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Of Bird Diets, Dangers, and Delinquents

10,000 Birds

Yep, at the Dred Scott Bird Sanctuary. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in Maine, will use “nano-tags” to track migrating birds. The USFWS (along with another federal agency) is facing a lawsuit that blames solar-power plants for killing endangered Yuma Clapper Rails and other birds. Birding in the Bronx?

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Maple Farm Sanctuary Needs Your Help!

Animal Person

I' m concerned about Maple Farm Sanctuary , whose founders are two of the seven subjects in our new film , and I was wondering if you'd be willing to reach out through your blog to let people know that the sanctuary is in a financial tight spot right now. The sanctuary runs on a very modest budget of approximately $55,000 year.

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Are Farm Animals Usually Killed in a Humane Manner?

Critter News

He asked whether cows, chickens, sheep and some of the other animals that we eat are usually treated and killed in a humane manner. The meat industry will say yes, of course, all animals are treated and killed humanely. The eventual kill is quick, clean, and painless. It's a thoughtful question I wish more people would ask.

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On Betraying Your Family

Animal Person

Are the humans providing Brian with something he is profiting from (maybe hard work, he'd say), and when they stop he will kill them? Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language Family farms Maple Farm Animal Sanctuary Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary. What does that look like?

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At Least Five Dead Whales Around Bay Area

Critter News

It looks like they are getting killed by ships as they try to eat krill. We're definitely seeing an increase in ship strikes - it's awful," said Mary Jane Schramm, spokeswoman for the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Tags: california san francisco marine life marine animals whales krill. Really sad.

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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals

Critter News

Laws remain grossly inadequate as do practices at our nation’s slaughterhouses,” says Farm Sanctuary President and Co-Founder Gene Baur. are killed in factory style slaughterhouses whose primary goal is to kill and process animals quickly and efficiently. Most animals in the U.S.

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On Taxes, Veganism and "Pets"

Animal Person

I'm doing my best in an imperfect world to respect the rights of other sentients, and I have heard vegans say that sanctuaries--and not pet ownership--will be the only way out of subjugation for cats and dogs. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Greyhound Matters Language. Do you agree with that?

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