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Sign ALDF Petition to Help Kentucky's Homeless Animals

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Sounds like it's hell for these animals in Kentucky shelters. Tags: animal shelter management animal shelters Kentucky strays. The State used to provide oversight, but in 2004, they abrogated responsibility to the counties. According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, things are not going well.

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Can A Hawk Carry Off Your 12-Pound Pet?

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That did not stop a New Jersey animal shelter from publishing this rabble-rousing flyer on Facebook, all written in alarming red capital letters: PARK RANGERS AND VET OFFICES ARE PUTTING OUT WARNINGS. All photos courtesy of Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky. THIS YEAR THE HAWKS REALLY SEEM TO BE OUT IN FORCE OFF THE EAST COAST. “I

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7 State Parks for Fall Colors and Birding

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Breaks Interstate Park, Kentucky. Known as a warbler haven, 30+ species visit this bi-state park near the Kentucky and Virginia southern border. Accommodations (100-room lodge, 30 cottages, 105 tent/RV/trailer campsites, and 16 shelters) make for relaxed birding on 12 miles of trails and lakeside. American Kestrel.

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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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Many birders left at the first drops, but I crowded with a few other birders under the shelter of the volunteer kiosk. ” A Kentucky Warbler literally ran right next to me before diving under the boardwalk and disappearing into a thicket. Another Hooded! Wood Thrush! A Hooded next to the Wood Thrush.”

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