10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

Seven cities and one state have enacted legislation and ordinances mandating bird-friendly construction (not a lot, but it’s a start, and NYC and Toronto are on the top of that list). The American Bird Conservancy offers a Glass Collisions Products & Solutions Database, where products are evaluated and rated.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Read the full article in the Washington Post. A group of animal rights activists sued the U.S. government Thursday to challenge the constitutionality of a rarely used law they say treats them like terrorists if they cause a loss in profits for businesses that use or sell animal products.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 30, 2012

In the United States, most believe that gaining personhood is much more probable through legislative enactment than through a constitutional change. Why the common law over legislation? Unlike legislators, judges are at least formally bound to do justice. What is the common law? 7 in The State of the Animals II , ed.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

New York’s protection of laborers should be a first step toward recognition of the other systemic abuses that occur on farms that, like the long-ignored rights of farm workers, have been constantly disregarded by legislators. Deborah Dubow Press Washington, Sept.

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Critter News

AUGUST 9, 2010

Through litigation, legislation, and public education, BFUSA leads vital campaigns against animals in entertainment, exotic “pets”, trapping and fur, and destructive international wildlife trade. Received this press release yesterday. Born Free USA (BFUSA) is a nationally recognized leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 23, 2008

The Central Conference of American Rabbis “advocates the strengthening of humane legislation,” and the list goes on. Christine Gutleben Washington, April 21, 2008 The writer is the director of animals and religion at the Humane Society of the United States.

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New York Times Humane Society Of The United States New York Puppy Mills 40

Animal Ethics

MARCH 10, 2007

Last September, the House voted 263 to 146 to pass this legislation. John Spratt Washington, March 6, 2007 Congress ran out of time before the Senate could act. We urge our colleagues in the House and the Senate to take up the matter again and put an end to this barbaric practice. Senator) Mary Landrieu (Rep.) Jan Schakowsky (Rep.)

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

As this Newsweek article and this Washington Post article report, when Gillette boarded a flight from Burlington, Vermont to New York on Oct. The legislators in these 12 states ought to be ashamed. 13 after a 2-3 hour delay, she began to nurse her daughter discreetly in her window seat before takeoff. Breast-feeding does just that.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The 10-page section aptly named “Age, sex, and identification of ducks using in-hand upperwing patterns” is a guide to just that, utilizing images from two Washington State museum collections. Also Notable–Wings: If you’ve worked on identifying ducks, then you know the importance of wing pattern.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

Schulman The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA) is the legislative implementation of the Migratory Bird Treaty negotiated with Great Britain, on behalf of Canada, in 1916 (subsequent treaties with Mexico, Japan, and Russia have been incorporated into the Act). A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 10, 2008

This Washington Post column highlights the gravity of the situation [Also available here.]. Fortunately, we don't have to wait for our elected officials to implement federal legislation curbing greenhouse gas emissions to start reducing our own contributions to global warming. Most scientists agree that a 3.6°F

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10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2019

million from the MBCF to conserve 2,259 acres in two NWRs, including Turnbull NWR in Washington. million from the MBCF to conserve 4,886 acres in five NWRs, including Laguna Atascosa NWR and San Bernard NWR in Texas, San Pablo Bay NWR in California, Turnbull NWR in Washington, and Blackwater NWR in Maryland. It also approved $9.8

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