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New Hub for Animal Rights

Animal Person

Stephanie Ernst, formerly of Change.org , has started a new space called " Animal Rights and AntiOppression " and she has invited yours truly to post there! I am Mary Martin, and my first post is " On the Neglect of Animals by The Left." I'll be posting as Mary Martin, because. I welcome you to visit, look around, and chime in!

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Worried about my roommates pets

Reddit Animals

We have a few pets living with us but I'm concerned about my roommates pets and I'm worried if they're being neglected and mistreated. He runs away from most humans and cowers a lot. Is this neglect and abuse? So one of the roommates cleans the shared cat litter box about once every week or whenever he decides to.

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Tom Regan on Human Chauvinism

Animal Ethics

There is a neglected other side to the anthropomorphic coin. This is human chauvinism. The anthropomorphic side reads: "It is anthropomorphic to attribute characteristics to nonhumans that belong only to humans."

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Come@Me: Hummingbirds are Jerks

10,000 Birds

It would use that mini rapier of a beak to full poking effect if the hapless human tried to take a sip from its feeder, or pick one of its flowers, or even neglect to fill the feeder on time. Trust me, we are better off not being able to translate all of that hyperactive sputtering. I would hope not!

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Some Germans have a bird – A short birding trip through the German language

10,000 Birds

Oh, cheeky me left out another alternative for both cases, which brings us right to the origin of these sayings: the devil. “Rabeneltern” – raven parents Raven parents, raven mothers, raven fathers – shame on you all, for you are neglecting your children.

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Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

I knew he was also a former Marvel comic book writer and editor, but did not know that he also, unsurprisingly, had a history of involvement in LGBTQ and Black rights advocacy. Other birding stories are more complex, interwoven with memories of Harvard, travel, and re-establishing a close relationship with his father.

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Brooklyn Woman Assaults Two ASPCA Agents

4 The Love Of Animals

Responding to an anonymous tip about a neglected cat, the Humane Law Enforcement agents arrived at Stewart’s residence to find a seven-week-old, one-pound orange tabby with his whiskers cut off and a serious injury to his right front paw. The kitten’s leg was broken,” says Supervisor Lucas. “As

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