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Birds on Utility Poles – The Electrocution Solution

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She can land on a transformer once then, the next time, be killed when she brushes up against the jumper wire. She can land on another wire with impunity, but not if she’s holding a wet fish. Part of the rabbit he had caught was still entangled in a nearby powerline. It’s not. A picture is worth a thousand words.”.

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Stop the Tennessee Sandhill Crane Hunt! (Again)

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To me, this is like giving a child a baby rabbit as a birthday present, and then when Harvey proves to be a bit too much to care for, bumping him off in front of her. The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is currently receiving comments about this proposed season. The state’s response?

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Adopt-a-Pet.com Guest Post

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Sadly there are 4 million healthy adoptable companion animals killed in shelters each year due to overcrowding. In addition to dogs and cats, we now feature all kinds of pets for adoption, including rabbits, farm animals, ferrets, hamsters and other small animals, horses, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and even fish.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him. He never chased the rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, or deer who regularly visited. Over the years Jethro approached rabbits as if they should be his friends, but they usually fled. Dog and Fish: Improbable Friends. Photo by Paul Huber. Jethro the dog.

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

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The number of individual birds and mammals alone that are affected by these factors are countless; and when you consider fish, reptiles and amphibians, it is hard to comprehend the magnitude of life that gets wiped out around the world (and certainly including the U.S.) There is nothing abstract or controversial about this.