criticize Leona Helmsley’s charitable giving by saying her fortune “is going to the dogs,” but those of us who give to the Humane Society of the United States and other animal-rescue organizations feel otherwise. ” (Op-Ed, July 9): It may be amusing for Ray D.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

According to the HPMAJ column, "Loos told cattle producers the livestock industry must show the public that there are moral and ethical justifications for taking the life of an animal to feed a person. There is no ethical justification for treating an animal inhumanely for no good reason.

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