10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. Probably one of the supreme ironies described in A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington is that although McLean’s name is attached to the first piece of bird protection legislation, the Weeks-McLean Act, he was not a sponsor of its successor, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

What you did was illegal,” he said. The states which have essentially banned leghold traps are Florida, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, California, and Washington. The trap had been set in the woods right next to my house. I’d released birds there. I knew the wildlife. Where is the trap now?”

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Critter News

OCTOBER 23, 2008

employee, claims the defendants inhumanely and illegally mistreat their Asian elephants and have done so for decades. District Court in Washington, D.C. On Monday, Federal Court Judge Emmet Sullivan will begin hearing testimony in the case. On Monday, Federal Court Judge Emmet Sullivan will begin hearing testimony in the case.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2017

The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) recently filed a lawsuit against the federal government arguing that a planned wind turbine near the famed birding hotspot of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge is illegal. The lawsuit was filed in federal district court in Washington, D.C.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2012

Understanding that threats to animals can range from illegal trafficking to utter exploitation, these leaders strive to promote the safety and protection sanctuaries offer our fury, feathered, four-legged friends. A non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., Animal Rescue Corps.

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Humane Society Of The United States Illegal Trafficking Animal Animal Sanctuary 100

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 11, 2010

To the Editor: Re “ Disgusting but Not Illegal ” (editorial, Aug. Jon Kyl Jeff Merkley Richard Burr Washington, Aug. 2): We disagree with your contention that the First Amendment protects animal “crush” videos. In United States v. The justices were legitimately concerned that the law could impede valid speech.

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