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WPAs: America’s Duck Factories

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The Prairie Pothole Region of the United States—about 100,000 square miles of the northern Great Plains—is characterized by depressions or basins created retreating glaciers. The region has justifiably been referred to as the “Duck Factory of North America.” What are WPAs and why should birders care about them?

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Update on National Meat Association vs. Brown

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently heard arguments in National Meat Association v. Tags: meat california farm animal welfare factory farm animal law meatpacking. Did anyone know this was going on?

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The Traveling Birder

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To keep things relatively close to home and reasonably-priced, I have limited myself to birding in the United States, creating my own birding area consisting of all 50 states and the U.S. Of course, there are also many potential lifers that are essentially impossible to see in outside of Alaska, at least in the United States.

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Farm Sanctuary Wary about Tom Vilsack for USDA

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Barack Obama has picked Tom Vilsack, former Governor of Iowa, to be the next Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Tags: Obama USDA farm animal welfare factory farm us agribusiness. This is a December 18 post from Gene Bauer's blog pointing out some concerns about Vilsack.

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Prop 2 Passes in California

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4, 2008) – Voters in California approved an historic ballot measure to halt the inhumane confinement of animals on factory farms by an overwhelming margin. Prop 2 requires that factory farms provide enough space for animals to stand up, turn around and extend their limbs. From the campaign website : (Nov.

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Birding Shanghai in February 2022

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Fortunately, Tianmashan is probably too hilly to ever be turned into a Tesla factory or a technology park. The once-legendary Magic Parking Lot at Nanhui has lost a lot of its magic but still has the occasional skulker, such as this Manchurian Bush Warbler.

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How to Confront Cruelty

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The norm of moderate concern for animals - that animals matter albeit less than humans - permits the (ab)use of animals in vivisection, factory farming, bloodsports and other contexts where animals suffer. It would also be useful to students of sociology and politics in general, and social movements in particular.

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