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What makes a good bird guide?

10,000 Birds

In my eyes, what counts is how someone plays the game. However knowledgeable you might be, you cannot know for sure that an uninjured, free-ranging bird will be waiting for you where it usually does. I remember one guide in the south of Africa.

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How to ‘treat’ your cat right

4 The Love Of Animals

Then there are pet toys that can give so much pleasure – these can be bought or made at home and it’s useful to rotate them, so boredom doesn’t become a problem and to use them in a variety of cat games, to improve health and fitness. Homemade accessories can include mirrors, cardboard and plastic boxes and climbing poles or shelves.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

There is little that is less polluting and less harmful to the planet than hunting wild game responsibly. A “free range” bird eats insects, as well as plants, so it gets more nutrition out of the same amount of land than do her cattle, which eat only the grass. Stephanie Jenkins Highland Park, N.J., Indeed, in Ms.