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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. What do you do when you – a citizen whose rights are protected by the U.S. You call the SWAT team.

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Chaser, the dog that knows 1000 words! #Chaser1000

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The story of Chaser actually begins with Yasha, the faithful companion of John Pilley, emeritus professor of psychology at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Using play and positive reinforcements rather than relying on treats or punishment, he started training her to recognize items by name, and by group.

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

10,000 Birds

There are now multiple sites where people can contribute data on window strikes and bird deaths, including NYC Audubon’s dBird , FLAP’s Global Collision Bird Mapper , iNaturalist, and, on a social media level, the Facebook group Dead Birds 4 Science , run by the indefatigable Heidi Trudell.

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

Critter News

This is a story of inhumane treatment and a story of psychological torment for these animals,” Wayne Pacelle, president and chief executive officer of the Washington-based animal rights group, said at a news conference Wednesday. It is the nation’s largest primate research lab that studies chimpanzees.

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Lost Souls: Found!

4 The Love Of Animals

Not only that, but a portion of the book profits are donate to a breed specific rescue group. We also love that they donate to the great work being done by rescue groups. He was adopted out, but then quickly returned due to his poor psychological state. We got the chance to check out the Boston Terriers edition!

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Sibley Birds East & Sibley Birds West: A Review

10,000 Birds

It gets very confusing when I’m trying to look at subspecies descriptions in multiple field guides (“Slate-Colored Fox Sparrow” in Sibley West, for example, is “Western Slate-colored Group” in Stokes West). The group pages show how much the taxonomy of certain bird families has changed over the past 13 years.