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From Today's Los Angeles Times

Animal Ethics

This horrible incident has raised some tough questions indeed. It is estimated that due to conflicts with humans, the bushmeat and body parts trade, disease and habitat destruction, large mammals in Africa may be extinct by the end of this century. Lisa Edmondson, Los Angeles

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A New Year Begins! But First–A Celebration of My 2018 Top Ten Birds

10,000 Birds

And, because of a special family event (see below), I happened to be in Los Angeles County over the Thanksgiving holiday. In September, Abigail Ruth, a small human, was born and I became a grandmother. It has always been a difficult bird to find, even when abundant. ” [[link]. Well, not really a bird.

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Race for the Rescues

4 The Love Of Animals

This day of fun with Hollywood flair will raise funds for seven Los Angeles animal rescues, all non-profit 501c3 organizations, who together help save thousands of animal lives. miles) at the renowned Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The event will be held on Sunday, October 4th, 2009. 1 Mile non-competitive Kids Fun Run.

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Listening to Falcons: The Peregrines of Tom Cade

10,000 Birds

Raised in and around the West Texas steppe country where temperatures reached 100 degrees with regularity, he began life as the Dust Bowl and Great Depression converged. Except for the falconer’s jesses and bell, they were to be allowed freedom to pursue life in the wild, life with minimal human contact. He came for the hawks.

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We Interrupt Regularly Scheduled.

Animal Person

I was told by a Panamanian bank vice president, “Every multinational knows that if Honduras raises its hourly rate, the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean will have to follow. In throwing out Zelaya they are sending frightening messages to all the other presidents who are trying to raise the living standards of their people.”

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Tom Regan on Harm to Animals

Animal Ethics

Modern farms (so-called factory farms), for example, raise animals in unnatural conditions. Those animals who are raised intensively, then, let us assume, do not know what they're missing. That individuals can be harmed without knowing it has important implications for the proper assessment of the treatment of animals.