Critter News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Dear Senator Murray, I have read articles in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times about the chimpanzees at Holloman Air Force Base. This is a matter of human compassion to prevent the further suffering of animals that have already served this species in prior experiments.

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Los Angeles New Mexico Primates New York Times 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. For all of recorded history, humans have classified other living things by their physical characteristics. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 152

Animal Person

DECEMBER 14, 2009

In this morning's New York Times editorial " There Is No 'Humane' Execution ," we have an imperfect yet nevertheless baby step toward acknowledgment of the HumaneMyth. Tags: Current Affairs Ethics Language. That is the way to eliminate the inevitable problems with executions."

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Humane District of Columbia Cows Morals 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Kokako ( Callaeas cinerea ) The island holds plenty of other New Zealand endemics, including Stitchbirds , Red-crowned Parakeets , Variable Oystercatchers , Bellbirds and most recently (although we did not see them) Riflemen. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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New Zealand 2011 Deer Cats 148

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

March 14, 2011 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Jon Gassett, Commissioner One Sportsman’s Lane Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Dear Mr. Gassett, I am a writer, naturalist and artist with a special interest in human/bird interactions. Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Wicked, right?

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 246