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Oostvaardersplassen

10,000 Birds

Not without reason, this was taken as an insult by the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. The animals themselves identified as “civilised” and started a hunger strike in protest. Les animaux sont presque tous sans défense, sans corne et sans queue. Actually, no, they just starved to death for lack of care.

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Birders: A Documentary Short Film Review

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As I noted above, half the film takes place in the United States and half in Mexico. The music (” Se divisan las praderas y mi rio, Y los canteres de los pájaros hermosos /I can see the prairies and my river, and the songs of the beautiful birds…”) tells us which side the filmmaker is on.

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Recent Events Involving Our Public Lands Are Alarming

10,000 Birds

Americans are very fortunate that our government decided many years ago to create special places all across the United States where everyone can enjoy wild lands and the wildlife that call these places home. Our National Wildlife Refuges are not exempt from these attacks as shown in the recent takeover of the Malheur NWR.

Extremist 154
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Kentucky: First in Crane Hunting?

10,000 Birds

On Dr. Gassett’s answering machine, which someone calling to protest the hunt is likely to encounter, is a similar message about the quality of crane meat. Also from his letter: “ They have been hunted for more than 50 years in the United States, and all three populations which have been hunted are currently at population highs.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

It is estimated that the amount of grain fed to cattle and hogs in the United States in 1971 was twice that of U.S. First of all, it assumes that if many people in countries with surplus grain, e.g., in the United States, did not eat grain-fed meat this would cut down on the amount of grain used to feed animals that produce meat.

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

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The animal rights movement is (rightly) closely associated with protesting things like factory farming, dogfighting, etc…basically, the mistreatment of animals. The simple fact is this; by protesting the removal of harmful non-native species, they are supporting the unnecessary deaths and even extinction of many species.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

10,000 Birds

of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Letters and emails by the thousand poured into the commissioners’ offices, protesting its crane hunting proposal. Kentucky Dept.

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