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10,000 Birds
JULY 31, 2020
European Starlings are fond of farms and human activity in general, so it came as no surprise that I was able to find evidence of them breeding so easily at Normanskill Farm, a working farm in Albany, New York that’s become my favorite local patch. A starling with nesting material at Normanskill Farm in Albany, New York, in May.
10,000 Birds
JULY 9, 2022
We might have a few small farms nearby and the gift of a narrow riparian zone out back but in general, the main habitat is that of the modern human kind; housing and streets (lamposts included). Two habitats especially fun to bird are brushy fields and coffee farms.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 20, 2020
Our featured beer this week is Bramble, a dry-hopped farmhouse ale from the Arrowood Farm Brewery of Accord, New York, made with – as the name suggests – raspberries. Considering all that, it’s no small miracle that Arrowood Farm Brewery was able to spare enough local raspberries from the insatiable appetites of birds to make Bramble.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 3, 2020
A significant Dutch influence still pervades New York’s picturesque Hudson Valley where the Arrowood Farm-Brewery is found, so it’s fitting that the beloved juniper berry — a circumboreal crop early colonists from Holland must have been delighted to find on both sides of the Atlantic — is used to such great effect in this beer.
Critter News
JUNE 15, 2011
Here's a book that you can buy about rescued farm animals and their stories. Love this group! It should be inspiring and it's a great way to support an extraordinary organization.
Critter News
AUGUST 2, 2011
From the Farm Sanctuary. For 25 years, Farm Sanctuary has relied on the Walk to support its mission to protect farm animals from cruelty and inspire change in the way society views and treats farm animals. Farm Sanctuary’s shelters in New York and California provide lifelong care for nearly 1,000 rescued farm animals.
Critter News
JANUARY 11, 2012
Animal rights activists are behind the burning of cattle trucks at Harris Farms in western Fresno County early Sunday, according to a statement released by a clearinghouse for activists.
4 The Love Of Animals
JUNE 15, 2010
Farm Sanctuary recently came to the aid of six male Holstein calves, several just days old, who had been abandoned without food or water and left for dead. Farm Sanctuary operates the country’s largest farm animal rescue and adoption network. Farm Sanctuary needs help.
Critter News
AUGUST 15, 2010
Last week there was a slew of articles about the agreement in Ohio between the farm industry and animal welfare activists to expand cage sizes for calves (veal), hens and pigs. Tags: ohio eggs california humane society farm animal welfare factory farm. Well, maybe, although I think there is still a long way to go.
Critter News
JULY 3, 2010
Animal welfare groups led by the Humane Society of the United States have agreed to abandon a fall ballot issue against animal cruelty as part of a deal with state farm groups brokered by Gov. Tags: ohio humane society farm animal welfare.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 24, 2013
Photo of a Golden Eagle at a Wyoming wind farm by Dina Cappiello/Associated Press. wind-energy company has admitted that its farms have killed birds, and has settled with prosecutors. law against causing the deaths of protected birds without a permit (and no wind-energy farms seem to have such permits).
Critter News
OCTOBER 16, 2009
Here is an interesting 10 minute documentary about the effect of growing cheap animal feed in Latin America for European factory farms and how it effects the environment and people. Tags: factory farm.
Critter News
JULY 20, 2011
Safeway and Kroger have announced they're halting all purchases of the farm's pork. Mercy for Animals is trying to convince Costco to do the same. News story is from the end of June. Almost let that one slip by!
Critter News
FEBRUARY 20, 2010
Katie Couric did a story on the use of antibiotics on factory farms in the US and the potential harm to humans. Of course, the question remains as to whether these animals should be in these factory farming conditions in the first place, regardless of antibiotics' use. This occurred a week or so ago.
Critter News
APRIL 7, 2010
Tags: animal abuse eggs farm animal welfare factory farm chickens.
Critter News
APRIL 1, 2009
In other words, the proverbial happy farm animal. However, the factory farm system we have in any country does not lend itself to either of the two criteria. And if you ever drive around an egg farm, hog farm, slaughterhouse, feeding lot, etc., I highly recommend Farm Sanctuary's issue page.short and to the point.)
Critter News
OCTOBER 2, 2009
World Farm Animals Day was today. Tags: depressed farm animal welfare. Perhaps it's because of gloomy October or maybe it's because I'm getting over the flu, but I felt very sad. There was a picture on the bus commemorating the event with a picture of a cow looking, dare I say it, noble and long-suffering. How depressing.
Animal Person
AUGUST 12, 2010
In " Move to Limit 'Factor Farms' Gains Momentum " in today's New York Times , we learn that farmers in Ohio have agreed to phase out gestation crates within 15 years and veal crates by 2017. Irv Bell's farm is a family farm. It's also a factory farm. And all of those are implicit in "farm."
Critter News
JULY 10, 2010
A Union County grand jury has decided the owner of a Union County dairy farm caught in an abuse scandal should not face criminal charges.on Tags: ohio animal enterprise terrorism act mercy for animals farm animal welfare. From the Columbus Dispatch.
Critter News
JANUARY 30, 2010
The BBC has an article about the spreading practice of "farming" tigers.
Critter News
OCTOBER 25, 2009
Many believe that the solution to our wild fish problems is to promote farmed alternatives. Here's an article spotlighting farmed fishing in Chile. Eat farmed fish and create other environmental perils. But, as with any kind of mass production, this is filled with all kinds of risks. Eat wild runs and cause their extinction.
Critter News
OCTOBER 31, 2009
Issue 2 in Ohio would create 13-member state board to oversee the care of farm animals in the State. The Humane Society and other groups oppose it as a power grab by big agriculture to prevent another Proposition 2 (the initiative passed last year in California to improve standards for farm animal care.) It's an issue to follow though.
Critter News
AUGUST 28, 2009
Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm agribusiness.
Critter News
APRIL 13, 2009
No wonder there is so much "farm" animal abuse out there. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, “farm animals are regulated under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) only when used in biomedical research, testing, teaching and exhibition. Tags: animal cruelty proposition 2 cattle farm animal welfare agribusiness.
Critter News
OCTOBER 7, 2008
A new study, published online in Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, suggests that animal assisted therapy for people with mental disorders can be effective with farm animals. After six months of animal assisted therapy with farm animals, all patients reported significantly increased coping skills.
Critter News
OCTOBER 14, 2008
They've issued a report that throws a negative light on the EPA trying to ELIMINATE EVEN MORE REGULATION of factory farms. Some huge livestock farms produce more raw waste than cities as large as Philadelphia or Houston. Tags: EPA environment factory farm us. The US General Accountability Office (GAO) is not happy with the EPA.
Critter News
JANUARY 6, 2009
While the Humane Society was pretty happy with Vilsack as Obama's pick for the Department of Agriculture, the Farm Sanctuary is wary. Bauer is the president and co-founder of the Farm Sanctuary. Tags: Obama USDA farm animal welfare factory farm us agribusiness.
Critter News
AUGUST 17, 2008
Thanks to Farmed Animal Net for this information from August 8. In a unanimous decision, New Jersey’s Supreme Court rejected a broad challenge by animal protection advocates to the state’s rules on the care of farmed animals) but struck down regulations that regard husbandry practices as being “humane” merely because they are routine.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2017
I’m not sure the cidermakers of Wyndridge Farm Cidery of Dallastown, Pennsylvania had any of this in mind when they chose a Cedar Waxwing to adorn the label of their Wyndridge Crafty Cranberry Hard Apple Cider. Wyndridge Farm Cidery: Crafty Cranberry Hard Apple Cider. Happy drinking and good birding!
Critter News
JANUARY 26, 2010
Please note that the illegal bile farm was Taiwanese-owned. It's great that they were saved, but t hey arrived at the rescue center in wretched condition. Moon bears are rare, which makes this all the sadder. Again, the China connection. I can't read such stuff without being sickened by my species. Thank Animals Asia for the rescue.
Critter News
DECEMBER 28, 2009
Tags: europe portugal farm animal welfare.
Critter News
OCTOBER 9, 2008
Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty pigs farm animal welfare.
Critter News
MARCH 12, 2009
Called Death on a Factory Farm, the documentary shows animal cruelty on a hog farm in Ohio. You can read about it here.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
The raid to which Viehl pleaded guilty took place at the McMullin mink farm in South Jordan in August 2008. Rydalch said the raid consisted of releasing minks and spray-painting parts of the farm, including a barn. She said the plea agreement "stated the damage and loss to real and personal property at the farm exceeded $10,000."
Critter News
APRIL 11, 2009
Produced by Compassion in World Farming. Conditions for farm animals will not change until meat-eaters start demanding changes themselves. As an aside, people who love to eat meat should also watch educational videos like these. They need to take responsibility and learn about the food they eat. Don't live in a cloud.wake up!
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 8, 2013
As mentioned earlier in these pages , wind farms and eagles don’t always go well together—the birds, which often scan the ground for prey instead of looking straight ahead while they’re flying, thus don’t see wind turbines until it’s too late. News Bald Eagle Golden Eagle wind farms Wind turbines'
Critter News
APRIL 28, 2009
Tags: Swine Flu factory farm.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 6, 2022
well I moved in 1984 to live at Rancho and it was a coffee and sugarcane farm back then,” Lisa told me. “We We tried everything, Hawaiian pineapple, black pepper, even jalapeños, and we could not make money from farming.” Five years ago, I spent a day there and met Lisa Erb, the manager and owner, but also a former bird guide.
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