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Portrait of a Redtail with Grey Hoodie String

10,000 Birds

He showed no signs of soreness. Moral of the story: no shortcuts. They worked well as mid-point cages for certain large raptors; I could get the birds out of the clinic, give them room to move around, and soon take them to various friends who had huge flight cages for conditioning before release. He did this for several days.

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Animal Advocates' Successes Have Factory Farmers Running Scared

Animal Ethics

Since morally decent individuals oppose treating animals inhumanely for no good reason, factory farming is becoming an increasingly hard sell. According to the HPMAJ column, "Loos told cattle producers the livestock industry must show the public that there are moral and ethical justifications for taking the life of an animal to feed a person.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

While this tragedy will increase calls for sorely needed government regulation, the real answer lies in the hands of each one of us: buy your burger from a local butcher who processes his ground beef daily on the premises. Coli Shows Flaws in Ground Beef Inspection System ” (front page, Oct. 4): Your article about E.