Critter News

MARCH 6, 2009

The Body Shop is causing some headaches for L'Oreal right now. When she sold to L'Oreal, with its questionable history and animal testing, it was a real betrayal of the company's practices and principles (in my opinion.) Tags: animal testing economics L'Oreal cosmetics. million euros (£223 million) in its last quarter.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Are animal rights organizations more effective? At a conference in Brussels, Belgium on 6 November, European Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen, and Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik restated the EU's commitment to the reduction of animal testing. Is public outcry greater? Are politicians more willing to act?

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JUNE 24, 2010

MALAYSIA will not shut down a controversial British-funded animal testing lab after investigations showed that the animals were not exposed to torture, a senior official said on Thursday. The lab, which is run by the Britain-based Alpha Biologics, uses monkeys, dogs, rodents and rabbits for toxicology testing. From Straits Time.

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Critter News

APRIL 27, 2010

Charles River Labs, a company which develops drugs and conducts contract animal testing, has an atrocious animal rights record, although they deny it of course. They recently moved into China two years ago where they established a toxicology and drug-testing facility in Shanghai.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Sounds good, right? That’s right… you’ve got one week to spread the news, predict the future of bird guides, and describe your favorite Crossley plate. Wicked, right? Tags: features , field guide , giveaway , richard crossley • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Better get cracking!

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Slimbridge Wetland Centre (c) Mike Fuller @Riverhead, NY (c) Joe Kelly Magnificent Muscovy (c) Karen Davis Tags: ducks , features , manky , muscovy • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Wicked, right? Get yours today! These Blasts From The Past Birding 1.1.11 These Blasts From The Past Birding 1.1.11 Hat-tip to Stella.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

10K Birds is Top Ten About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Wicked, right? Tags: Asides , tsunami • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Hat-tip to Stella.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Many thanks to Jason Kopp for the photos above taken during last year’s courses held at Explorer’s Inn Tags: banding , peru , tambopata • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Wicked, right? Exodus: The Migration of Saw-whet Owls in North America.Or Hat-tip to Stella.

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Critter News

APRIL 4, 2009

The feud between animal rights activists and researchers is among the bitterest in science. Many animal supporters get caught up in fighting the food industry, but animal testing is as ugly and fundamental an issue. Tags: animal experimentation medical research. They're not necessarily questioning the ethics, but the efficacy.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 18, 2009

In the unending quest to find a kindred animal rights soul amongst my current friends, I ventured into animal testing territory with three friends over lunch this week (two guys and a woman). Most of their testing is repetitive, useless, and/or designed to create clones of drugs whose patents are about to run out.

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Critter News

APRIL 7, 2009

car companies used live animals, including pigs, for crash tests until the early 1990s. They stopped after protests from animal rights groups, such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Tags: rats animal experimentation military pigs. Roadside bombs are the top killer of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Wicked, right? Tags: Asides , richard crossley • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Spring is the perfect season to take this book for a spin!

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Critter News

JULY 24, 2009

In or about April 2007, PEACE, PHILLIPS and VICK executed approximately 8 dogs that did not perform well in "testing" sessions at 1915 Moonlight Road by various methods including hanging, drowning, and slamming at least one dog's body to the ground. I understand, as one sports columnist said, that the man has a right to make a living.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Or These Blasts From The Past The New ABA President is… IATB Deadline If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News… Have You Seen Save the Reagan Owl About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Wicked, right?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

Fortunately, favor smiled upon me this day because I entered Owl Woods right behind a group from the Rochester Birding Association. Birding Seattle About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 12, 2009

I do believe they want prestige, tenure, royalties and patent rights. I don't believe they are "brave" for "standing up" to animal rights activists. But as far as they are concerned, I am still an animal rights terrorist for the mere fact that I disagree with them. I believe they want to be gods in the laboratory.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

In Bergman's study, according to Discovery News, 18 to 28 squirrel monkeys would be subjected to radiation and periodically tested to gauge how exposure affects performance in a variety of learned tasks. I am so sorry, but the likelihood and necessity of trips to Mars are immeasurably low right now. Trips to Mars?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Say Hello to the Recurve-billed Bushbird Liben Lark Gets a Lifeline Birds of the Solstice: December 2008 About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Wicked, right? Did you even realize that not every bird has a banding code?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

These Blasts From The Past There’s an Ivory Gull in Massachusetts… David Sibley on the Jones Beach Shrike Bicknell’s Thrush I’ve Just Been Informed From Pavement to Gravel About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

I may have to quit blogging… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Wicked, right? I blame Charlie Sheen. What is even more terrifying is that the link takes you to Cracked. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Hat-tip to Stella.

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Critter News

JUNE 5, 2009

Thanks to Patty at Animal Rights-Do Whatever is Necessary for reposting this list of 40 ways to help lab animals. Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, in collaboration with a number of government agencies, has established AltWeb, the Alternatives to Animal Testing Web site.

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Animal Person

APRIL 14, 2009

Here's another direct action and its result, as described in an interview by Larry Mantle on KPCC Radio (it's the one called " Animal Rights vs. Animal Testing "). He speaks of the "mixed message of the animal rights community" that animals are so much like us, yet not enough like us to experiment on. That's one result.

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Animal Person

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression and I welcome comments (and will respond to the current ones shortly). 2) If you live in Los Angeles, you are probably more aware of the goings-on around the panel discussion that will involve Dr. Ray Greek and members of the Pro-Test community at UCLA. This week I asked "Is this 'War'?"

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Central Rain The Beetle Blog Carnival is Born Bike Paths and Birds Cephalods and Carnivals About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Wicked, right? Welcome to the club! Hat-tip to Stella.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Or These Blasts From The Past I and the Bird #15 I and the Bird #108 I and the Bird #33 I and the Bird #91 I and the Bird #13 About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Wicked, right? …and we really need hosts. Get yours today!

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Pine Grosbeaks Un-Irrupting About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Wicked, right? Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Hat-tip to Stella.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

These Blasts From The Past American Seabirds Thrown a Lifeline Snipe Hunt in the Bird Blogosphere Breeding Site of Large-billed Reed-Warbler Found Queens Christmas Bird Count IATB #137 Deadline About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

We were at Big John’s pond and a red tailed hawk came out of nowhere and we thought he was going to fly right into the blind. Wicked, right? Tags: best bird , weekend • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! No time to take a picture. Hat-tip to Stella.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Circus of the Spineless #30 I Agree Wholeheartedly with the Sparrow Cala Boca Galvão About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Wicked, right? Just saying. The deadline is Friday, March 18. Hat-tip to Stella.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Instead, he simply points at the cup on the right. It’s no coincidence that the two species that pass Hare’s pointing test also share a profound cross-species bond. But scientists had carried out few studies to test those beliefs–until now. See a video on how dogs think like us.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

My mother, mother-in-law, and godmother are all visiting right now. more migratory sky shots here ) Tags: march , weekend • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Salls Country Life Mar 19th, 2011 at 1:35 pm We are experiencing some incredible migratory bird watching right now. Wicked, right?

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Animal Person

JULY 26, 2009

How do they know what's right? That would be like brainwashing, and that's just not right. But I have to be realistic and reasonable, as it's not like the whole world is going to go vegan just because it's the right thing to do. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. I mean, where do they get their morals from?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Black Skimmers at the Marine Nature Study Area Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at the Feeder Pine Grosbeaks British Bird Trivia Great Potoo at Pico Bonito About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Wicked, right?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Or These Blasts From The Past I and the Bird #128 I and the Bird #138 I and the Bird #39 I and the Bird #42 I and the Bird #96 About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Wicked, right? Get yours today! Hat-tip to Stella.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

Talk about Big Sky Country – One of Corey’s 10 Views from a Van in Kazakhstan Tags: march , weekend • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Wicked, right? I hope you, dear reader, have better plans… Whatever your plans this weekend, make time to enjoy SkyWatch Friday. Get yours today! Hat-tip to Stella.

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Animal Person

JULY 22, 2009

But I hope you will agree that by not eating or wearing animals or products that use or were tested on sentient nonhumans that you know of, and by not participating in or promoting events that use animals as entertainment, you are doing a world of good for the planet and the creatures who live here.

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