10,000 Birds
JUNE 13, 2021
He is simply waiting for someone to move him from the filthy plastic bucket where he is tethered next to a gas pump. In Oregon you can’t own any “dangerous” wild animals, but you can get a special permit for a service monkey and anyone can fill their backyard with giraffes. The bird is just chilling out, waiting for the urge to fly.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 30, 2013
She has clearly decided that for her baiting is not away to get a photo, and if one does get a photo that way then the ethical thing to do is to state that, much as one should do with captive animals. One wouldn’t tether a rabbit out to get a shot of a fox or a coyote, or is that somehow different? My own take on that mirrors it.
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Critter News
APRIL 17, 2012
leaving them to sometimes do procedures with nothing to numb the animals' pain. After eight years of fighting a strict law that virtually bans an anesthetic essential for their work, Russia's veterinarians say they have nearly reached the end of their tether. To work without anesthesia is to cut animals when they are conscious."
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 16, 2010
Don’t approach a strange dog, especially one that’s tethered or confined. While letter carriers are discouraged from petting animals, people who choose to pet dogs should always let a dog see and sniff them before petting the animal. National Dog Bite Prevention Week originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on May 16, 2010.
Animal Person
DECEMBER 17, 2009
In a stroke of the surreal, my heart beat frantically as my eye was yanked from the cheery, colorful bears on the sticker, to a mammoth black bear, tethered to the back of a white pickup truck, and held down with chicken wire. He was bleeding from several bullet wounds, and visibly in excruciating pain. Heaving and sobbing, I spoke to him.
4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 3, 2014
While humans are uttering “oohs” and “ahhs,” enjoying the 4th of July fireworks, many terrified dogs are digging under or jumping over fences, breaking tethers or even shattering windows in an attempt to escape from the frightening noises. If your pet does go missing over the holiday, check immediately and often with local animal shelters.
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