Critter News

DECEMBER 7, 2008

From the New York Times. It’s like the Saturday night poker game for hardened criminals,” said one of the undercover agents, Sgt. Tags: animal cruelty Texas dog fighting us. Investigators found that dogfighting was on the rise in Texas and was much more widespread than they had expected. Disgusting and disturbing.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 8, 2010

A New York Times story that ran in 2001 about a homeless dog wandering around a suburban part of New York City, struck a chord with me. The homeless dog, once called Bones, renamed Blue, who played a “hide and seek game” with Cody, to protect himself and stay alive, ends up at Cody’s side. “I

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share During a soccer game in Colombia, a player kicked an owl that was on the field. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Video and desultory apology here. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

Check out this video from the premier episode: RESCUE INK UNLEASHED is a new weekly series that documents this unlikely group of animal activists on their crusade to save helpless, abandoned and abused animals. It is such a great show, and so worth watching, so be sure to check your local listings for the time, it airs every Friday night.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

The full impact of this particular expansion is still to be determined — in part because the full scope of the expansion is still to be determined — but provisionally the Eurasian Collared-Dove seems to be sitting with the Cattle Egret and the Monk Parakeet in the ranks of our better-behaved new birds. Get yours today!

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Sincerely, Julie Zickefoose Tags: cranes , sandhill crane hunting , sandhill cranes • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Sandhill Hunt: They’re Voting Now Sandhill Cranes: Game Birds? This slow reproduction rate is unlike any other avian game species currently hunted.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The eating of non-grain-eating animals, e.g., fish and wild game, is morally permissible on this view. For example, protesting the government’s food policies by wearing buttons, putting ads in the New York Times , or writing one’s congressman would seem to have greater educational value than not eating meat (question 2).

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