Animal Ethics

MARCH 11, 2008

Orlando; Dallas; and Phoenix have tested positive for an array of pharmaceuticals — analgesics, antibiotics, antidepressants, antihistamines, anti-hypertension drugs and anti-seizure medications. According to the column, more than 100 different pharmaceutical compounds have turned up in surface water around the world.

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Species Dallas Phoenix Unwanted 40

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 18, 2010

We learn to trust the dog across the hundreds of increasingly-difficult test searches we do in training together, but it’s sometimes tempting to give in to doubt and try to take over. There’s a certain leap of faith we have to make in the dark behind a creature that has gifts we don’t share. Not a good idea.

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Rescue Dogs Humane Hamburgers 100

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Jean Kazez Dallas, Nov. My mind and spirit are continually tested by outrages, from the countless dead innocents in current wars to the limited life prospects of my son’s first-grade classmates with drug dealers for parents. Go vegan, go vegetarian, go humane or just eat less meat.

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New York Times New York Vegan Vegetarian 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2011

… we experimentally test if house finches ( Carpodacus mexicanus ) can modulate the minimum frequency of their songs in response to different noise levels. Urban noise is composed of low frequencies, thus the observation that songs have a higher minimum frequency in noisy places suggests this is a way of avoiding noise masking.

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Zebras Humane Birds Raised 253