Critter News
OCTOBER 6, 2011
Humane Society International (HSI) called on Wednesday for a ban on the fur trade to Australia. The call was issued after the animal rights group discovered that the fur were sourced from the raccoon dog in China, ABC Radio Australia reports. The dog fur are used are inside lining for ugg boots.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
Animal rights activists claimed responsibility on Monday for a fire that caused $100,000 in damage to a Boise-area store that sells fur coats and fireworks, authorities said. No one was injured in the early morning blaze at Rocky Mountain Fur & Fireworks, a retailer in Caldwell, Idaho, about 30 miles northwest of the state capital.
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Critter News
DECEMBER 23, 2008
A British student studying in Porto, Portugal, was handing out leaflets in front of "Beigel," a fur shop. ANIMAL is a Portuguese animal rights group that had already been having weekly actions directed at this particular shop, so they were not surprised by the venom of the owner's response. Tags: fur portugal.
Critter News
JUNE 25, 2009
Some of the groups attending will be: FARM In Defense of Animals Sea Shepherd ACT Radio Anti-Fur Society E/Environmental Mag Eko Zone Healing Species League of Humane Voters Mercy For Animals Stop Animal Exploitation Now! Tags: animal rights. You can sign up here. It sounds like they are participating in some form or another.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2022
I learned of the trip right as it had been delayed and made a vow that I would be on that ship. So, I anxiously followed the “Flock to Marion 2022” Facebook group in anticipation for open cabins to come up for sale. Erik overheard a few waiters joke about the birders “…they keep going left, then right, left, then right.”
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
In front of us, the river is two miles wide… and it is paved with birds: smaller groups of Greater White-fronted and Greylag Geese , numerous Mute Swans and Mallards , plus Eurasian Teals , Gadwalls , Common Pochards , a few Ferruginous and Tufted Ducks , Common Goldeneyes and several Smews. Yeah, right. Watch for the dark beaks.”
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 25, 2016
As Marra and Santella note, tens of millions of people have “a deep bond and connection with cats” precisely because they’re a little bit wild, among a multitude of other reasons including soft fur, cuddliness, and playfulness. It’s not just the effect of cats on wildlife that should be alarming, “Cat Wars” says.
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