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City of Albuquerque Being Sued for Trap-Neuter-Release Program

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From the American Bird Conservancy : The mayor of Albuquerque and the director of the city’s animal welfare department have been named in a lawsuit alleging that the officials have committed animal cruelty by allowing certain illegal and improper animal management practices to occur related to abandonment of stray cats.

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Economic Troubles in Portugal Lead to More Abandoned Animals

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Thousands of pets are being abandoned across Portugal, either being dumped at the gates of charitable associations or simply taken far from home and left behind, as owners struggle to make ends meet due to the continuing financial crisis. From the Portugal News Online.sad stuff.

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Not Exactly Flying Squirrels

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The bird feeder arms race demands incessant innovation because of the utter fearlessness and abandon driving squirrels to plunder feeders. Entire industries are built around preventing squirrels from completely devouring provisions intended for birds.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of September 2014)

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Corey and I were most pleased to see that shorebirds haven’t entirely abandoned the Esat Pond at Jamaica Bay. Then, if ever, come perfect days…” Of course, he was on the mark concerning the quality of June days, but don’t you think he might have overlooked September? How about you?

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The Incredulous New Caledonian Crows

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The next graph shows the average number of times per trial that the crow decided to abandon an effort to get at the food. But, the number of abandonments is greater than zero for the case of the Unknown Causal Agent. But, the number of abandonments is greater than zero for the case of the Unknown Causal Agent.

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A Dietary Alternative for Feral Cats?

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An abandoned kitten nicknamed Frankie had staked out a McDonald’s restaurant as its feeding grounds, and for more than a year, subsisted mainly on handouts from employees and customers. Just yesterday, Mike reported on a study finding that they are responsible for decimating populations of Hawaiian Petrels.

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Smart and Getting Smarter

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When it noticed a piece of kelp with an air bladder attached, it abandoned the stuff near shore and made the short swim out to collect its prize. I thought to myself “strange, I didn’t know they ate kelp.”

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