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How many birds are killed by windmills and other green energy projects?

10,000 Birds

A recent meta study ( The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States ) that applied strict inclusion criteria and some fancy statistics estimates that 2.4 By-catch is the catchy word for animals that are killed from fishing that are not the fish being fished.

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Are We Much Better than Michael Vick?

Critter News

Like Vick, most of us shamelessly abuse and kill animals. Hunters shoot down animals in cold blood for mere sport. So why is one type of animal cruelty (dogfighting) more reprehensible than another (lobster-boiling)? Many (though not all) animal lovers kind of suck too, including myself. None of us is pure.