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Southern Senator Stops Confirmation Over Animal Protection

Critter News

According to Michael Markarian from the Humane Society, Sunstein's confirmation is supposedly being held due to pressure from some agribusiness groups. Tags: Obama animal rights farm animal welfare politics agribusiness. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.)

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Climate Change and Birds

10,000 Birds

But when you think about it, climate change might be more important to the people who read 10,000 Birds than a lot of other groups of people. Also, these human-occupied area are probably full of toxins and other impediments to normal use by wildlife. Climate change “mitigation” is rather human focused.

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We Interrupt Regularly Scheduled.

Animal Person

We interrupt regularly scheduled deconstructing, editorializing, commenting and ranting to bring you a letter from John Perkins : Dear Friends Speaking of Democracy, Honduras, and President Obama. The school is best known for producing Latin American officers who have committed major human rights abuses, including military coups. (5)

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