10,000 Birds
JULY 5, 2022
I put it in a small box for several hours, where it appeared to recover, but studies have shown that internal injuries from a strike usually kill the bird. Photographs of window-killed birds from Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) Copyright © 2021 Daniel Klem, Jr. The more glass, the more bird kills. ©2012 Donna L.
Animal Ethics
OCTOBER 9, 2009
6): I do not agree that “anyone with an appreciation for the First Amendment” must conclude that “crush videos” or videos of vicious dogfights are protected speech and that the federal law in question should therefore be struck down. Only a very narrow range of activities come under the sweep of this law, and all of them are illegal.
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Critter News
FEBRUARY 21, 2009
It's 1) a gory story with 2) the bizarre tie-in to the New York Post's inexplicable use of Travis' image in a cartoon about the stimulus package. And Connecticut needs to pass some serious laws to stop this kind of ridiculous behavior. What is sad is that Travis' mother was also shot and killed for aggressive behavior.
Animal Ethics
MARCH 12, 2008
To the Editor: Re “ To Revive Hunting, States Turn to the Classroom ” (front page, March 8): Shame on West Virginia if it approves a bill that allows hunting education classes in public schools to become law. We should not use public schools to try to reverse the inexorable decline in the “sport” of hunting.
Animal Person
APRIL 7, 2009
" Surge in Abandoned Horses Renews Debate Over Slaughterhouses " in today's New York Times begs a lot of questions that I wonder how you would answer. The problem is that people are abandoning and neglecting horses, and to address that problem--to address the problem that people abandon horses--we'll kill the horses?
Animal Ethics
JULY 29, 2007
To the Editor: Re “ States Try to Weigh Safety With Dog Owners’ Rights ” (news article, July 23): Any law that deems a dog as dangerous or vicious based on appearance, breed or phenotype is unfair and discriminatory. Canine temperaments are widely varied, and behavior cannot be predicted by physical features.
10,000 Birds
JULY 31, 2015
They were not aware of wildlife laws, and thought they could raise and release them. We released live mice into the flight so they could learn to catch and kill live prey. We live in upstate New York and have few neighbors. He and his wife had been feeding them on a regular schedule.
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