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Searching for vultures in India

10,000 Birds

The first suspects of pesticide poisoning, industrial pollutants or bacteria proved negative. The disappearance of vultures has allowed other species such as rat and [stray] dog populations to grow. A vulture’s metabolism is a true “dead-end” for pathogens, but dogs and rats become carriers of the pathogens.

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Forget About Equal, How About Alive

Animal Person

The only problem (for the farmers--I have a many problems with this scenario, beginning with bringing cows into the world) is that the cow milk industry is struggling along with much of the economy, and there is now a glut of cow's milk, which has driven the price down and. We here in America claim we love dogs.

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