10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

The piece describes why this corner of the world often has an attitude toward indiscriminate hunting that ranges from laissez-faire to Wild West, and also the toll that the ensuing slaughter takes on populations of birds that are protected in their northern European summer homes.

Cambodia 143

Cambodia Slaughter Slaughtered Cyprus 143

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2014

By the early 1980s, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was aware that poison control centers were reporting 12,000 to 15,000 calls annually regarding children under the age of 6 ingesting rat poison, and rodenticides were documented as causing large numbers of secondary poisoning in wildlife.

Rats 241

Rats Barn Owls Rodents San Francisco 241

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

In the only state in the Central Flyway that protects cranes from hunting. I have always supported our wildlife management organizations for the hard work they do and for their dedication to wildlife protection. Or is the mandate to protect the welfare and habitat of our state’s wildlife? Wicked, right?

2011 242

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 242

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Yet not mentioned is a simple step that will go a long way toward ensuring compliance with our already lax slaughterhouse requirements: Place video cameras throughout the kill process. And as the slaughtering of animals is not high tech, certainly no trade secrets would be at risk with the imposition of cameras. 21, 2008

New York Times 40

New York Times New York 2008 Factory Farm 40

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. We have given an awful exhibition of slaughter and destruction, which may serve as a warning to all mankind. Of course, by now most people know they have been slaughtered by hunters for their ivory.

Hunting 110

Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 110