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Outdoor/Feral Cat Problem? Call the SWAT Team

10,000 Birds

Neighbor B tells her that his cats wouldn’t be happy indoors, that cats’ hunting is “natural,” and that he has no intention of keeping his cats inside. She is not capable – physically or psychologically – of trapping and getting rid of one cat, let alone nine.

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Humane Society Puts Pressure on South Carolina's Bear Baying

Critter News

A declawed, defanged bear is chained to a stake as hunting dogs bark and snap, trying to force the bear to stand on its hind legs. Animal rights advocates say it's cruel to the nearly defenseless bears and harms them psychologically. Tags: animal cruelty blood sport south carolina humane society bears hunting. From the AP.

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Whales Losing the Will to Live?

Critter News

The psychological impact of over-hunting on the highly intelligent and sociable animals has been identified as the latest threat to the survival of the species. And the psychological consequences of our aggression have compromised their will to live.'.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

An Oxford University study published in the journal Nature found that wide-ranging carnivores like tigers and other big cats “show the most evidence of stress and/or psychological dysfunction in captivity.” Tigers are designed by nature to roam far and wide, hunt, claim territory and seek out mates.

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On Different Results of Direct Action

Animal Person

It caught just one fin whale compared with a target of 50 in the hunt that began in November. He then says he goes to "exceptional lengths" to make ensure the physical and psychological welfare of the primates he uses, "except when it's absolutely necessary" to harm them. That's one result.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

4 The Love Of Animals

Wolves, for example–the probable ancestors of dogs–live in packs that hunt together and have a complex hierarchy. See TIME’s video “ The March of TIME: Hunting Dog Field Trials.&#. Ancestors of dogs could cooperate to hunt, but the cooperation had limits.

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