Critter News

AUGUST 25, 2009

Around 10,000 are bred and exported from Mauritius to the US, UK and Japan. Tags: animal experimentation animal research primates medical research. They are considered an environmental pest because they are a non-native species that inflict ecological damage.but to deal with them this way is just unacceptable.

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Critter News

MARCH 21, 2011

We donated to Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support. From their web site.HEART-Tokushima, Animal Friends Niigata and Japan Cat Network have combined forces to focus information, rescue and support for animals in crisis due to the March 11 Earthquake and Tsunami in northern Japan.

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JULY 15, 2024

While they winter together on some of the Western islands of Japan, they then migrate along very different pathways, one on the mainland and one along the string of Japanese islands. Aparently, there are two subspecies, one on the Japanese islands and one on the Asian mainland.

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Critter News

MARCH 13, 2010

Australia and Japan are among the countries refusing to back a total ban. Interesting to see Japan and Australia united on some issues, in contrast to their conflict over whaling. Tags: australia CITES marine life marine animals Japan.

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Critter News

MARCH 28, 2010

It's in response to the pathetic CITES conference which basically screwed marine animal protection. Japan, which imports most of the tuna, led the fight against a proposed ban. Tags: CITES marine animals Japan endangered species.

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Critter News

MARCH 29, 2010

The CITES irresponsible treatment of marine animals made it to Huffington Post too. Tags: CITES united nations marine animals Japan endangered species. This article is by the President of the Blue Frontier Campaign. I'm glad others share my disgust with CITES and the UN. I forwarded an article about this to my book club members.

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MAY 22, 2016

Well today I am happy to share the Japan Box from Skoshbox. We have tried a few … Continue reading → The post Skoshbox; Japanese Snacks (for humans) appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. We have shared a few treat boxes with you before, but they have always been for pets! Because it’s just for humans!

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The Great Elephant Census found that populations of Savanna Elephants Loxodonta africana have fallen by 30% between 2007 and 2014 (around 144,000 animals poached or population shrunk at a rate of 8% a year, a level higher than their reproduction rate; source https://peerj.com/articles/2354.pdf That was my first Savanna Elephant in the wild.

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JULY 20, 2014

He kindly agreed to share his knowledge of this new threat to the beaches of New York and the animals and plants that rely on them. In the early 1900s this plant was introduced to the beaches of New Jersey from Japan and subsequently planted on many beaches there as an erosion control plant because its prolific rhizomes stabilized the sand.

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Critter News

APRIL 8, 2010

The psychological impact of over-hunting on the highly intelligent and sociable animals has been identified as the latest threat to the survival of the species. Paris naturalist Yves Paccalet said: 'It may be that these intelligent animals are so exhausted from their combat with humankind that they have simply have given up the fight.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

Here, two White-cheeked Starlings on Chongming Island are arguing about whether it is justified that the species is regarded as a pest in Japan (HBW). If dinosaurs were the original punks of the animal kingdom, this Eurasian Hoopoe is their proud descendant (Chongming Island).

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Critter News

JANUARY 15, 2010

From the Seattle P-I: A Japanese psychiatrist with a home in Seattle is facing poaching and gun-possession charges following allegations that he poached several black bears and tried to smuggle gallbladders back to Japan. Shigemura, prosecutors claim, also amassed a collection of 11 firearms without the appropriate permits.

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Critter News

AUGUST 6, 2009

Whenever I read about dolphins in places like Sea World, I think of an ex-co-worker named Gretchen who admitted she had "issues" with animals. Once penned, some dolphins are picked out by dolphin trainers and animal brokers for purchase and transport to amusement parks and resorts. The cries of the dolphins are pathetic.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

And it is, of course, on Amazon's Japan website.

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

Given that many Chinese do not hold Japan in very high regard, it makes sense that the Chinese name of the Japanese Thrush is Wuhuidong, “Black Grey Thrush” Though this does not quite seem to capture the beauty of this species, making it sound rather bland. Somehow, for this bird it is ok. They also look fairly cute.

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JANUARY 15, 2013

It has also found its way to Japan where it is considered to be an invasive species. Since the Catfish eat these animals, they are made up of tissues that combine these signatures and further alter them in expected ways (black dots). It is sometimes known as the European Catfish.

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JULY 22, 2014

They feed on insects stirred up by the herds, at times sitting on the animal itself picking off ticks and other insects. They have expanded their range through Indonesia and into Australia and is found in post breeding dispersal as far north as South Korea and Japan. There are two main subspecies, the nominate B. coromandus.

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JULY 18, 2022

Some differences in animal behavior are quite striking. Where it is not – for example, in Japan – it will have difficulties finding a partner to mate. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom ( source ). of catching extremely small fish. Some of the temporary fishponds (or flooded fields?) How convenient.

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Animal Person

APRIL 14, 2009

There is a profound difference between what Sea Shepherd does and what the Animal Liberation Front does, but there are also similarities, and those similarities increase in number if a direct action by the ALF (or anyone else) is an open rescue and therefore a direct defense of sentient nonhumans being attacked by humans. That's one result.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 1, 2012

VICE traveled to Tsukuba City, Japan to find out just how talented these fury four-legged friends really are, who have three Guinness Book of World Records awards to prove it! What do you get when you put dogs in a circus? The answer is cuteness. Watch the latest episode from VICE’s The Cute Show!

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Critter News

APRIL 4, 2011

The Ministry of the Environment is in the process of amending the Japanese animal protection law. The Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA) has proposed that the Ministry exempt JAZA's members from the current requirement to register as animal handlers with local authorities.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

They bred on a number of islands near Japan and Taiwan, and ranged widely and abundantly from the Aleutian Islands south through California. Birds aren’t the only animals who have made strong comebacks thanks to the Endangered Species Act.

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Critter News

MARCH 17, 2011

Here's a good link to rescue efforts.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Since 2007, Nano Pet Products, LLC founder, Chris Onthank, a nationally known animal behaviorist, and his team have developed and distributed the world’s most technologically advanced pet products on the market today using nanotechnology and global demand is growing steadily. Please visit Dog Gone Smart Beds.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 13, 2009

Bark Busters will also make a $500 donation on the winner’s behalf to a registered animal shelter or rescue organization of their choice. A $250 donation will be made on each winner’s behalf to a registered animal shelter or rescue organization of their choice. The company’s Canadian website is www.barkbusters.ca.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 17, 2008

Whoever thought President Bush was a pro-animal environmentalist? People like Adolf Hitler are pro-animal environmentalists! The point, of course, is that there is no necessary connection between (1) a person's attitude toward animals or the environment and (2) his or her normative political theory.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 11, 2007

Horses slaughtered in America today go not to feed the poor and the hungry but to satisfy the esoteric palates of wealthy diners in Europe and Japan. Yes, all food animals should meet a dignified end. The issue is not whether slaughtering horses is un-American, but that it is inhumane and wholly unnecessary. On the contrary, if Ms.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 12, 2008

Hey there, Just discovered your nice blog on animals and ethics. I've linked back to that story in my latest post on Japan v Greenpeace saga on my Dot Earth blog. www.nytimes.com/dotearth I'm going to add Animal Ethics to my blogroll. A very under-appreciated arena.

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APRIL 15, 2007

To the Editor: Re “ Japan’s Whaling Obsession ” (editorial, April 1): Japan strongly supports the international protection of endangered whale species and advocates for the sustainable harvest of species in abundance only. Japan Information Center Consulate General of Japan New York, April 4, 2007 Jiro Okuyama Dir.,

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Animal Ethics

JULY 5, 2007

No wonder rBGH has been banned in Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Europe and Canada outlawed using hormones on dairy cows because of such human and animal health concerns. In cows, the hormones have been shown to increase lameness, udder infections and bone cancer. Bill Niman Nicolette Hahn Niman Bolinas, Calif.,

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 24, 2011

Rescuers from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org ) have mobilized to Japan to conduct an assessment and assist with animal rescue efforts following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. will be channeled into Japan. will be channeled into Japan.

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MARCH 17, 2022

Its success rate when attacking prey was 27% (157 of 581 attacks on prey successful in Honshu, Japan; HBW), and thus slightly higher than the success rate of my jokes in this blog. When a Peregrine Falcon is late for an important date, it is the fastest-moving animal in the whole animal kingdom. So, just a quick reminder here.

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MARCH 29, 2019

The seafaring Portuguese were also depicted with their falcons abroad as they began building an overseas empire in the 15th century, even in lands as distant as Japan (a nation with its own ancient falconry traditions). 1593 – 1600 byo’bu , or Japanese household folding screen, decorated in the Nanban style.

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JULY 21, 2014

Department of Agriculture’s Animal Damage Control unit tried to remove them, sparking a fight with Mayor Washington’s neighbors, who also loved the parakeets, and the establishment of the Harold Washington Memorial Parrot Defense Fund. There are a lot of pet psittacines out there that escape or are released. The answer lies in the nests.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 11, 2010

The International Fund for Animal Welfare ( IFAW ), is a non-profit organization working to save animals in crisis worldwide, to help protect our oceans’ whale population. IFAW advocates for the protection of wildlife in their habitats, works to prevent cruelty to animals, and rescues individual animals. Whales in danger.

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MAY 8, 2011

Soon people from South Africa to Japan heard about what was happening, and wrote to share their stories, their challenges, and their curiosity about what Henry was learning. He was named the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Cat of the Year for 2010, and he has authored two critically acclaimed books.

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Critter News

JANUARY 23, 2009

Today, the man who trained Flipper for the popular 1960s TV series is crusading against the slaughter of dolphins in Japan, captured by hidden cameras in a chilling documentary called “The Cove” that’s being shown at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Tags: oceans captivity dolphin Gretchen the animal hater.

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