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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

10,000 Birds

Schulman The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA) is the legislative implementation of the Migratory Bird Treaty negotiated with Great Britain, on behalf of Canada, in 1916 (subsequent treaties with Mexico, Japan, and Russia have been incorporated into the Act). ©2023, Donna L. It has become the cornerstone of U.S.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ Disgusting but Not Illegal ” (editorial, Aug. These videos, the subject of House legislation and of a bill that we plan to introduce, are beyond “disgusting”—and go beyond conventional conceptions of animal cruelty. We believe our new legislation will pass constitutional muster. In United States v.