Critter News

MAY 30, 2010

Tags: Seaworld florida marine animals Orcas PETA. PETA protesters were in front of SeaWorld-Orlando where two orcas are now pregnant. The father in both cases is the same orca that killed its trainer a few months ago.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 20, 2009

*An agreement in principle on new rules for animal testing has been reached by the European Union; *Ten laboratory chimpanzees retire to a Florida sanctuary; *A Spanish province begins a discussion on banning bullfights; *A record number of manatee deaths are recorded in the State of Florida; *The last known dancing bear is rescued in India.

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Critter News

AUGUST 25, 2009

PETA has decided to replace the billboard in Florida that compares overweight women to whales. Tags: PETA. They said they never meant to offend anyone.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2014

We assembled at nine in the morning in a small parking lot outside the naval base in Key West, Florida. The weeks leading up to spring break had been a whirlwind, and the days before the trip mostly spent driving and exploring Florida. Trips bird banding dry tortugas Florida' Dry Tortugas National Park: Bird Banding Sooty Terns.

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Critter News

JUNE 19, 2010

Like forest creatures trying to escape a fire, marine animals such as dolphins, sharks, mullets, crabs, rays and fish are congregating in surprisingly shallow waters off the Florida coast line as they flee the encroaching oil spill. Tags: marine animals 2010 oil spill Gulf of Mexico.

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Critter News

JUNE 15, 2009

I read an article last week about a series of cat killings and mutilations (20 total) in south Florida. Tags: animal cruelty. Just awful. Now they've arrested an 18-year-old suspect named Tyler Hayes Weinman. He's charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty, 19 counts of improperly disposing of an animal body and four counts of burglary.

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Animal Person

MAY 25, 2009

Both of these organizations serve kids in South Florida, but one thing that can have ripples of effects throughout the country is that we have two curricula available designed to help anyone who wants to help foster kids, anywhere. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Aging Out Florida Foster care South Florida.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The name and town of the owner were engraved on a metal tag. The states which have essentially banned leghold traps are Florida, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, California, and Washington. Later Astrid and I met in the woods with shovels and a pickaxe and broke the chain and yanked the trap from the ground.

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Critter News

AUGUST 24, 2009

PETA put up a billboard in Florida that says "Save the Whales, Lose the Blubber: Go Vegetarian". Tags: PETA. On it, is an overweight woman standing on a beach. Feministing has a pretty angry post , with a lot of angry comments as well. I think they are right to be angry. And rightly so.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 18, 2010

The animal was transported to SeaWorld by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. Tags: cute of the day people helping animals. SeaWorld is the global leader in the rescue and rehabilitation of manatees. The park’s Animal Rescue Team is on call 365 days a year and 24 hours a day.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

ad_icon The practice, however, is fiercely criticized by researchers and marine mammal conservationists, including the educational anthropologist widely credited with having invented it, retired Florida International University researcher Betsy Smith. Tags: dolphin.

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Critter News

AUGUST 15, 2010

Similar limits were approved last year in Michigan and less sweeping restrictions have been adopted in Florida, Arizona and other states. Tags: ohio eggs california humane society farm animal welfare factory farm.

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Animal Person

APRIL 4, 2009

This is an interesting moment in the story: Paragallo said Thursday that he had given the horses away to a Florida-based breeder, whom he did not identify, in December with the agreement that he could breed the mares back to one of his stallions based in New York or Florida. Tags: Current Affairs Economics Ethics.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 2, 2012

It’s a funny read to be sure, but there are some touching moments too, like when Sophie talks about getting “too far ahead” You will also get to learn “canine games” such as the last bark, or petting tag! Jeff Johnson is known for his writing, and his national advice column Short Answers.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Once the seas calm, SeaWorld Orlando’s Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Team will return the turtles to the wild off the coast of Juno Beach in Jupiter, Florida. Tags: people helping animals. Loggerheads are listed as threatened by the U. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Photo by SeaWorld.

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Animal Person

MAY 27, 2009

Tags: Activism Current Affairs Greyhound Matters Florida Gambling Greyhound Racing Massachusetts Michael J. Some get adopted into great homes. 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. Mooney Rhode Island.

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Animal Person

APRIL 21, 2009

Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. More >> Category. More >> Players. New York Times. More >> Places. Kazakhstan. New York City. More >> Year. The number next to each changes with the popularity of the terms (for each blog). Click on Project Treadstone above and see what happens!

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Animal Person

JUNE 21, 2009

I think it was in theaters here for all of a week, which is a good sign, as the better a film is, the shorter its tenure at the local multiplex in South Florida. Tags: Ethics Film Language. Someone on Twitter said The International was the best film he'd seen in years. Happy Father's Day!

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Or an animal that could use the aid of human intervention, such as the Florida panther, which has benefited from the culverts built to help it safely cross highways (221). Tags: Activism Books Current Affairs Ethics Language 100 Heartbeats animal rights Jeff Corwin veganism. Now we just need to step in a different direction.

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Animal Person

JULY 7, 2009

In case you haven't guessed, it is the relocation of a fresh (or not) carcass, usually with entrails spilling out, to a place more hospitable for the buzzards and hawks who evidently at least in South Florida do not judge the speed of oncoming traffic very well. Tags: Activism Current Affairs.

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Animal Person

MARCH 20, 2010

Here 's a factsheet about petting zoos, which at least in Florida have been a public health threat , to say nothing of the exploitation and suffering of the animals.) Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Food and Drink Gray Matters. I'm fairly confident that I don't know anyone who won't say that they don't approve of animal cruelty.

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Animal Person

MARCH 23, 2009

Finally, there's an alert from Susan Hargreaves, who is a humane educator here in South Florida (via Trish). Nosey the African elephant is with Liebling Family circus in Florida, right now they are in Mount Dora, this outfit violates animal welfare regulations on a regular basis. There is an elephant who deperately needs our help.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

And, as a bonus, your spouse/partner will probably want to go birding with you more often… Tags: Portugal , Worldwide Birding Adventures • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! James is currently the host and owner of Nikons Birding Adventures TV and he resides in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Animal Person

MARCH 20, 2009

It's a city in Florida on our largest lake, Lake Okeechobee. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. What the heck is Pahokee, you ask? If you click on this map , you'll see. And if you click on a few minus signs to move out, and look all the way east to the ocean and a little bit north you'll see my town: Jupiter.

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Animal Person

OCTOBER 25, 2009

After a successful world premiere screening at the Moondance Film Festival in Boulder CO, where our film won the "Spirit of Moondance" Best Feature Documentary award, we are going to the Orlando Film Festival in Orlando, Florida on Thursday, Nov. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Film animal rights documentary film veganism.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

• Explore These Related Posts Birding Lodges – Part 1 – Paradise in Portugal The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida Veraguan Mango – Panama’s ex-endemic Finding Island Scrub-jays Snail Kites, Limpkins and Escargot.Or We can all play our part by choosing operations that give back.

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Animal Person

MAY 9, 2009

Yesterday I received an e-mail alert from the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF) regarding " a coin operated game that uses live lobsters at the Royal Palm Ale House in Royal Palm Beach. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Gray Matters. What do you think of this campaign?

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Animal Person

MAY 12, 2009

It wasn't much--clusters of mushroom-like townhouses that are ubiquitous in Florida--but it was on a lake. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. And a dead end. So there was no traffic, no noise, and each day we awoke to the drama of the creatures who lived right outside our door.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 26, 2009

I look forward to meeting RPA's Florida members who are able to attend! . Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics. Instead, our LGUs teach the false ancient beliefs that maintain meat -- including dairy, fish, eggs, and feed crops -- as an institution. . Responsible Policies for Animals, Inc. Glenside, PA 19038. 215-886-RPA1.

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Animal Person

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

What makes someone in suburban South Florida feel good buying at her local farmer's market, might, when all is taken into consideration, be not so great for workers or the planet, and needs to be reexamined. Tags: Activism Books Current Affairs Ethics James E. McWilliams Just Food locavore organic food.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Now, Matthew Block is not listed as a principal of the Corporation according to the Florida Department of Corporations. Tags: animal experimentation. The International Primate Protection League was active in exposing and urging prosecution of this case. The principals are Brooke Block (his wife) and Gertie Block (his mother).

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Animal Person

JANUARY 18, 2010

We didn't go to therapy for this issue, because I knew that talking about it wouldn't help, not to mention the likelihood of a therapist in South Florida understanding my position was nearly nil. Tags: Current Affairs Ethics Gray Matters. If he had said, "I'm never giving up my steak" I don't know if I would have lasted that long.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

Many winter in Florida, admittedly something of a freak state when it comes to overwintering passerines, but a few Orioles can be found up the coast as far north as North Carolina, and the odd bird finds its way into the Piedmont, the part of the state, well inland mind you, where I live.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Slimbridge Wetland Centre (c) Mike Fuller @Riverhead, NY (c) Joe Kelly Magnificent Muscovy (c) Karen Davis Tags: ducks , features , manky , muscovy • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? If you have great photos of manky Muscovy Ducks you’d like us to add to this gallery, send them to mike AT 10000birds DOT com!

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Animal Person

JUNE 26, 2009

People in South Florida are still in an uproar over the mutilation and slaughter of 19 house cats (allegedly) by 18-year old Tyler Weinman, who was declared mentally competent and not a danger to himself or others (!). Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

Share Your Thoughts « The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida Ring-billed Gulls in Breeding Plumage » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. A bit risqué, all of it, and something to think about next time you watch a thrasher, well, thrashing. Thanks for visiting!

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

Talk about Big Sky Country – One of Corey’s 10 Views from a Van in Kazakhstan Tags: march , weekend • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Who knew a colony lived so far in South Florida! I hope you, dear reader, have better plans… Whatever your plans this weekend, make time to enjoy SkyWatch Friday.

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