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Tom Regan (1938-2017), R.I.P.

Animal Ethics

where 10 billion animals are raised and slaughtered needlessly for food each year, Regan's books remain as relevant today as when they were first published. Indeed, CAF is one of the few granting agencies that funds academic and artistic projects designed to raise public awareness about concern for animals. In a society (the U.S.)

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What we talk about when we talk about reputation

10,000 Birds

The ugly truth is that this stuff doesn’t usually go public in any big way, but the birding record is filled with references to sketchy sightings, lists that are looked upon with raised eyebrows, and even a few cases of outright fraud. I found this young Glaucous Gull at a Raleigh landfill among several thousand more common birds.

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