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We Should Kill More Lions

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The interests of those working for conservation and those working for animal rights and animal welfare don’t always perfectly align like you might think they do. The dominant vegetation of the reserve is deciduous Miombo woodlands and the property constitutes a globally important example of this vegetation type.

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Animal Health Care is Part of the Bottom Line

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We've argued in previous posts that factory farming is simply not conducive to animal welfare. Animal welfare is a cost of doing business, not a moral obligation. Here's an example. Tags: economics pigs farm animal welfare agribusiness. Better conditions for animals hurt the bottom line.

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Unexpected Farm Animal Deal in Ohio

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To me, it's another example of the Humane Society's growing savvy and clout in the US. Animal welfare groups led by the Humane Society of the United States have agreed to abandon a fall ballot issue against animal cruelty as part of a deal with state farm groups brokered by Gov. Tags: ohio humane society farm animal welfare.

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The Birds at Itasca State Park Are All Wet

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For example, I-35 is linked to the Superior region and cabins in the Arrowhead, and also to this major and amazing bird refuge. Now, Baxter is heavily developed, with big box stores and all, and Brainard is a welfare town. The different trails could be described by the different major roads one uses.

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Southern Senator Stops Confirmation Over Animal Protection

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He is the co-editor, for example, of Animal Rights: Current Debates and New Directions, which examines views both in favor and against animal law. Tags: Obama animal rights farm animal welfare politics agribusiness.

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Birding for the Curious: A Book Review

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For example, on finding gulls: Close study of gulls is not for everyone, and birders shouldn’t feel obligated to get deep into it if you prefer colorful, less-confusing, families of birds. It is process that can be as simple or as complex as you wish, and I think this is where Birding for the Curious is unique.

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Baby Bird Identification: A North American Guide–A Book Review

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Here is an example of one of the 36 plates, presenting Belted Kingfisher (ABA Bird of the Year!) These prescriptions are very important to Tuttle-Adams, who takes the perhaps radical approach that a bird’s welfare supersedes a birder’s ‘right’ to take a photograph. and three of the nine woodpeckers illustrated.