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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

10,000 Birds

Not only did they, but they invited us to tag along with them. We arrived at Maclay Flat just in time to see three men unloading the sort of heavy-duty optics and camera equipment that signals serious birders on the hunt. Despite our best efforts, the snow crunched and the ice crackled. We were chasing a ghost, after all.

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