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More Reasons Not to Eat Chicken: Hand Deformities Turn Up in Poultry Workers
Health & Wellness  (tags: birds, chicken, pachydermodactyly, toxins, poisoned birds, factory farms, Big Ag, minimum wage, danger, animal exploitation, nature's karma )

Rooibos
- 2 days ago - health.yahoo.net
"Although there are not many cases reported, and pachydermodactyly is rare, I believe other poultry workers may have this condition despite the use of protective measures, such as, gloves," dermatologist Dr. Rita Pichardo-Geisinger, one of the study's aut
Help Stop Factory Farm Production of
Animals  (tags: chicken, eggs, organic, space, pasture, poultry, suffering, animalwelfare, AnimalWelfare )

Julie
- 2 days ago - capwiz.com
In the European Union, organic standards require at least 43 ft² per bird outdoors; but the National Organic Standards Board Livestock Committee recommends that the USDA organic standards should require just 2 ft.² per bird of outdoor space! Take action
Man With Zebra, Parrot in Front Seat Charged With DUI
Offbeat  (tags: animals, off-beat, humans, bizarre )

Cal
- 3 days ago - abcnews.go.com
Police in Dubuque, Iowa, responded to an unusual call this week: reports of a zebra and a parrot in the front seat of a truck parked outside a bar. The striped animal and his fine feathered friend were there to keep their owner company, but weren't allowe
Blackwater: For The Birds
Environment  (tags: wildlife, recreation )

AmericanF
- 5 days ago - americanforests.org
Visit Maryland's Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, where dozens of rare species of birds set the stage for hiking, kayaking and other outdoor recreation.
Climate Change Is Endangering Hummingbirds' Survival
Environment  (tags: animals, climate-change, climatechange, ecosystems, environment, forests, greenhousegases, nature, science )

Dan
- 4 days ago - sciencenews.org
Due to climate change flowers that mountain hummers depend on are blooming way before the birds' arrival, cutting back their food supply and endangering their very survival, and other species. Logged by Sunstroke author David Kagan in Doomwatch Legacy.
Sign the Pledge to Be Down-Free | Take Action | PETA.Org.Uk - 1
Animals  (tags: abused, AnimalCruelty, animalrights, animals, cruelty, death, killed, killing, suffering, sadness, crime, abuse )

Amir
- 4 days ago - action.peta.org.uk
The cruelty behind every down industry product is chilling. In order to produce down clothing, pillows and comforters, birds are often pinned down or lifted by their necks or a delicate wing
The Wonder of Feathers
Offbeat  (tags: bird, feathers, color, wonder, insulation, keratin, flight )

Naoko
- 3 days ago - japantimes.co.jp
It is not just that birds have feathers, but the feathers form their bulk, weighing in at more than their skelton. Feathers provide color and crypsis, insulation and air-conditioning, streamlining, buoyancy and waterproofing;
The Last Straw: No More Foie Gras!
Animals  (tags: foiegras, abuse, AnimalCruelty, abused, animaladvocates, animalwelfare, suffering )

Harshiita
- 3 days ago - theanimalrescuesite.com
The pain that ducks and geese raised for foie gras experience is unspeakable. Birds are force-fed a corn substance through long tubes that are forced down their throats. This happens many times a day until the livers have become enlarged and diseased.
What Should You Do When Birds Collide With A Window?
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 3 days ago - wild.enature.com
As spring continues and bird activity is peaking, you've probably noticed birds colliding with your windows, especially if you live in a wooded area
ACTION ALERT: Save the Red Knot! PLEASE SIGN !
Green Lifestyle  (tags: red knots, sea bird, journey, endangered, survival, enviornment ecoystems, proteciton, conservation )

Simone
- 2 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The unassuming red knot makes a heroic journey every year. Starting at the southernmost end of South America, this sea bird flies all the way to the arctic where it nests and raises the next generation of red knots. Most red knots make a "rest stop" i
 
 
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