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H. J. McCloskey on Punishment of Cruelty to Animals

Animal Ethics

[T]here is another class of cases where the state is accorded the right to interfere with the individual when he is not interfering with any other person, namely, where cruelty to animals is involved.

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How much bird is there, anyway?

10,000 Birds

There are probably other major trends that depend, for example, on latitude and timing. The largest bird, forming the short bar on the right of the bird histogram, is a swan. I do not assume that Manaus is fully representative of the planet earth, and I already pointed out St. Paul and St. Peter islands. This is not a surprise.

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