Critter News

AUGUST 24, 2010

Ugh, this is barbaric and right out of the dark ages. The training exercise called bear baying is intended to make the bears easier to shoot in the wild and it's only allowed in South Carolina. Animal rights advocates say it's cruel to the nearly defenseless bears and harms them psychologically. From the AP.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 14, 2013

The story of Chaser actually begins with Yasha, the faithful companion of John Pilley, emeritus professor of psychology at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Noticing right away that Chaser was a bright dog, John set out to determine how best to tap into her intellect. The book is a very interesting read.

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Dogs Psychology South Carolina Research 100

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 19, 2012

That’s right, it’s time to get right down to your pet’s level. One of the best ways to pet proof your home is by training your pet to be his own enforcer. Hey, animals are animals , and trying to train every instinct out of them is a futile endeavor, if not cruel. See What Your Pet Sees. Make Concessions to Animal Nature.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Instead, he simply points at the cup on the right. The work of these researchers won’t just satisfy the curiosity of the millions of people who love their dogs; it may also lead to more effective ways to train ordinary dogs or–more important–working dogs that can sniff out bombs and guide the blind. and Europe.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2013

I’m not going to try to explain why people are fascinated by hawks; human-to-avian psychology is not my specialty. This quick reference echoes the inner front and back covers of Hawks in Flight , which presents drawings of hawk species in flight facing right, with simple name identification. It’s a Bald Eagle, a hawk.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

KBJ: Nobody in the animal-rights or animal-liberation movement views intelligence as a morally significant property, at least intrinsically. But recent experiments with chimpanzees suggest that the day may be near when we can ask trained chimpanzees if they want to be eaten for food. Animals in the wild try to escape from hunters.)

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