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How Close Is “Too Close” To An Owl?

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Granted those birds had a very different outlook on humans than wild owls, but there were times they were stressed and a good program person can read those signs and know when to end a program when the owl needs it. What do you use as your guideline for how close to get to an owl? It helps if you can understand owl behavior.

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On ANIMAL EQUALITY, by Joan Dunayer

Animal Person

Dunayer devotes a chapter each to the language used in hunting, zoos, "marine parks," vivisection and "animal agriculture." She also explores pronouns and metaphors, and she even offers style guidelines and a thesaurus of "Alternatives to Speciesist Terms." Put simply, many people just can't handle the truth--or too much of it at once.

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