4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 10, 2012

While the focus of your landscaping design may revolve around creating an attractive atmosphere and making humans comfortable, the family dog deserves consideration as well. Since 2000, Chris Long has been a store associate at a Home Depot in Illinois. Make Your Pet Feel at Home.

Dogs

Animal Ethics

APRIL 18, 2007

Since a number of "Animal Ethics" readers reside in the northern Illinois area, I thought I would call your attention to an exciting lecture that is taking place on Northern Illinois University's campus. She specializes in Environmental Ethics, Human-Animal Ethics, and Moral Psychology. Jenni, Ph.D.

Illinois

Animal Ethics

JULY 5, 2007

Such hormones may increase the risk of breast, colon and gastrointestinal cancers, according to a University of Illinois study. Europe and Canada outlawed using hormones on dairy cows because of such human and animal health concerns. In cows, the hormones have been shown to increase lameness, udder infections and bone cancer.

New York Times

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2014

True, few hardy human souls are dedicated/crazy enough to go birding in these conditions (did I mention a windchill of –35?); I can’t speak for other locations, but the Illinois birders’ listserv has been pretty dead today. Most birds will probably fare just fine, if the cold snap is as short-lived as predicted.

Polar Bears

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2013

miles) and appears to depend on the presence of brackish marsh; where saltmarsh and freshwater marsh were immediately adjacent due to human manipulations, he found that birds did not interbreed. King Rail and chick in Illinois cc-by Andy Reago. The full study is fascinating and well worth a read.

Species

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2014

I’ll never forget an orphaned Northern Cardinal nestling that I really fussed over a few years back,” said Arden Zich of Fox Valley Wildlife Center in Elburn, Illinois. “We It was like they said, “You reek of humans, go wash.”. It’s a theme.”. “I’ll Birds bird releases wildlife rehabilitators'

Wildlife Rehabilitation

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

More than concerned, he is dismayed and alarmed and has been since January 1974, when he first witnessed a Mourning Dove fly into a window and fall to the ground dead on the Southern Illinois University campus. This was his trigger moment, when he decided to find out why birds fly into glass windows and die. Did the model work?

New York City

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

We immediately get a sense of the pigeons’ abundance, beauty, and danger to human activity. She portrays humans merged with Passenger Pigeons; the images are then framed to look like 19th century calling cards. Avery’s trip through Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York holds more promise.

2014

Animal Ethics

JULY 19, 2007

In DeKalb, Illinois, that monster is Cavel International, the only remaining plant in the U.S. that slaughters horses for human consumption. Since it is illegal to sell horse meat for human consumption in the U.S., One can't kill horses for human consumption within the U.S., The answer is the proverbial loophole.

Horse Slaughter

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

The Obama-Biden ticket is the better choice on animal protection, and we urge all voters who care about the humane treatment of animals, no matter what their party affiliation, to vote for them. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has been a solid supporter of animal protection at both the state and federal levels. In the U.S.

Obama

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2024

Fortunately, Black-crowned Night Heron s are quite common in Shanghai, though apparently endangered in Illinois ( source ). However, the fact that there are 30 subspecies seems to indicate that the species has a slightly overblown estimation of its own importance.

Birds