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Humane Society Cites Abuses at University of Minnesota

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I don't care if they're supposedly working for altruistic purposes (they're not, but that's another story), they are allowing animals to suffer through negligent care separate from the excruciating experiments they must still undergo. The public doesn't want animals to suffer gratuitously in research laboratories," said Martin Stephens, Ph.D.,

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Great Gray Owl: Seeing the Ghost

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We were chasing a ghost, after all. And the day was unseasonably spring-like, not the weather I subconsciously thought of as owly.

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Angel’s Miracle

4 The Love Of Animals

We especially love playing in the snow, which we get lots of here in Minnesota! He told me he had suffered a severe heart attack and had no idea why he had been outside by his van at that hour! We go for a run every day when the weather permits, and I love her more than anyone could imagine. I want to share a small miracle.

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Jinx Warbler Vanquished

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I am sharing it again here, at the request of Corey Finger, who takes some sort of sick pleasure in seeing other birders squirm and suffer under the weight of their obsession with life birds. All the info I needed came in an e-mail from a Minnesota birder named Peder. Here is my story about a quest for the Connecticut Warbler.–Bill

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Bird Butts and Other Matters

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Over the least couple of weeks the best view I’ve had of Minnesota has been out my northward facing window. The zoo has already identified several species like the huge monkey-eating Philippine eagle that are at once distinct, endangered, and suffer from lack of attention. But I do have a few items. First, the bird butts.

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