10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2011

Dirt hawking is a form of falconry that involves hunting rabbits and other small game with Harris Hawks (other hawk species also qualify). One of the primary reasons that these hawks make such excellent falconry birds is because they are one of only two raptor species (the other is the Galapagos Hawk ) that hunt cooperatively.

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League Against Cruel Sports Rabbits Falcons Hunting 269

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

With the proposed hunting seasons on sandhill cranes being discussed in Tennessee, Kentucky and Wisconsin, we must not forget the whooping crane, which travels and winters in the big sandhill crane flocks. More states will doubtless join the queue of those proposing hunts. Another thing to consider. Now, it’s time to go to the top.

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 240

4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 11, 2010

The International Fund for Animal Welfare ( IFAW ), is a non-profit organization working to save animals in crisis worldwide, to help protect our oceans’ whale population. The number of whales each country will have permission to hunt is yet to be determined, and may ignore estimated sustainable whaling limits.

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Whales Whaling International Fund For Animal Welfare IFAW 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2013

My post last week where I defended game hunting as a conservation tool has, unaccountably, encountered a certain amount of push back. Who would have thought that a post defending hunting game in general would have not been universally acclaimed? I will address two of them in the new year, namely, “Is hunting moral at all?”

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Tigers Hunting Game Protection 170

Reddit Animals

APRIL 11, 2023

" A lot of people have the opinion that snakes are "mindless" creatures, and that they can be treated with no consideration to their welfare. People worry about the welfare of lizards such as Bearded Dragons. So why not worry about the welfare of a snake? They respond to pain in the same way.

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Pythons illegal Florida Killing 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

In responding to Suzie’s post defending wildlife rehabilitation I began to think again about the areas in which animal rights and animal welfare overlap with the field of conservation, and the ways in which they don’t. And people that work in either conservation or animal welfare tend to like animals.

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Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 259

Critter News

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Both groups will be protesting the seal hunt using the Olympic torch ceremony as the backdrop. PETA and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) are holding a joint news conference this week, and I would like to offer you an exclusive advance scoop on it.

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IFAW International Fund For Animal Welfare PETA Canada 100

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

A vegetarian who is regularly critical of the NRA and much of the hunting community, he is a passionate advocate for doing away with the more brutal versions of blood-sport, including aerial hunting, which Palin supports. What a complete and utter whore (and no, I'm not talking about the bible thumping wingnut from Alaska).

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Advocacy Animal Welfare Alaska Vegetarian 100

Critter News

OCTOBER 23, 2008

The endangered animals are often hunted for their ivory tusks. The International Fund for Animal Welfare will say more than 4,000 ivory products have been listed on eBay. An eBay spokesman said the move was the best way to help African and Asian elephants.

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International Fund For Animal Welfare Elephants Animal Welfare Welfare 100

Critter News

JANUARY 6, 2009

As Iowa’s Governor, Tom Vilsack took steps to protect animals, including vetoing a bill that allowed dove hunting. Tags: Obama USDA farm animal welfare factory farm us agribusiness. He has a mixed record on policies affecting industrialized agriculture.

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Farm Sanctuary Factory Farm Factory Farming Sanctuary 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2016

” Their disregard for the welfare of the wildlife they purport to regard so highly also flies in the face of the North American Nature Photography Association’s Principles of Ethical Field Practices which states, “ do not distress wildlife or their habitat. The problem is that not enough people buy the stamp.

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Ducks 2016 Hunters Wildlife 102

Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

than with any genuine concern for species diversity or even animal welfare." Animal activists don't care about the health or welfare of deer herds? Again, they just want to prevent the "cruel" hunters from killing Bambi's mother. First of all, does he really believe that piffle? What on earth would even give him that idea?

Animal Rights 100

Animal Rights Rights Broiler Chicken Animal 100

Animal Ethics

MARCH 12, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ To Revive Hunting, States Turn to the Classroom ” (front page, March 8): Shame on West Virginia if it approves a bill that allows hunting education classes in public schools to become law. We should not use public schools to try to reverse the inexorable decline in the “sport” of hunting. March 8, 2008

New York Times 40

New York Times New York West Virginia Advocacy 40

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

This code encourages birders to minimize disturbance to birds and their habitats, respect private property, and prioritize bird welfare. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation conducted in 2016, there were approximately 45 million birdwatchers in the United States.

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United States North America Birds America 147

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 30, 2011

By Dr. Tim Hunt, DVM. Tim: Dr. Tim Hunt is a licensed veterinarian in both Michigan and Alaska. Dr. Tim is recognized as an expert on all aspects of pet health and a staunch advocate for the welfare of all animals. Choosing the right pet for your child is key. Children can learn so many valuable lessons by caring for a pet.

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Compassion Guinea Pigs Purebred Animal 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Free-roaming cats will hunt and kill birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish, resulting in wildlife mortality. If left unchecked, free-roaming cats will breed and their populations increase at locations where they find suitable shelter and food, resulting in environmental/property damage, and public nuisance.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 203

Animal Person

MAY 30, 2009

The HSUS isn't even anti-hunting ! Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language ALF Animal Agriculture Alliance Animal Rights Animal welfare ELF HSUS PeTA SHAC Vegan education veganism. Parker uses the term "anti-modern farming activists," which is new to me.

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Veal Crate HSUS Vegan Gestation Crates 100

Animal Person

APRIL 14, 2009

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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Animal Liberation Front UCLA Animal Liberation Primates 100