It’s never too early to plan for closing your practice
AVMA News
MARCH 7, 2023
Closing a veterinary practice is a complex process regulated by state law and moral obligations that owners should familiarize themselves with sooner rather than later.
Terrible News. US Supreme Court Strikes Down California "Downer Cow" Law
Critter News
JANUARY 24, 2012
A state law mandating "humane treatment" of downed livestock headed for the slaughterhouse was unanimously overturned Monday by the Supreme Court. California's (law) endeavors to regulate the same thing, at the same time, in the same place -- except by imposing different requirements. The FMIA expressly preempts such a state law.".
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Need advice on how to handle this situation regarding animal neglect
Reddit Animals
MARCH 17, 2024
Does anyone know what the process is after I make a call to animal control ? I know laws can depend on state for that reason I'll share that I am in Colorado, I'd prefer to stay as anonymous as possible though. submitted by /u/plathoskitty5154 [link] [comments]
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Creepers in the Forest
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Getting familiar with birds is a process. Yes, you read that correctly – it was seemingly reversing the laws of gravity. As a child, poring through the pages of the Encyclopedia of Animal Life (I was gifted this 25 years before I appeared in Audubon magazine myself) birds gripped my attention. I was blown away.
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Birding Senegal: Costco ads and Scissor-tailed Kites
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 3, 2024
This is where you find a birding phenomenon that makes the annoyances of regular road checkpoints with either military officers or local law enforcement, whizzing scooters, and bumpy roads worth the effort. Crossing the border into Senegal is a multi-step process that is super complicated with no instructions.
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Petition to Urge Japanese Government to Require Registration of Zoo Animal Handlers
Critter News
APRIL 4, 2011
The Ministry of the Environment is in the process of amending the Japanese animal protection law. From the Petition Site. please visit and sign. The Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA) has proposed that the Ministry exempt JAZA's members from the current requirement to register as animal handlers with local authorities.
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The Feast of Stephen
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2017
In Wales people who slept in late – and female servants, who probably never slept in late in their lives – used to be beaten with holly branches for luck, although modern assault laws have largely ended the practice. And in Ireland, well… In Ireland they killed Wrens. And tied them to the top of sticks.
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131 Parks and Public Lands Win at the Polls
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2018
Amendment 2 changed the process for passing conveyance legislation in Connecticut. Under the measure, taxpayers will be responsible for payments to property owners for any loss in property value resulting from a change in law or regulation, regardless of whether the property retains a profitable use. Northern Harrier. Connecticut.
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Birds of the West: An Artist’s Guide–A Book Review
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
Hashimoto’s prints and water color bird portraits differ in materials and style from Harper, but she shares with him a talent for portraying common birds in a lively, accessible, yet new way that belies the artistic processes employed to create the finished image. I’m one of those people who love to browse in art supplies stores.
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Bird Litigation: Spotted Owl v. Barred Owl
10,000 Birds
MARCH 13, 2018
A sample of this process is here.) Two environmental groups — Friends of Animals and Predator Defense — disagreed and filed suit against FWS, arguing that the plan to remove the Barred Owls violated the MBTA and other environmental laws. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, but the result was the same.
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Undercover Video Sparks Calls for Canadian Ban on Horse Meat
Critter News
DECEMBER 22, 2011
Under Canadian laws, one shot is supposed to render the horse unconscious but it often doesn't happen. They call the process unethical. The footage was shot with a hidden camera inside Les Viandes de la Petite Nation near Montebello. It shows a parade of horses being stunned with what's called a captive bolt pistol.
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Recent Events Involving Our Public Lands Are Alarming
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
It’s about putting the Federal Government back into the confines of the law.”. It’s imperative that local, state, and federal law enforcement ensure the safety of our land managers. American Bird Conservancy respects the judicial process but is deeply troubled by the outcome of the Malheur case.
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We’re Not Racists, So Why Aren’t There More Birders Of Color?
10,000 Birds
JULY 13, 2011
If Starling was brave/foolish enough to reveal that thought process, they can’t be the only person I know who feels that way–they just don’t advertise it on a Facebook wall. If only I was a minority, I’m sure that law enforcement would treat me way better.&# But that statement alarmed me.
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Back from the West!
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 17, 2016
From Boise we headed still further west, driving through all of eastern Oregon, racing to get to Shady Cove where my in-laws were meeting us. My first looks at redwoods took my breath away and I don’t think my brain has yet processed the ridiculousness of such huge trees.
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Accessibility Matters II: Birdability Q&A
10,000 Birds
MAY 10, 2022
Apart from helping share this much-needed information, it’s a concrete way they can help, and it can be such an amazing learning experience going through the process of a Birdability Site Review. that just because a building was built after the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, it must comply with the ADA Standards.
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Montana Passes Horse Slaughterhouse Protection Measure
Critter News
MAY 3, 2009
Montana has passed a law making it difficult to challenge the building of a horse slaughtering facility in that state. Judicial review of equine slaughter or processing facilities -- surety bond -- attorney fees -- venue. (1) Judicial review of equine slaughter or processing facilities -- surety bond -- attorney fees -- venue. (1)
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Peli Can-Do
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
Both the US Environmental Protection Agency and California state law define fish remains as sewage, and it must be disposed of properly. Besides actually rehabbing, Monte spends a lot of time convincing people that fish waste could be a money-maker and save birds’ lives in the process. Naturally, this is not always the case.
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206 Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act Passed House Judiciary
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
The bill must be passed by the House and Senate before it can become law. According to a statement from the AQHA, “The majority of horses processed for slaughter in the United States [prior to slaughterhouse closures in this country] were no longer viable for their intended use, unmanageable or simply unwanted by their owners.
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Physicians Committee Accuses University of Washington of Cruelty to Ferrets
Critter News
FEBRUARY 10, 2011
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine claims these are unnecessary procedures, even though the ferrets are apparently anesthesized during the process. Full story in the Seattle Times. The residents, who are learning to insert breathing tubes in premature infants, practice on anesthetized ferrets, confirmed Dr.
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Greater Sage-grouse v. Wind Turbines in Oregon
10,000 Birds
JUNE 7, 2016
NEPA is a federal law that requires agencies to follow certain procedures before commencing a project. NEPA is a procedural requirement, meaning the process must be followed, but no particular outcome is mandated. As a result, the entire project was subjected to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals
Critter News
APRIL 13, 2009
Humane treatment runs counter to the entire industry when the point is to make money by processing these animals as fast as possible. Laws remain grossly inadequate as do practices at our nation’s slaughterhouses,” says Farm Sanctuary President and Co-Founder Gene Baur. Most animals in the U.S.
Everything in Moderation?
Animal Person
OCTOBER 24, 2009
I recall one day when his sister-in-law was speaking with him about what she was feeding her children, and it wasn't a vegan-centered conversation. Sister-in-law doesn't disagree with what TD says about hot dogs, but says: "Everything in moderation." Sometimes permanently. I think it was about hot dogs. Or child molestation. ".
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100 The Horrors of Shark Finning
4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
While there are laws in place protecting endangered species of shark from shark finning, international waters are rarely regulated when it comes to the practice. There are many groups and people working to end this practice, and with any luck bringing it to light will help speed along the process.
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Study Claims Islamic Slaughtering More Humane
Critter News
DECEMBER 9, 2008
In the West, it is required by law to stun the animals with a shot to the head before the slaughter, supposedly to render the animal unconscious and to prevent it from reviving before it is killed so as not to slow down the movement of the processing line. It is also used to prevent the animal from feeling pain before it dies.
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Steven M. Wise on Legal Rights for Animals
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 30, 2012
In 2002 the German Parliament amended Article 26 of the Basic Law to give nonhuman animals the right to be “respected as fellow creatures” and to be protected from “avoidable pain.” But a change in the common law (which Germany does not have) may be the most likely of all. What is the common law? Salem and Andrew N.
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All my patches
10,000 Birds
JULY 10, 2014
Since the European White Waterlily is strictly protected under Serbian law, a week ago I informed the Republic Inspection for the Environmental Protection at the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection. The Ada Huja riverbank. Which birds can be seen there? I have not received any answer so far.
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Birds on Film
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2013
At the close of the film, with our heroes free men and moving on with their lives, the geese are on the ground, real birds, but in the process of taking off for a great migration to the tune of a stirring Eddie Vedder song.
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101 On "Evil"
Animal Person
JULY 17, 2009
In other words, the Law of Attraction tells them that if they start thinking about the "evil" in the world, they will bring evil to them. Do you use the idea of "evil" in your thinking and processing of animal rights and veganism? They choose instead to focus on "higher" or "cleaner" matters. Is evil an excuse we make for people?
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100 The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 17, 2014
Compassionate conservation’s central premise is that every individual animal’s life counts, so our attempts to repair ecological damage or save a certain species, shouldn’t, by design or accident, sacrifice or negatively impact even more life in the process.” All individuals share the costs of conserving wildlife.
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On the Renewed Debate Over Horse Slaughter
Animal Person
APRIL 7, 2009
As the economy continues to falter, law enforcement officers in Kentucky and throughout the country are seeing major increases in the number of unwanted and neglected horses, some abandoned on public land, others left to starve by their owners.". Butcher (no joke) from Montana: " “No one has to send a horse to a processing plant.
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My Loo List
10,000 Birds
JUNE 24, 2011
By simply keeping my eyes open in the process I have acquired a long and growing role-call of these ‘toilet-ticks’. I have worked in the outdoors for most of my adult life so bodily functions in the fresh air are a simple necessity.
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Britain’s Birds: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland–A Book Review
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Novice birders will have to look elsewhere for tutorials on the overall process of bird identification, diagrams of bird anatomy, or outlines of British and Irish habitat diversity. Unlike many other identification and field guides, Britain’s Birds has a very brief introduction, focused on the contents of the book and how to use it.
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Getting to Know Your National Wildlife Refuge: Comprehensive Conservation Plans
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 22, 2016
Some background is required: The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 overhauled the laws governing the Refuge System and one provision of that Act required CCPs. The process also includes complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and typically results in an Environmental Assessment (EA).
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Is fostering the answer? We think it is.
4 The Love Of Animals
JUNE 26, 2014
That at least would be a start till our society puts a higher value on the lives and existence of our furry friends, till the law stands up for our 4-legged buddies, till shelters are no longer overflowing with the unwanted. For an adopter, it makes the process a little easier. Fostering is a wonderful experience.
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Will Environmental Laws Prevent a Wall Through Santa Ana NWR?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 14, 2017
The short answer is that Congress passed NEPA, ESA, and all of the other federal environmental laws and it can modify and create exceptions to those laws by passing subsequent legislation. This appears to include both state and federal laws. The waiver provision (codified as a note to 8 U.S.C.
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Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea–A Field Guide Review
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
The Conservation section is frustratingly brief, stating the expected—massive loss of forest due to logging and a plantation economy, weak enforcement of laws regulating hunting and trade, understaffing of reserves and parks. I would have liked more, much more, about the illustrative process.
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Administrative Procedure for Birders: Duck Stamp Rulemaking
10,000 Birds
APRIL 28, 2020
For those interested in avian conservation, some knowledge of the bureaucratic process is useful, as it is used to implement many important conservation laws. Thus, the FWS proposal provides a relevant case study for birders to review the bureaucratic process. * * *. The online public comment process is quick and easy.
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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act
10,000 Birds
JUNE 16, 2020
The changes revolve around an issue known as “incidental take,” which are actions that harm or kill birds incidental to another lawful activity. Rather, FWS would work with entities to establish a conservation plan that included monitoring, mitigation, and an adaptive management process. The public can comment until July 20, 2020.
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Some Chinese Pheasants
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 15, 2022
And yes – it does not look particularly silvery either but sounds better than White Pheasant (as usual, females need not apply in the name-giving process). Just don’t bring up the topic during a dinner with your in-laws. If you cannot afford gold, maybe go for a Silver Pheasant instead. It is easy.
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147 Birding under Clouds of Uncertainty: Santa Ana NWR
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 12, 2017
But alternatives are being largely being ignored and laws that would require consideration of other options will be simply be waived. If this were a logical fact-driven policy process, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would gather all of the relevant evidence and weigh the costs and benefits.
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Our Best Birds of 2020
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 30, 2020
Unfortunately, this morph is the dominant one at Fuzhou NFP”) that somehow survived the review process, possibly because the reviewer has had similar experiences. Scientists now hypothesize that there are two morphs of this owlet, one of which is invisible.
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Locked in Guangxi: An epidemic adventure, searching for birds
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 4, 2023
Having earned both a Master’s Degree in Engineering and in Law, Germain works as a manager for the construction industry. Occasionally, mountain flanks were exploited for manganese ore mining; I noted several manganese processing plants located around Hurunzhen. Germain has lived in East Asia since 2014. Where are my binos?”
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From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
AUGUST 8, 2008
It is our job as advocates for animals to promote the ethical and scientific arguments that advance science without harming animals—within the parameters of a democratic process in which the truth, not violence, prevails. The creeps in question should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 5, 2008 Note from KBJ: Well put!
Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act – Part III
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 10, 2021
During the rulemaking process, however, the Trump Administration rule will technically be in effect, though enforcement will be up the Biden Administration. It analyzes the relevant case law, addresses canons of statutory construction, and attempts to ascertain Congressional intent. And it notes the concerns of Canada.
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