10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2013

In mammals, maggots eat only dead tissue and are occasionally used to debride wounds. But in birds they eat living tissue, and once they are internal will kill the patient. If there is an entrance wound, there is an exit wound. Her abdominal wound looked good … or as good as a horrific wound could look.

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Eagles Wounded Bald Eagle Wisconsin 244

Critter News

AUGUST 29, 2008

The wolves suffer needlessly because hunters simply wound them more often then not firing from an airplane. Here is a video from Defenders of Wildlife that shows the method (it's under 3 minutes). Doing it from low flying aircraft, however, is just barbaric. This is what Palin has pushed for.

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Wolves Defenders Of Wildlife Killing Alaska 100

Critter News

JANUARY 13, 2009

Just last week, a 33-year-old ranger was killed by Mai Mai rebels. Another ranger was wounded in the attack and a rebel was captured. Here is a brief Youtube video of him. Protecting mountain gorillas in the Congo is dangerous work. Mai Mai rebels are described as community-based militia groups frequently involved in banditry.

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Congo Gorillas Endangered Species Wounded 100

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

The statute defines a depiction of animal cruelty as “any visual or auditory depiction, including any photograph, motion-picture film, video recording, electronic image, or sound recording of conduct in which a living animal is intentionally maimed, mutilated, tortured, wounded, or killed, if such conduct is illegal.”

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Pit Bulls Animal Cruelty Laws Animal 40

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Yet not mentioned is a simple step that will go a long way toward ensuring compliance with our already lax slaughterhouse requirements: Place video cameras throughout the kill process. if they see a mistreated dog, and shudder to see a wounded deer in the road. The vast number of meat eaters brake for geese, call the A.S.P.C.A.

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