Human faces = animals?
Reddit Animals
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Am I the only one who sees in human faces animals? Sometimes I look at people and think ‘yeah, looks like a horse’ submitted by /u/mxl_216 [link] [comments]
Horse Slaughterhouse Proposed in New Mexico
Critter News
JUNE 6, 2012
This article reaffirms my belief that it's more humane to slaughter horses in the US than to ship them for slaughter to Canada or Mexico. I don't like it either way, but one is better than the other for sure.
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Animal Cruelty at Texas Horse Farm
Critter News
DECEMBER 15, 2010
50 surviving horses were rescued. The Humane Society of the United States, SPCA of East Texas and Humane Society of North Texas worked with the Smith County District Attorney's Office to rescue 50 horses from a Lindale property. Rescuers also found several dead horses and numerous equine skeletons on site.
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Washington Town to Become Horse Slaughter Capital?
Critter News
MARCH 7, 2012
The story, by author and animal rights activist Ernest Dempsey calls Stanwood, Washington “Death Row for horses” because of the location not far away of a “major buying station, collection point and feedlot for U.S. horses destined to die and be butchered in one of Canada’s equine slaughterhouses for human consumption abroad.”
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100 Horse Slaughter Could Start Up Again in One Month
Critter News
DECEMBER 6, 2011
Bad news for horses in the US. Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and running in as little as a month. Read the complete article at pantagraph.com.
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Proposed Nebraska Legislation Angers Horse Activists
Critter News
JANUARY 18, 2011
Tyson Larson introduced LB 305 on Wednesday, which would create a state meat inspection program, which would in turn allow horse meat to be transported across state lines. If they don't want us to process horses, what are we supposed to do?". He also introduced LB 306, otherwise known as the Livestock Animal Welfare Act.
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Sentient: a book review
10,000 Birds
APRIL 22, 2022
The subtitle of Jackie Higgins’ book Sentient: How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses , aptly sets forth her thesis – though the “wonder” it refers to could equally well be used to describe animal (not just human) senses, as she shows in fascinating detail.
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Thought experiment
Reddit Animals
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Although I love dogs they're too dependent on humans, it's true that stray/feral dogs can form packs and survive in the wild a regular dog like a golden retriever would get eaten by a lion instantly. They are much more independent and still behave similarly to wild cats they are still pets and rely on humans to survive.
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40 On the Renewed Debate Over Horse Slaughter
Animal Person
APRIL 7, 2009
" Surge in Abandoned Horses Renews Debate Over Slaughterhouses " in today's New York Times begs a lot of questions that I wonder how you would answer. Let's deconstruct: The facts of the case: "Emaciated horses eating bark off trees. Abandoned horses tied to telephone poles. Horses subsisting on feces, walking among carcasses.
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“The Hawk’s Way” — a book review
10,000 Birds
MAY 9, 2022
Harris’s are also, according to Cowan, smarter than other hawks; they hunt in packs and, for that reason, may welcome humans as hunting partners more so than other raptors. As Montgomery shows, falconry is different from any other human/animal interaction. (She may be right: see the photo, below, of the author and Jazz).
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Book Review: Spillover – Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 29, 2014
If you’re feeling fearful or ignorant, well, I can recommend vox.com’s coverage (as in most things), but you could also do worse that picking up Spillover – Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen.
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What animal species besides homosapien practices self sabotage?
Reddit Animals
JULY 13, 2023
I've noticed that self destructive actions in other animals like cats, dogs, horses, birds, etc. seems to mostly if not only occur when they're with humans as a pet or being captive. So what are some examples of self destructive tendencies of other animals in the wild?
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On Humane Societies and Calf-Roping
Animal Person
JULY 1, 2009
Angus directed me to a story about the Calgary Stampede (rodeo) and the Calgary and Vancouver Humane Societies which had me asking: Whose side are they on? The Calgary Humane Society works with the Stampede to make sure the animals are safe (and by the way that's impossible if the animals are being used in the rodeo. Not the rodeo.
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A couple of facts :D
Reddit Animals
AUGUST 30, 2023
Seals can mimic humans, you've heard of Crows and Parrots mimicing human speech but Seals can to, one Harbor seal named Hoover was able to mimic his owners voice and could say stuff like "Get over here!" Deer, cattle, camel and goats are more closely related to dolphins and whales then they are with horses. . •
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An Open Letter to Outdoor/Feral Cat Supporters
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2015
I’ve rescued field mice to horses, and everything in between. I look at the photo, and am enraged by how cruel and callous human beings can be. I look at these birds, and am enraged by how cruel and callous human beings can be. I’m allergic to cats, but in my lifetime I’ve rescued five of them.
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Tufted Titmouse Plucking a Raccoon
10,000 Birds
MAY 20, 2011
There are many tales of a Tufted Titmouse taking hair from humans to use as nest-lining material. Watching a titmouse take hairs from a human is something I have always longed to see but I never considered how cool it might be to see a titmouse take hair from another creature.
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Baihualing – The Trequel
10,000 Birds
JULY 18, 2022
Consequently, in his later career, he focused more on covering horse shows and agricultural fairs as a journalist ( source ). The Blue Whistling Thrush is of course named for its whistling – you can hear it here.
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194 Osprey Cam
10,000 Birds
MARCH 7, 2014
One of the interesting things about web cams is that as they foster familiarity, they also favor the familiar human urge to impose narrative. There are many stories at Dunrovin – rescued horses, challenging dogs, miniature donkeys with flamboyant personalities – but two of the stars are a pair of Osprey s dubbed Ozzie and Harriet.
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NYT Equine Thought Experiment
Animal Person
MARCH 18, 2009
The New York Times presents us, this morning, with "Equine Alternative" regarding the recent discovery that horses decided to allow themselves be domesticated by humans for our mutual benefit, earlier than we had thought (3500 BC, and we preciously thought it was more like 2500 BC). The Botai did not just herd horses for meat.
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Horse Slaughter No More
Animal Ethics
JULY 17, 2007
citizens have been struggling to bring an end to the inhumane practice of slaughtering horses for human consumption. As reported in this Northern Star story, on July 5, 2007, Cavel International, the last remaining horse slaughterhouse operating in America, was ordered by U.S. For several years, conscientious U.S.
Protecting Your Pets from Pests and Disease
4 The Love Of Animals
JUNE 3, 2010
Mosquitoes bite humans and animals with no regard to species, and they bring along a number of illnesses. For humans, mosquitoes can lead to such diseases as Yellow Fever and West Nile Virus among others. This illness is particularly dangerous since it can infect both humans and horses, causing damage to the central nervous system.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 5, 2013
It can and will live near most any body of water with an adequate supply of fish — fresh or brackish, wild or crowded with human activity. As such success suggests, it is adaptable, taking readily to artificial nest platforms, coping well with most human developments save DDT and mercury pollution.
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Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act Passed House Judiciary
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
6598) is a bill that criminalizes the sale and transportation of horses for slaughter. According to a statement from the AQHA, “The majority of horses processed for slaughter in the United States [prior to slaughterhouse closures in this country] were no longer viable for their intended use, unmanageable or simply unwanted by their owners.
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Their bond is wild yet unbroken ??I have rarely seen a horse bond so strongly with their human.
Reddit Animals
APRIL 1, 2021
submitted by /u/doublearanch [link] [comments].
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A Good Day for Horses
Animal Ethics
MARCH 30, 2007
Horses destined for inhumane slaughter in the U.S. According to this story in the Northern Star, a federal appeals court Wednesday ruled that the USDA can no longer inspect horse meat for a fee. A previous post on the "Horse Slaughter Bill" (H.R. 503), a bill designed to ban horse slaughter in the U.S.,
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40 It's Back! The Horror of Horse Slaughter in DeKalb
Animal Ethics
JULY 19, 2007
that slaughters horses for human consumption. Since it is illegal to sell horse meat for human consumption in the U.S., you might wonder how it is that Cavel has been able to brutally slaughter horses for human consumption right here in the U.S. One can't kill horses for human consumption within the U.S.,
GUYANA–Simply Delicious Birding!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2021
Giant anteaters, giant otters, giant armadillos, giant river turtles, giant termites and giant waterlilies that can sustain the weight of a human baby! A vicero gets his horse ready to look for giant anteaters. Not only is Guyana famous for its birdlife, but it’s also the Land of Giants. Giant waterlilies at Karanambu Ranch.
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It’s Only Hygienic
4 The Love Of Animals
JANUARY 17, 2012
Just like humans can take supplements for vitamins to have and protect healthy joints, dogs, cats and horses can also take supplements like Cosequin to improve and maintain your pet’s joints. Sites such as Milbemax provide a large amount of information on symptoms and how to de-worm your family pet.
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You VS Cat; First ever duel species tablet game
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 15, 2012
You vs. Cat” is the first tablet game designed for human and cat to play together. Cat-like reflexes will be put to the test when the human player launches up to five playing pieces onto the field where they tumble, collide, and bounce around. Humans aren’t the only species vying for gaming supremacy when it comes to “You vs. Cat.”
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2016
Over the past two weeks I have introduced you to the section of items that Great Bowerbird will collect in a remote area of Keep River National Park with no human influence and then at the Big Horse Creek camping ground.
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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand
10,000 Birds
JULY 23, 2014
They took dogs to Australia, chickens across the Pacific, rabbits to England, horses to the New World, and then brought potatoes back. It should surprise no one that someone brought horses, or goats, or chickens. Secondly, New Zealand had already experienced on wave of extinction due to the introduction or rats and human hunting.
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161 Arkansas Out of the Dark Ages with Cruelty Law
Critter News
FEBRUARY 18, 2009
Mike Beebe has signed into law new animal-cruelty restrictions that make aggravated cruelty to cats, dogs and horses a felony on the first offense. Arkansas becomes the 46th state to make cruelty to animals a felony, according to the Humane Society of the United States.
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Quinta do Casal Branco: Lobo e Falcão Reserva (2016)
10,000 Birds
MARCH 29, 2019
Incidentally, Italy, Belgium, and Portugal are among the eighteen countries where falconry is inscribed as a living human heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESC0), attesting to the great heritage of this sport in many parts of the world.
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Junco Mashup
10,000 Birds
APRIL 3, 2012
Granted, it’s not always on a scale we can readily appreciate, and we humans are much more attuned to the differences in each other because that’s how we recognize friends, family, and celebrities on the street, but when a bird is even slightly different from the norm, it’s generally the more expected species than the unexpected.
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222 On "The Botany of Desire"
Animal Person
JULY 4, 2009
And of course, the entire book is a commentary on what happens when humans decide that a plant, for whatever reason, is desirable (or perhaps, as Pollan suggests, we have been set up by the plants to desire them).
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100 On THE DOG WHO COULDN'T STOP LOVING
Animal Person
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
Masson tells Benjy's story--and Benjy stories--while explaining his theory about the mutual domestication of dogs and humans. You may know that dog/human coevolution has been a popular topic in the past decade, and if so, this might help: Masson "takes E. The point is that, as Chapter 3 is titled, "Dogs Make Us Human."
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4 The Love Of Animals
OCTOBER 28, 2009
The water, oil and stain resistant fabric finishes have been used for decades in premium fashion and performance human clothing brands and fabrics used for home furnishings. and international distributors covering more than 20 countries on 4 continents.
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From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 31, 2007
To the Editor: An addendum should be made to your editorial ’s point that all horses deserve the “generosity of conscience” that was expended to save Barbaro. Just days before Barbaro was humanely put down, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act was reintroduced in Congress.
From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
MARCH 11, 2007
To the Editor: Re “ We Eat Horses, Don’t We? ,” by Christa Weil (Op-Ed, March 5): Ms. The fact that horsemeat has at times been part of humanity’s diet is not in dispute. Horses slaughtered in America today go not to feed the poor and the hungry but to satisfy the esoteric palates of wealthy diners in Europe and Japan.
Tails of Aloha
4 The Love Of Animals
JUNE 1, 2009
We send Animal Therapy teams to hospitals, nursing homes, Hospices and even private homes for Animal assisted Therapy (where we have animals go to individuals or groups) or Animal Assisted Activities (Where we have an animal involved with the actual therapy of an individual that is observed and documented by a Health/Human service professional.)
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Satin Bowerbirds and their bowers
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 21, 2018
There’s a good mixture of both man-made and natural items on display in the bowers at Big Horse Creek and Katherine Gorge National Park. The Satin Bowerbirds that we have encountered have been close to human habitation and as such the items have been mostly man-made. Male Satin Bowerbird.
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Being a Tolai Hare’s life Human
10,000 Birds
JUNE 5, 2014
One of the pleasures of birding through a landscape no man has gone before is that one has frequent encounters with individuals – birds, mammals, herps, whatever – that have never seen a human in their life. It ain’t a camel and it ain’t a horse. But also, yet again to my utter surprise, a single Tolai Hare.
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Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 6, 2007
September 7, 2006, a bill banning the slaughter of horses for human consumption( H.R. Stenholm is a spokesperson for the "Horse Welfare Coalition"—a quintessential illustration of doublespeak, for the Horse Welfare Coalition is an inappropriately named organization that is working to keep horse slaughter legal in the United States.
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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Public Registries
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 25, 2010
Animal abuse is not only a danger to our cats, dogs, horses, and other animals, but also to people, said ALDF Executive Directory Stephen Wells. But it’s not just about how animal abusers end up also hurting or killing humans,” said Wells. “It
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