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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

10,000 Birds

They argue for the elimination of free-range cats entirely. By the way, and for point of reference) there are some 47 million active American birders. There is evidence that toxoplasma leads, in humans, to an elevated risk of mental illness and depression. million metric tons per year in the United States alone; and. (By

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Niman’s suggestion that the findings do not apply to smaller farms, the United Nations and the University of Chicago reports demonstrate the inefficiency of beef “production” because a cow must be fed to convert grass or grain calories into protein before a human can consume even “humane” or grass-fed beef. Indeed, in Ms.