10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2022

The Common Pochard is listed as Vulnerable – not because it is particularly rare, but because of the rapid decline in its numbers (a decline of 50% within 10 years means a species is listed as Vulnerable – and a 50% loss in 10 years sounds quite dramatic and frightening indeed). And it does not even live in reeds.

Raccoons 214

Raccoons Birds Oregon China 214

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Even “factory” agriculture has its limits. Common sense tells us not to put the foxes in charge of the henhouse, but politicians repeatedly deny common sense in favor of the needs of special-interest groups. What we do to animals shows how we feel about other species. Peters Paso Robles, Calif., Peters Paso Robles, Calif.,

New York Times 40

New York Times New York 2008 Factory Farm 40

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 3, 2010

CSI actress Jorja Fox, the ADI spokesperson for the operation, greeted the lions when they arrived in San Francisco said: “These magnificent lions have lived all their lives in a tiny cage on the back of a truck. ADI gathered evidence has led to campaigns and legislative action all over the world to protect them.

ADI 100

ADI Animal Defenders International Bolivia Lions 100