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Do Not Feed Baby Birds Ham

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Nestling songbirds fed hamburger and cat food,” wrote Sean O’Brien. A nestling Eastern Screech Owl they fed nothing but fish,” wrote Eileen Hagerman. I opened the box, and there was a bowl of raw hamburger meat in there for him to eat.” wrote Maryjane Angelo. And scrambled eggs,” added Hilary Lewis. “I

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The Rose-ringed Parakeets of Heidelberg

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There are other more isolated populations, e.g. in Hamburg, Berlin, Rome, Paris, and Barcelona. The zoo has a small colony of genuinely wild Grey Herons (watch them compete with the seals for the fish!), and the White Storks are also wild and countable despite breeding at the zoo.

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Book: Scent of the Missing

4 The Love Of Animals

It doesn’t take much for them to learn that we need them to find human scent –and not other animals, dropped hamburgers, or unspecified gook. She and Puzzle share their home with six other dogs, four cats, and a fish named Sound Bite. Trainers say that the dogs catch on to the whole process of finding people more quickly than we do.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

What would the cost of a hamburger at Burger King or McDonald’s be if the meat were to come from Ms. Niman’s ranch and others using comparable methods? How many people would be able to afford the price? Stephanie Jenkins Highland Park, N.J., What is greener than forage-fed meat?

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

It only takes a little imagination to suppose that every bite of hamburger we eat is taking grain away from a hungry child in India. The eating of non-grain-eating animals, e.g., fish and wild game, is morally permissible on this view. The difference between this argument and the arguments considered above should not be overlooked.

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This is not a wood warbler!

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Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region cc on flickr Constructive ideas on naming norms and standards would be much appreciated. Kirtland’s Silly-Canary ( Dendroica kirtlandii) Image by U.S.