Critter News

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Researchers told the Tribune that the testing gave the shelter animals "a second chance at life," while records obtained by the Tribune revealed that the labs had killed 116 of the 190 strays last year. Only 74 animals survived the research process to be adopted out as pets.

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Utah Stray PETA Animal Research 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

This non-technical book is a development from a series of lectures, tried and tested in numerous adult education courses given to non-specialists. What I mostly look for in this book is how to understand those behaviours, how to interpret them. How did I know that?

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 30, 2011

Right at the top of the list is the awareness that your new rescue has a shady history, especially if it was a stray. Many shelters have the ability to test dogs with other dogs as well as cats. 5) Was the dog a stray or an owner drop off? 2) Does he get along well with other dogs/cats?

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Adoptable Rescue Dogs Kennels 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

I bought a new rucksack yesterday and the first thing I checked when I brought it home was, how easily my spotting scope with a mounted window clamp fits in – test passed with flying colours. What purpose rucksack did I choose? Well, that tells a lot about me: it’s a 40l plane carry-on type (which I will carry on as my day-pack, too).

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Asia Malaysia Papua New Guinea Thailand 274

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

But in 2020, with all my travel plans cancelled and pretty much everything shut down, I wasn’t straying too far from Albany, New York for birding. I also put it to a worthy first field test on December 29th during a successful twitch of an Arctic Diver that had turned up at a small lake right next to Heidleberg.

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2020 Birds Costa Rica Germany 237

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

There was also a certain appeal to bravado in testing one’s mettle by downing the latest “hop bomb”. American White Pelicans have been making a bit of a splash in the northeast United States lately, with more and more birds straying into the region over the years.

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