Animal Ethics

JULY 21, 2010

July 13, 2010 To the Editor: Today tens of thousands of American farmers don’t even own the livestock they raise, and the conditions they raise animals in are dictated to them by a handful of extremely powerful companies that are concerned only with the bottom line. Gene Gregory President, United Egg Producers Alpharetta, Ga.,

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New York Times New York Factory Farm Factory Farming 40

10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2012

Let’s take the issues raised in the sign above one by one and figure out how serious each issue is. The former is worse than the latter, though in some jurisdictions both would actually be considered illegal. In my neighborhood and across New York City, there are quite a few places with signs like the one above.

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Birds New York City Fast Food Geese 259

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

It was decreed a national symbol of Honduras on 28 June 1993 by the National Congress of Honduras as a way to raise awareness of the varied avifauna of Honduras. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Wicked, right?

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10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2015

This summer Lisa raised three orphaned Common Ravens. They were not aware of wildlife laws, and thought they could raise and release them. We decided to raise them, and hoped they would wild up quickly if we followed the protocol for avoiding imprinting. We live in upstate New York and have few neighbors.

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