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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

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Iā€™d been volunteering at rescues through my young adulthood, and I was training as a cat socializer, teaching terrified felines ā€” the unlucky victims of cruel people ā€” to trust humans again. All of these afflictions are human-caused and largely preventable. One typical, blue-sky, L.A. I was a repeat offender by association.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan

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The Blue Whistling Thrush is presumably named for its loud human-like whistling, and possibly for being blue. The Crested Serpent Eagle is another species bound to suffer from a naming error in perpetuity. This species is fairly widespread, with 21 subspecies, some of which may eventually turn out to be full species.

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When conservation and animal rights collide

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If you like animals you will generally not want them to suffer and you won’t want them to go extinct. Animal rights is concerned with preventing the suffering or even use of animals by humans. You cannot care about the individual, not at that level of suffering.

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Pet Safety During Home Improvements

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Cats, dogs, and other small pets are much more vulnerable than humans to dust and vapors that settle near the floor for any project that requires good ventilation like painting, sanding, or pulling up carpet, clean up thoroughly before bringing a pet home after a home improvement project. Sweep, vacuum, and dust after the project.

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

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I know on some level, I think that’s something almost all of us can get behind…no one, except the most callous and cold-hearted of the human race things its fine to torture animals, or deny that they are capable of pain and suffering. There is nothing abstract or controversial about this.