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The European Christmas Bird Count

10,000 Birds

Several poachers were waiting in ever thickening darkness (Serbian legislation forbids night hunting). The first idea was, it is probably wounded by poachers. we will kill it!”, Startled by our headlights, a goose was sitting in the tire trail. The startled bird was looking at us. the Barnacle Goose took flight.

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H. J. McCloskey on Punishment of Cruelty to Animals

Animal Ethics

Legislation forbidding cruelty to animals represents the use of coercion against the interests of the individual coerced, and not to further the interests of any other person (it may do so but need not to be justified). Yet it is legislation that few of us should wish to condemn as lacking in justification.

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