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82-foot-long “Rescue Rig” on Way to Missouri

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The American Humane Association Red Star team will be assisting the Joplin Humane Society, whose staff is not only grappling with the magnitude of the disaster but has personally suffered devastating losses from the tornado and needs time off to attend to their families and what may be left of their homes. About American Humane Association.

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Push Land-Grant Universities Out of the Meat Industry

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The meat industry is inherently destructive and inhumane, there is no way to make it otherwise, and much of the harm it does to ecosystems is by inflicting suffering and death on billions of nonhuman animals, farmed and free-living, each year. Press Release Governors: Stop Ecodestructive University Training! Thanks and best wishes!

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 2 of 13

Animal Ethics

This doesn’t mean we let them run wild, for we need to protect ourselves. Suppose it were discovered that with proper training lions and tigers could live on zebra-flavored soy products. Should vegetarians promote a society that trains lions and tigers to eat such meat substitutes?

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

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Engber mentions that in 1972, the USDA put into place "a special exemption for rats, mice, and birds, allowing scientists to treat them however they saw fit—in cages of any size, in experiments with any degree of pain and suffering. The animal-welfare groups have failed in their most ambitious efforts to protect laboratory rodents. "We

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Cool Summer Tips for Your Pet

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My brother suffered from some pretty bad allergies while we were growing up, so a dog was never an option for my family. Protect them from the sun. Personally, I know I can’t spend more than five minutes outside without a thick layer of sunscreen to protect my pale Irish skin. Be careful near gardens and garages.

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Oban Distillery: 14-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

10,000 Birds

But no matter where you find them, the search for gulls is often accompanied by its own brand of self-inflicted suffering, for which whisky is the perfect remedy. Most birders would readily admit that gull-watching – or gulling, as it’s often called by adherents – is one of the more peculiar and daunting sides of the hobby.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

10,000 Birds

I am sure that they have a great future in Nanhui as Chinese President Xi Jinping has just stated that “humankind should protect nature and preserve the environment like protecting our eyes in a bid to push for a new pattern of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.” ” ( source ). Back to real birds.

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