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Outdoor/Feral Cat Problem? Call the SWAT Team

10,000 Birds

Thanks to groups like Alley Cat Allies, outdoor and feral cats have become above the law. She is not capable – physically or psychologically – of trapping and getting rid of one cat, let alone nine. Human rights, property rights, and wildlife rights – all in one steel container. You call the SWAT team. Sealed With A Trap.

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

At the same time, or ideally shortly thereafter, the science will convince and stimulate popular writings to reach a broad audience, one that eventually enlist the general public to demand reasonable, justifiable changes that will benefit human society, which is part and interdependent with nature. (p. Did the model work?

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USHS Alleges Animal Abuse at the University of Louisiana New Iberia Research Laboratory

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The Humane Society of the United States released the video scenes Wednesday, saying that’s only part of the documentation of what it claimed were 338 violations of federal law and policy at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s New Iberia Research Laboratory. Here is a link to the Humane Society.

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On "Compassion," "Nonviolence" and "Justice"

Animal Person

Both animal rights groups and animal welfare groups use "compassion" frequently. I think most would agree with that one, although there is the question of psychological harm, and activists are all over the map with that. First there's "What constitutes psychological harm?" Why all the quotation marks?

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Service Members Get a Second Chance with Service Dogs

4 The Love Of Animals

The DDF will be raising $20,000 for the training and care of a service dog (including medical bills, training and food) which will be donated to one lucky war vet from the FSD group. FSD’s custom trained service dogs assist their partners in day-to-day activities providing their human companions with a greater degree of independence.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

4 The Love Of Animals

No one in the room–neither dog nor human–can tell which cup hides the biscuit. Understanding a pointed finger may seem easy, but consider this: while humans and canines can do it naturally, no other known species in the animal kingdom can. “Humans are unique. Hare could run a very profitable shell game.

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Earth Day Lecture

Animal Ethics

She specializes in Environmental Ethics, Human-Animal Ethics, and Moral Psychology. Her coming Earth Day lecture couldn't be more timely in light of our increasing awareness of global warming and other human-induced negative impacts on the environment.