10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

According to a December 1970 article in the New York Times , there was a flock of 9 to 12 birds in Fort Tilden. Other areas of New York City where the parakeets were seen in 1970 included the upper East side of Manhattan, Great Kills, Staten Island, Ellis Island and the area around the Statue of Liberty.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive Humane Society of the United States Washington, Sept.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 15, 2008

Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive The Humane Society of the United States Washington, March 8, 2008 Most Americans, by contrast, join with us in demanding better regulations to safeguard farm animals and more credible inspections of our food.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 8, 2008

Michael Markarian Washington, March 31, 2008 The writer is the executive vice president of the Humane Society of the United States. There are better and more fulfilling options for these animals and people who need a doggie fix.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 16, 2008

One key solution, as you note, rests with the United States Senate: the Law of the Sea Convention. Howard Salter Director of External Relations, Citizens for Global Solutions Washington, March 10, 2008

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 22, 2007

Indeed, if public sympathy is changing in China regarding how we treat animals raised and killed for food, as it is here in the United States, then we can only expect future improvements in the welfare of farm animals. Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive, Humane Society of the United States Washington, Aug.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

It is time to retire chimpanzees in labs to sanctuaries like Chimp Haven. Kathleen Conlee Washington, Nov. 13, 2007 The writer is a program director at the Humane Society of the United States.

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Animal Ethics

JUNE 17, 2008

This is a delicate issue that needs to be handled with sensitivity by leaders in Seoul and Washington, so that the question of beef does not derail the important free-trade agreement with South Korea being considered by Congress. South Korea is a tremendous ally of the United States.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

The United States Department of Agriculture purchases food, including high-fat meat and dairy products, under the direction of Congress based on agricultural surpluses and price support activities to help American agriculture producers. Dulcie Ward Washington, Sept.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 10, 2007

The horse slaughter industry in the United States has nothing to do with feeding hungry people and everything to do with animal cruelty. Every year, 100,000 horses are slaughtered at foreign-owned slaughterhouses in the United States to satisfy the palates of wealthy diners in Europe and Asia. Senator) Mary Landrieu (Rep.)

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 5, 2007

To the Editor: The euthanasia of more than 1,000 dogs and cats at the main animal shelter in Las Vegas is surely a major tragedy in the sheltering field (news article , Feb. Washington, Feb. Shelters across the country are required to hold animals to let owners reclaim lost pets.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 2, 2007

In the United States pork industry, the vast majority of the more than 100 million pigs raised each year are housed in climate-controlled buildings that protect them from the elements, illness and disease and that allow for individual care. Kristina Cahill Long Beach, Calif., That is never humane.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 5, 2007

Andrew Kimbrell Executive Director Center for Food Safety Washington, June 29, 2007 To the Editor: Henry I. How about spending all that time, energy and money on something productive, like figuring out how to get fatty foods out of the American diet and replaced with whole real fruits, vegetables, beans and grains.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

But one that hasn’t been widely adopted, at least in the United States, is avian radar, according to a recent New York Times op-ed. But studies are underway, and Sea-Tac airport in Washington state reports progress in refining its avian radar system, with hopes for a full rollout next year.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

Feeding grain to chickens, pigs and cows is even more inefficient, with 70 percent of grain grown in the United States going to animals raised for food. It also takes 10 times the fossil fuels to produce a calorie of animal food as it does a calorie of plant food. Danielle Kichler Washington, Nov. Lerner Woodside, Calif.,

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