10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2022

Fortunately, Tianmashan is probably too hilly to ever be turned into a Tesla factory or a technology park. Tianmashan bonus mammal: a Raccoon Dog – though it looks a lot like a raccoon, it is actually more closely related to foxes than to raccoons. The White’s Thrush will keep pretending to be a reptile.

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Raccoons Birds Oregon China 231

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

When placed correctly, these feeders are squirrel-free, though, as the Squirrel Buster brochure makes clear, they can still be attacked by raccoons and bears. Not only does it hold a massive 3 quarts of seed, it is dishwasher safe, weight adjustable, and has a lifetime factory warranty. Squirrel Buster Wild Bird Feeders are expensive.

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Squirrels Birds Factory Raccoons 186

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 24, 2006

According to this Associated Press story, if you are wearing a Sean John jacket with fur trim purchased from Macy's, that trim might have come from a dog indigenous to Asia known as a "raccoon dog." But when HSUS purchased several of these jackets, the jackets arrived bearing the labels "Made in China" and "genuine raccoon fur."

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Fur Fur Industry HSUS Raccoons 40