Critter News

JUNE 10, 2011

In the decree the Spanish Government outlines a training and publicity initiatives to promote new methods of production to farmers and the public as well as a timeline to receive and investigate plans for conversion as well as committing €300m in loans for farmers to convert to enriched facilities.

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Critter News

JANUARY 8, 2009

This post has three graphic pictures of a baby elephant allegedly being "trained" for the entertainment industry. This is a new blog I came across called Paws4Life, The Reality of What Humans do. I'm thinking it's India?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

conservation legislation and regulation, a tool used to protect birds from irresponsible hunting, industrial intrusion and incidental take, habitat loss and pollution, and to encourage best practices by everyone, from birders to corporations. It has become the cornerstone of U.S. And its passage was not easy. But this is not a hagiography.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 27, 2012

is celebrating its 20th anniversary as a leader in the pet care services industry. The company offers boarding, grooming, training and doggy day camp at 42 locations across the U.S. For more photos of the Best Friends Doggy Olympics, visit Best Friends Facebook page. Best Friends Pet Care Inc.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2017

I’ve done what I can to support the bird industry and modern ornithology in Honduras with my book and bird-guide training courses. I’ve resided and worked in Honduras since 1993 and really believe that in order to conserve and sustainably utilize its natural resources one has to get the nationals involved.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2011

Something has always puzzled me in my years working in the bird feeding industry: why don’t we offer more fresh fruit to birds in our yards? Oh sure, you can find mixes with dried fruit like banana chips and raissins. Nyjer (aka Thistle) for goldfinches was introduced from Nigeria–someone had to experiment with that.

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Critter News

MARCH 31, 2009

Earthlings is considered one of the most persuasive documentaries ever made for its frank, straightforward presentation of the day-to-day practices in some of the largest industries in the world.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2020

The name in Scots Gaelic is An t-Òban , meaning “The Little Bay” and before the town grew up around the distillery in the nineteenth century, Oban was the site of a small fishing industry which benefited from a well-protected, horseshoe-shaped harbor opposite the Isle of Mull.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

pet care industry for more than 20 years. The company offers customized, comprehensive care for dogs and cats — including boarding, daycare, grooming and training – all under one roof at 42 pet care centers in 18 states. About Best Friends Pet Care. Best Friends Pet Care Inc. has led the U.S.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 21, 2012

Products to help with dry skin, smells, training, and even fine art pieces were included. In case there are accidents, celebs can temporarily turn to Star Struck Pets and their Hollywood Pads PAW Shaped Training Pads for Dogs. There were a lot of other great goodies in the gift bag! And of course, there were treats too!

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Now up and running for over two years the Walkway Over The Hudson , which was once a bridge for trains to make their way over the Hudson River, is a pretty darn cool place to take a stroll. The first train crossed December 29, 1888. mile long walkway. After several false starts, successful construction began in 1886.

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Animal Person

MARCH 30, 2009

Today, March 30th, at 3:00 East Coast time, Susan Soltero of Puerto Rico will interview me live on the air at WALO Radio about Responsible Policies for Animals' 10,000 Years Is Enough campaign to get our universities out of the meat industry! The interview is scheduled for 10-15 minutes of Monday's one-hour show.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2023

It seems the species (like me) is not very fond of their offspring – the study found that nest attentiveness during the day decreased from 93% before hatching to 59% during days 3–7 of the nestling period, i.e., when the chicks started to babble and call for attention. Also available as video here and here.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Colombia wants to go big into the birding travel industry, with appropriate government backing of bird lodges and guides and the infrastructure needed to get people from the US and Canada and Europe right in front of some of the most incredible birds in the tropics.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

There are signs up to explain that there are not many left due to reclamation, industry and pollution along the Nakdong Estuary, but I must be able to find something if I go out on low tide… surely?! Anyway, that was enough walking by the time the tide was turning and I cheated and got a train home!

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 29, 2012

Middle class adoption of dog ownership required affordable collars, just like today’s mass marketed collar industry. Choke collars– These collars serve a training function. Training collars should always be used with an observant human present to prevent accidental harm. Here are the most common types of collars.

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Critter News

AUGUST 6, 2009

The film’s protagonist, Ric O’Barry, who trained the animals that played TV’s Flipper before he had a change of heart, indicts businesses like Sea World as being either overtly or tacitly complicit in the cruelty. The captivity industry keeps the slaughter going,” O’Barry charges in movie.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 10, 2010

The idea of family is currently being used by the dairy industry in a series of commercials with the tag line: "99% of dairy farms are family owned." Of course, you're supposed to hop onto the following train of thought: These are good people. You see midwestern folk in overalls with tired faces. There are children.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 9, 2010

You were laid off 6 months ago and your industry is crippled by the recession. Veterinarians at lower cost facilities undergo the same intense training as vets at state-of-the-art clinics. Here’s the scenario. There are no jobs to apply for and your unemployment claim expired last week. You can’t catch a break.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

For example, without this blog, would you know that the Barn Swallows of Nanhui are now having their own housing boom, ignorant of the overinvestment that has characterized China’s construction industry? As with Chinese male humans, having your own building is still vital to raising young. Nest building: a good activity for a rainy day.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2018

For every Hefeweizen and Oktoberfest, there’s a slew of forgotten German beer styles, cast aside by the forces of homogeny and hegemony as German brewers industrialized, ultimately emigrating abroad to spread the gospel of lagering and Reinheitsgebot around the world.

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Critter News

AUGUST 9, 2010

Our hope is that these talented participants will help pave the way for a more ethical fashion industry in the future.” Winners First Place: Tammy Apostol, an independent designer in Miami, FL, for her “Green Organic Cotton Gown,” a strapless mermaid silhouette gown with a back train.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2012

And how could there be this vast conspiracy in the entertainment industry just to make poor unwitting fools think that they do? One commentor did and when he came back he was highly offended that anyone would say the Dunning-Kruger effect would apply to him. How could I not know that eagles don’t scream?

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 17, 2008

According to this AP Newswire issued yesterday: "President Bush exempted the Navy from an environmental law so it can continue using sonar in its anti-submarine warfare training off the California coast — a practice critics say is harmful to whales and other marine mammals.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

At the same time connections between the food industry and government agencies like the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration have become so incestuous that we should expect little from them. Even “factory” agriculture has its limits. Jonathan Spitz Westfield, N.J.,

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Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

You could easily argue," he added, that the resources necessary to buy and train a new monkey would be a net minus for animal welfare. But the entire industry is questionable. Why should we euthanize Clayton and start over? Isn't it better for science, and more humane, to use just one animal? The entire idea isn't justifiable.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

to live out their lives in peace, absent the abuse they had suffered in the entertainment industry. With no prior training they can make hooks from straight pieces of wire to obtain out-of-reach food. Shirley and Jenny, two female elephants, were reunited after living apart for 22 years.

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