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Good News for Greyhounds

Animal Person

But voters called and e-mailed and sent letters to their legislators making sure that the original decision was preserved ! But for me, the number of adopted dogs doesn't make up for the fact that we have no right to breed dogs to use them as gambling chips. Rhode Island's only dog track, Twin River, will be "suspending" dog racing.

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The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

As a birder, I’ve seen the sounds of guns scare off geese and ducks I was trying to observe in New Jersey waters, and shuddered over the skins of Northern Pintails and American Wigeons seen in boats along Alligator Alley, Florida. And, let’s face it, he is right. So–not a fan of hunting.

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