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Tom Regan on the Animal-Rights Movement

Animal Ethics

But prejudices die hard, all the more so when, as in the present case, they are insulated by widespread secular customs and religious beliefs, sustained by large and powerful economic interests, and protected by the common law. To overcome the collective entropy of these forces-against-change will not be easy.

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Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of March 2011?

10,000 Birds

Gareth Hazell Mar 4th, 2011 at 5:11 pm I’ll be on the hunt for Melodius Larks in the neighborhood and going to the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens for another look at the Grey Wagtail!! We, along the coast in Los Angeles County, have a FY Harris’s Sparrow here now for about a week. Really nice! The proposal from U.S.

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A New Year Begins! But First–A Celebration of My 2018 Top Ten Birds

10,000 Birds

And, because of a special family event (see below), I happened to be in Los Angeles County over the Thanksgiving holiday. John James Audubon first heard the sparrow in July, 1944, on a buffalo hunt in North Dakota. It has always been a difficult bird to find, even when abundant.

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