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10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2014
In April 2014, a 4-year-old boy in the Bronx, New York, died after eating rat poison. An owl who eats a rat poisoned by a farmer or a pest-control company will die the same death as one poisoned by a homeowner. There are no tests to diagnose it, either. Banner photo by Dave Harper; second by Suzie Gilbert; third by RATS.
Critter News
MAY 31, 2010
A Malaysian government official defended an Indian company's plans to build an animal testing medicine lab in his state, saying Monday that God created monkeys and rats for experiments to benefit humans. The activists say Malaysia has no regulations on animal research, which could lead to test subjects being abused.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 22, 2012
Getting rid of rabbits and goats was something that had been done for many years, but it was generally thought that rats and cats would be impossible to remove from all but the smallest islands. Hit the rats hard and quick in a single hit. But while obvious this was also a much harder proposition. Image by Glen Fergus.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 20, 2014
I had just come from a Rat Snake in a tree and was prepared to allow just enough space in my hopes for another reptile, but thoughts of owls quickly crowded it out again. As I inched up the slope on by backside I wondered, should I test my fortune any further by trying to get a photo, or should I high-tail it to the lottery shop?
10,000 Birds
APRIL 22, 2013
Now nearing 50 and duly lost in a mid-life crisis, Dragan Simic took to birding rather late – only half a lifetime ago, after successfully testing his inadequate skills in other life threatening activities, such as rock climbing and vertical caving. As we enter the car, a Sardinian Warbler sings behind us, laughing out loudly.
Critter News
OCTOBER 24, 2009
In this experiment, scientists tested whether lighting can cause depression. However, it involved exposing rats to chemicals at levels that humans are usually not exposed to. I came across these stories about two different medical experiments using mice. They used different lighting situations to see how they affect mice moods.
Critter News
MAY 28, 2009
Homemakers employ deadly rat traps and poisons to rid their dwellings of vermin. In university labs nationwide, scientists inflict spinal-cord injuries on dogs and cats, inject rats with carcinogens, test dangerous drugs on monkeys, and do all kinds of evil things to guinea pigs in the name of scientific research.
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