10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2014

Sentient people recoil at the idea of leg-hold traps, those medieval–torture devices which cause so much pain and suffering before their victims eventually die, are killed, or (very occasionally) are rescued. I only had one sticky trap bird,” says Laura Westlake, a rehabber on Long Island, New York. “A Here’s why.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 20, 2012

Before the life-changing moment, Scarlett lived in an old Brooklyn garage in New York, taking care of five kittens not older than four weeks. Although, it was not the only sad payoff followed after: one of the kittens was completely prostrated and veterinaries could not save him.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 6, 2007

Every time someone buys a puppy or kitten from a breeder, a shelter animal loses its chance at a home and pays with its life. Breeders kill shelter animals’ chances to find good homes. This crisis calls for mandatory spay and neuter legislation. Given the current dire shortage of homes, no breeding is responsible.

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