Another Reason to Keep Your Cats Indoors – Bears!
10,000 Birds
JUNE 23, 2012
Some cats, like my Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Paul’s pet, Pippa, are not bright enough to realize that, you know, that’s a freaking bear!
Why Did The National Audubon Society End Their Contract With Ted Williams?
10,000 Birds
MARCH 19, 2013
On 14 March, 2013, the Orlando Sentinel published an opinion piece by Ted Williams under the headline “Trap, neuter, return programs make feral-cat problem worse.” Then he gave a couple of alternative solutions to the feral cat problem: There are two effective, humane alternatives to the cat hell of TNR.
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Nothing Funny About Cat Cruelty
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 20, 2013
What is it about cats and the internet? I would struggle to name one friend on my Facebook account who has not at some point shared the latest Lolcats pictures or shred a grumpy cat memo. The Difficulties Of Re-homing Abused Cats. The cat needs to be left to come to you in his own time.
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100 Sneeze Prone? Top 5 Dogs for Allergy Suffers
4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
I was more than aware that I was allergic to cats—that was evident since childhood. population has pet allergies, mainly to dogs and cats. That said, below are some really good choices allergy-sufferers should consider adopting: 1. But dogs had never been an issue before. I was terribly sad—I wanted a furry companion terribly.
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How to ‘treat’ your cat right
4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
Just like people, pets that are not treated right can suffer from stress and other health problems, and an inadequate diet, for example, will make cats more prone to infections and illnesses. Bought toys usually include small stuffed animals and assorted plastic objects that it’s safe for cats to chew. Choosing cat treats.
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Visiting Bird Service: Avian “Pet Therapy” Cheers Seniors
10,000 Birds
APRIL 6, 2016
You may have heard of nursing homes or assisted living facilities bringing in dogs and cats to give their residents a little “pet therapy.” Scooter is now getting on in years and has suffered health setbacks. But what about birds? One enterprising New Orleans-area bird rescuer is doing just that.
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Low-effort Warbling
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Here in Trinidad, we routinely experience several of these migrants – most of these birds surely pass by unrecorded as not everyone is a birder and not all birders are huge fans of suffering from Warbler Neck. Each brings its distinctive, cheerful addition to the soundscape of forests and wetlands across T&T.
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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 9, 2013
“I wish for a federal law prohibiting domestic and feral cats from roaming free outdoors. Violation of the law would be punishable by substantial fines, plus the cat owners would be required to perform community service at a local wildlife rehabilitation facility.
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Tsunami Pics from Midway Atoll
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover?
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Getting ready for spring.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 23, 2019
Could a cat easily reach the box? Even if you are suffering sub-zero temperatures, spring is still coming and the birds will be looking for nesting sites before you know it. Find a site which offers some protection from the sun during the heat of the day and which allows a direct approach. Think like a predator.
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African Penguins in Peril
10,000 Birds
JULY 16, 2013
On the mainland they face predation from domestic cats, dogs, genets, mongoose and Cape Gulls which steal their chicks and eggs. Remarkably, this growing colony suffered severe losses from a leopard that habitually came down from the mountains to feast on the easy penguin snacks.
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Birding Shanghai in October 2023
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
The Yellow-bellied Tit suffers a bit less from such jokes. If instead of reading non-scientific information on birds, you prefer to read scientific information on cats, I recommend the paper “On the rheology of cats” The post Birding Shanghai in October 2023 first appeared on 10,000 Birds.
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“Christmas in June” – Brasserie au Baron: Saint-Médard Cuvée de Noël
10,000 Birds
JUNE 11, 2021
He was also apparently much disposed to laughter and is often portrayed with his mouth wide open; for this reason, he’s also invoked by sufferers of dental maladies such as toothache. But it’s for the lore concerning the weather on his June 8th feast day that Saint Medardus is best known today, by those who remember him at all.
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A Northern Wheatear in New York
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
But that is what happened on Tuesday evening and I had to suffer the email reports, pictures, and facebook status updates of New York State birders who were fortunate enough to see a Northern Wheatear , a bird I had never seen in North America, at the Croton Train Station in Westchester County.
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Keeping your pet healthy is very essential for the Owner
4 The Love Of Animals
JUNE 28, 2012
Some of the most common pets in today’s homes include dogs and cats. Like humans, if your pet is healthy, it suffers from fewer diseases. Dog food should be given to dogs and cat food to cats! Some people actually give cat food to dogs and dog food to cats. A healthy pet is a happy pet.
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Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2011
As always, you are reminded that if you take the time to look at this post YOU MUST SHARE YOUR BEST GUESSES or you will suffer from broken optics, missed life birds, and the clap. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Without further ado here are the three images.
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229 Paws UP for Union Township Animal Shelter
4 The Love Of Animals
JUNE 12, 2012
Rock & Rawhide , a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that aims to increase adoptions for dogs and cats in shelters by providing toys and other items that serve as a form of distraction therapy, reducing the stress and noise levels. This shelter has hundreds of dogs and cats coming and going on a daily basis and need our help!
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Breast Cancer in Pets
4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
Here are some great facts about breast cancer in dogs and cats. Many people don’t realize that pets can also suffer from breast cancer. Mammary gland tumors are common in dogs and cats, especially those that aren’t spayed or were spayed late in age. Once your dog or cat is five years old, perform a mammary exam monthly.
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Brooklyn Woman Assaults Two ASPCA Agents
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 9, 2009
Responding to an anonymous tip about a neglected cat, the Humane Law Enforcement agents arrived at Stewart’s residence to find a seven-week-old, one-pound orange tabby with his whiskers cut off and a serious injury to his right front paw. It was determined that Stewart had failed to get medical attention for her cat.
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Petrel Paradise
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2011
Soon we were out of the protected harbour and into choppier waters, and here I have to say I suffered for about two hours from the dreaded affliction known as sea-sickness. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.
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Farewell to 2020 – Marin Brewing Company: Albion Amber Ale
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 1, 2021
But we knew these were trivial inconveniences compared to the suffering the fires were causing, which became more evident as we continued our journey that week: the highways crowded with refugees fleeing from the north and east and we witnessed a great outpouring of neighborly help for those in need at many roadside stops.
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Pet Symptoms You Should Not Overlook
4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 13, 2010
. • Vomiting and diarrhea: Even responsible pet owners overlook this occasionally because it is such a common occurrence in dogs and cats. No need to panic every time kitty cat scratches herself, but if it becomes excessive, she may be suffering from a skin disease or infection.
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100 Pet Safety During Home Improvements
4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 1, 2012
Cats, dogs, and other small pets are much more vulnerable than humans to dust and vapors that settle near the floor for any project that requires good ventilation like painting, sanding, or pulling up carpet, clean up thoroughly before bringing a pet home after a home improvement project. Sweep, vacuum, and dust after the project.
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Preparing Your Pet for Winter
4 The Love Of Animals
OCTOBER 16, 2009
It’s important for you to recognize when your pet may be suffering from hypothermia, which can be accomplished by being able to identify several key signs. For cats, a bird feeder provides a constant source of entertainment which will keep them busy for many hours each day. However, this is often not the case. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.
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Itchy pet? Food Allergies May be to Blame
4 The Love Of Animals
OCTOBER 7, 2015
It’s important to remember that our pets can suffer from a lot of the same things we humans do, including food allergies. We love this infographic about possible food allergies in pets. As always, if you suspect a problem with … Continue reading → The post Itchy pet?
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100 4 Things to Consider Before Adopting a Dog
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 9, 2012
New allergies develop over time for most allergy-suffers. So for example, if you had cat allergies when you were younger so you opted for a dog instead, that doesn’t mean that you’ll never grow an allergy to dogs—especially if you haven’t been around dogs for several years. Or be opened to moving. Are You Allergic?
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Birding Chongming Island in summer
10,000 Birds
JULY 18, 2022
I once had a cat who loved to lick plastic bags, and while I find the pleasure in this hard to comprehend, it still seems more understandable to me than the joy (?) of catching extremely small fish. But maybe that is actually a good thing.
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Why Justice for Animals Is the Social Movement of Our Time
Animal Ethics
APRIL 19, 2016
"There is no longer dispute among serious scientists that humans aren’t the only animals who have the capacity to suffer physically and mentally. Elephants, great apes, orcas, dogs, cats, and many other animals can experience depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and compulsive disorders.
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Animal Ethics
MARCH 5, 2007
To the Editor: The euthanasia of more than 1,000 dogs and cats at the main animal shelter in Las Vegas is surely a major tragedy in the sheltering field (news article , Feb. 16), and the rapid spread of diseases at a facility packed with 1,800 animals required swift action to prevent even more suffering and loss of life.
Tom Regan on Cruelty
Animal Ethics
JULY 8, 2012
The central case of cruelty appears to be the case where, in Locke's apt phrase, one takes "a seeming kind of Pleasure" in causing another to suffer. Some cruel people do not feel pleasure in making others suffer. For example, a woman is not cruel if she occasionally fails to feed her cat. Let us term this sadistic cruelty.
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40 Jonathan Bennett on Revisable Morality
Animal Ethics
DECEMBER 31, 2008
Many people exclude animals from moral consideration, even though they would never think to neglect, much less harm, a dog or a cat. It is natural to feel sympathy for animals who are suffering. So I must try to keep my morality open to revision, exposing it to whatever valid pressures there are—including pressures from my sympathies.
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Feral Cat Advocates Lie
10,000 Birds
APRIL 13, 2012
I am so sick of the feral cat colonies that infest so many locations that I like to bird. And while I am sick of the cat colonies I am even more sick of the deluded people who believe that by feeding feral cats they are somehow helping them. Outdoor cats live short, ugly, violent lives. Keep your cat indoors.
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254 Outdoor/Feral Cat Problem? Call the SWAT Team
10,000 Birds
MAY 22, 2015
This is what we need for birds, whose rights as government-protected species are violated every day by free-roaming cats. Thanks to groups like Alley Cat Allies, outdoor and feral cats have become above the law. Neighbor B has nine outdoor cats. Neighbor A asks neighbor B to contain his cats. Sealed With A Trap.
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259 Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 7, 2016
Years ago, I became a wildlife volunteer and advocate because of a cat who caught a bird. Now, he lay frightened and ruffled in my hands, his tail tattered, his feathers damp from the maw of a cat named Puck. Back then, I didn’t know enough about birds, but I knew a lot about cats. I scrambled for a box.
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223 When conservation and animal rights collide
10,000 Birds
JULY 11, 2012
If you like animals you will generally not want them to suffer and you won’t want them to go extinct. Animal rights is concerned with preventing the suffering or even use of animals by humans. You cannot care about the individual, not at that level of suffering.
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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement
10,000 Birds
JULY 24, 2012
I know on some level, I think that’s something almost all of us can get behind…no one, except the most callous and cold-hearted of the human race things its fine to torture animals, or deny that they are capable of pain and suffering. Obviously its perfectly fine to concentrate on one particular problem (i.e.
Consider the Chickadee
10,000 Birds
MAY 25, 2011
I couldn’t tell if he was injured or not, but I didn’t think he was going to last long where he was — especially in a neighborhood filled with cats. The chickadee that I discovered on the sidewalk was suffering from dehydration and hypothermia. So I carefully picked him up and carried him home.
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Scarlett The Cat: From Homeless To A Hero
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 20, 2012
Being homeless, at first, this cat became one of the top-figures in press, both newspapers and TVs: even Oprah Winfrey has talked about her in own talk-show! One could only imagine how much pain the cat experienced while getting over the fire! The cat was sent to the intensive care immediately and placed in an oxygen chamber.
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100 The End of Ezra
10,000 Birds
MARCH 24, 2017
Only a little for Ezra, whose suffering was quickly ended, and certainly not for Red-tailed Hawks as a whole – the species is numerous, widespread, adaptable, and not in a position to be devastated by the loss of a single breeding individual. Their fears were confirmed. When I read the news I felt a twinge.
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160 Stalking a Kiwi Icon
10,000 Birds
MARCH 16, 2011
There are are presently thought to be five species of kiwi with a possible sixth extinct species, all of which have suffered varying degrees of range contraction since the arrival of humans. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.
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On Cannibalism
Animal Person
FEBRUARY 6, 2010
However I cannot see a rational argument for saying eating dogs or cats is barbaric while eating pork or beef is fine. Do they suffer any more or less in death? If sentience and suffering and "the mysterious unity of life" are really your concerns, you aren't going be eating any body. Are they any more or less sentient?
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Birding Fuzhou National Forest Park
10,000 Birds
JULY 11, 2022
If I understand my cats correctly, the females taste of lemon while the males taste of orange. Do birds suffer from depression? The female sunbird sometimes meets with female Fire-breasted Flowerpeckers to discuss this shared issue. It is not the same for the Scarlet Minivet. I have not verified this myself though.
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147 On ANIMAL EQUALITY, by Joan Dunayer
Animal Person
MARCH 9, 2010
Here are some of my favorite quotes: " Companion anima l reduces a dog, cat, or other nonhuman to the role of companion. In their publications, vivisectors virtually never state that they inflicted the harm suffered by their victims. Each year, 'food animals' suffer and die by the billions, but they do so one by one.
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Roger Cohen Realizes Dogs=Pigs, Sort Of
Animal Person
FEBRUARY 5, 2010
Do they suffer any more or less in death? However I cannot see a rational argument for saying eating dogs or cats is barbaric while eating pork or beef is fine. "Dog Are they any more or less sentient? Are they any more or less part of the mysterious unity of life? I think not. Dog was not easy for me," he writes.
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