10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Wuerthner states, “Perhaps the most significant and obvious conflict between the goals of the NAMWC and actual behavior of state agencies has to do with management of predators, particularly bears, cougars, coyotes and wolves. Those whose actions result in additional costs should bear them. The exploiter/developer pays.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It was Los Angeles, after all, where mileage has no bearing on time, but where time was precious for my little rescue on this crystal morning. I’d been volunteering at rescues through my young adulthood, and I was training as a cat socializer, teaching terrified felines — the unlucky victims of cruel people — to trust humans again.

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Cats Stray Cat Stray Los Angeles 223

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

In fact, the Dodo belonged to a clade (sometimes called Raphini) of 15 remarkable, bizarre, intriguing island-adapted pigeons, some of which are still alive today, but eight of which have been hacked from the tree of life, driven to extinction by humans. The bird’s skeleton bears similarities to New Guinea’s much smaller (!)

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Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius 2006 279

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2019

With enough imagination and superstition, some birds can be absolutely frightening – as the multitude of spooky fowl haunting the darkest corners of human culture throughout history will attest. If you suffer from this condition, 10,000 Birds is probably the last place on the Internet you should be visiting.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

The Blue Whistling Thrush is presumably named for its loud human-like whistling, and possibly for being blue. The Crested Serpent Eagle is another species bound to suffer from a naming error in perpetuity. The Kalij Pheasant is not very good at denouncing typical avian gender stereotypes either.

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Myanmar Birds China Chicago 147

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

But, pets also become bona fide family members with which we establish genuine relationships—incomparable emotional bonds that can have extraordinarily positive physical and psychological impacts on humans. Studies have also found that: Pet owners are less likely to suffer from depression than those without pets.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 21, 2007

to bear witness—first hand—to the abject suffering and deaths of individual farmed animals who have been assaulted throughout their entire lives by over 99% of the human population. Working 18 hour days 7 days a week in subzero blizzard conditions to care for our rescued victims of animal agriculture.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Forget lions, tigers, and bears – if Internet listicles are to be believed, all of Oz is full of crocodiles, sharks, jellyfish, snakes, spiders – even magpies – that are dead set on killing, maiming, or injuring any humans they encounter. One of these killers even has the word “death” in its name, for crying out loud.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

If some microorganisms must be killed in the process, this is unfortunate but necessary for human life. Why should microorganisms be sacrificed rather than humans? Why is human life more valued than the life of microorganisms? One might be inclined to say that human beings are more valuable because of their intelligence.

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Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2018

Anyone who has set foot in an Irish pub at any point in the last several decades has undoubtedly seen these vintage ads featuring a colorful and clownish menagerie of bears, sea lions, turtles, kangaroos, crocodiles, lions, and many birds – including the famous Guinness toucans. They thought it would be vulgar. Somehow it led to animals.”.

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Sea Lions Lions Campaign Kangaroos 133

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 24, 2006

As reported in the AP story, two styles of Sean John jackets—one a hooded snorkel style, the other a classic version—were originally advertised as faux fur, but an investigation by the Humane Society of the United States [ HSUS ] found that the jackets were made from dog fur. Just how do Chinese workers kill raccoon dogs?" you might wonder.

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Fur HSUS Fur Industry Raccoons 40

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2024

Of course, the same applies to pizza services for humans. Please bear with us while this update takes place.” ” Been bearing with them for quite a while now. The bees pursue the bird until it settles down somewhere, try to sting it, and get eaten ( source ). The species name athertoni is derived from Lt.

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