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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

I have one older riding horse and occasionally some laying hens. I buy pasture-raised meat, milk and eggs from local farmers who I know personally, because the animals are healthier than industrially raised animals, and I find that the quality is better. 13): I live in rural Pennsylvania. Marjorie Smith Shoemakersville, Pa.,

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Gulls Simplified: A Gull Book Review

10,000 Birds

Five species are grouped in a chapter titled (4) Dark Horse Gulls (Rare or Unlikely Gulls). The beginning of each chapter begins with a stunning, full-page photograph of a gull on the left; each photo shows the gull with wings raised, facing right as if in expectation of wonderful things. These vary according to species.

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Birding Shanghai in October 2022

10,000 Birds

The consultant also suggested increasing readership by catering to highly specific niche interest groups. They are also raised commercially for meat and eggs, as described in that beacon of ornithological knowledge, the World’s Poultry Science Journal. I don’t think I will stoop that low.

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