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Back Yard Birds

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Over the last weekend, my wife and I made a whirl-wind trip from Mexico, up to the Pacific Northwest, the Seattle area, where we stayed with the in-laws. They have a nice large back yard, complete with a variety of bird feeders, and a fence that backs right up to a Green Belt.

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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

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There are sections on transport, wildlife career info, and domestic animal issues; there are links to other wildlife organizations, wildlife and law enforcement agencies in several states, and contacts for marine mammal and sea turtle strandings. . Harbor seal in Puget Sound, Seattle. Oiled Western Gull after the Cosco Busan oil spill.

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“The Center of the Universe”: Fremont Brewing: Universale Pale Ale

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I knew for sure I hadn’t seen a Great Blue yet this year, but the heron on the can of this week’s beer – Universale Pale Ale by Fremont Brewing of Seattle, Washington – reminded me just how long it’s been. Fremont Brewing is located in Fremont, a neighborhood of Seattle and formerly an independent city.

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King County, WA to Consider Law Against Continuous Dog-Chaining

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This article was actually on the first page of the soon-to-be-exclusively online Seattle PI. Tags: chained dogs seattle legislation us. While I know that sometimes people have little choice when it comes to keeping their animals outdoors, you can still tell when the animal is cared for. And he is simply one of many.

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Suit Filed Over Cows Killed to Drive Up Milk Prices

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Excerpted from the Seattle P-I. A Seattle law firm is taking on dairies, claiming that a price-fixing scheme has consumers paying too much for milk. The group turned to Seattle attorney Steve Berman, who filed the suit claiming more than half a million U.S. If the dairy companies were doing this, well, that's cold!

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Physicians Committee Accuses University of Washington of Cruelty to Ferrets

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I live in Seattle and I am always skeptical of how the UW treats its lab animals. Full story in the Seattle Times. I had never heard of the use of ferrets in medical research though. News to me.

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Cookie and Coco: Anatomy of an Internet Chain Email

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Someone told us it involved Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue. Now if you get one from the brother in law of the recently deceased Finance Minister of Nigeria, that's probably real. Snopes has it originating in California. Either way, the story is OLD. So, next time you see one of these "forward this to everyone you know" emails, don't.

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