4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 10, 2012

There are also tales of dogs who weren’t specially trained, but who turned out to have skills that helped their humans in unexpected ways! For example, the seeing eye dog Hanley who turned out to have a great nose for wine and ended up helping his owner sniff out impurities!

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Dogs Purebred Rescue 2005 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2012

I remember taking an advanced seminar in plant-animal interaction, in preparation for my own study of human-plant interactions. Some of our greatest human pleasures come from those toxins, and I’m not just talking about various narcotics, though there is always that. Insects ruled. One way to do that is to be toxic.

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2001 New York City Birds Research 144

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2013

Then he gave a couple of alternative solutions to the feral cat problem: There are two effective, humane alternatives to the cat hell of TNR. One is Tylenol (the human pain medication) — a completely selective feral-cat poison. He also quoted a biologist pointing out how extreme the TNR people are and gave a few examples.

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Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

For Engber, who dispassionately describes procedures most of the time, the "advances" in the medical care of humans are all well worth what he and other vivisectionists do to dogs and other sentient nonhumans. By the end of my time as researcher, I was performing behavioral experiments on humans. It "guarantees humane treatment?"

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10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2012

What I didn’t know was how this relationship actually works: the mechanics of Red Knot migration, the reduced digestive systems necessary for their long flighta, the need to fatten up quickly so they can fly to the Arctic and breed, how they compete with other shorebirds and gulls and, it turns out, humans, for horseshoe crab eggs.

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Delaware New Jersey Research Eggs 179

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 13, 2008

Recent investigations by nonprofit groups in California, Ohio and Pennsylvania have revealed the atrocious living conditions of egg-laying hens, though their owners said they were humanely cared for. Consumer boycotts and protective laws are desperately needed. Karen Davis Machipongo, Va., Karen Davis Machipongo, Va.,

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 16, 2007

To inflict death or pain on animals for scientific or medical research is wrong morally, and ought to be prohibited. They may be killed in order to protect the health of humans (and other animals) if they are infected with a serious disease and cannot be quarantined. Animals cannot give consent.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 2, 2007

Puck’s Good Idea ” (editorial, March 26): Thank you for writing about the restaurateur Wolfgang Puck and his desire to buy meat raised humanely. March 27, 2007 To the Editor: Livestock producers raise their animals under humane standards and under the care of a veterinarian. That is never humane.

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New York Times New York San Diego 2007 40

Animal Ethics

MARCH 21, 2007

March 14, 2007 To the Editor: Contrary to the assertions in Nicolette Hahn Niman’s attack on modern pork production, America’s 67,000 pork producers treat their animals humanely. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, management and husbandry are more important for ensuring the health and well-being of pigs.

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New York Times New York Pigs 2007 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

I walked into an enormous dining area filled with rehabbers, and they were all eating lasagna and talking about the kind of animal medical issues that would send most people running from the room. And don’t forget, I’m the one coming out of solitude and ready to rejoin humanity in March of 2020. I thought, “Finally!

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Eagles Wildlife 257

10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2015

We took her to the vet and put her on medication, and somehow she pulled through. We would close the flight around 10 PM to protect them from predators, then we’d get up at four in the morning to open the door again. The two older ones were in pretty good shape, but we were not sure the third would make it. Release day came.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

The show highlights dogs that work in all kinds of jobs, from medicine to border patrol, proving to be indispensable to their human colleagues and those who benefit from their work! Many doctors, scientists and therapists are harnessing dogs’ extraordinary work capabilities to enhance and even save human lives.

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Dogs Puppies Haiti New York 100

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

That animal product is human breast milk. Human breast milk is a near perfect food for human newborns and infants. 105-6) Dr. Spock is not alone in his endorsement of breast-feeding human infants. There simply is no dispute in the medical community that human breast milk is the best food a human infant can be fed.

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Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 3, 2014

Best Friends four-legged Celebrity Ambassador Lassie encourages everyone to protect pets this Independence Day weekend by keeping them in a safe, comfortable place inside the house during fireworks. The post Best Friends Animal Society Helps You Protect Your Pets this Independence Day appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.

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Protection Pets Shelters Animal 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

According to Wikipedia : Alligators are capable of killing humans, but are generally wary enough not to see them as a potential prey. Alligators are often less aggressive towards humans than large crocodile species, a few of which (mainly the Nile and Saltwater Crocodiles) may prey on humans with some regularity.

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