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Goose Patrol Protects NYC’S Birds From Government Slaughter
Summertime is almost here, which, for New York City’s goose population, means it’s molting season. Ordinarily, it’s a time for the birds to shed their wing and tail feathers and grow new ones in...
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Tamara Ecclestone given rescued goose as wedding gift
A rescued goose has been named after Tamara Ecclestone in celebration of her marriage to Jay Rutland. The Formula One heiress received the special wedding gift from PETA after it saved the bird from a...
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Tell Amazon to Stop Selling Foie Gras
Ever wondered how foie gras is made? Last month, a Mercy For Animals investigation uncovered stark evidence that what’s involved in the making of foie gras is nothing short of animal torture. A...
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Quackers
I love this. The idea of being able to fall so far and be completely un-injured, amazes me! Why are they not hurt? Well, quite simply, the ducklings are very very light weight and their downy...
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A dozen geese slaughtered in Inwood Hill Park
Canada geese like these were slaughtered in Inwood Hill Park early this morning. Bird lovers in Inwood Hill Park were horrified Wednesday morning to learn that about a dozen Canada geese and goslings...
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Chickens are more egghead than birdbrain
For too long, the chicken has languished at the bottom of the avian intelligence pecking order. No longer! According to researchers, the hen, far from being a bird brain, is actually an egghead with a...
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Essential kit for the chicken keeper
Having the right kit on hand means you won’t be caught out when one of your birds is off colour. If you are new to keeping chickens, picking up any poultry magazine or visiting stockists of poultry...
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Time-Traveling Turkeys
In the States, Thanksgiving is practically synonymous with turkey. Any mention of the holiday automatically conjures images of a big, juicy, oven-roasted bird, and vice versa. Even vegetarians aren’t...
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Groundsman finds duck nesting in OVEN!
For Missy the Muscovy duck, this dry and warm shelter would have appeared like the perfect place to create a nest for her eggs. But the bird was dangerously close to becoming a roast duck after...
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Terrorised
Many mothers struggle to adjust when their babies grow up and move away to university. But one particularly protective mum was causing chaos on campus yesterday as she viciously attacked students...
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People don’t care for chickens say Steve Carell
Steve Carell is worried he has offended a “chicken lobby” by admitting he doesn’t like the birds. The actor voices the character of Gru in animated sequel Despicable Me 2. This time around Gru is a...
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Staffy and Gosling become buddies
An orphaned goose has formed an unlikely friendship with a Staffordshire Bull Terrier after being given a home at a dog rescue centre in Leeds. Named Orville, the gosling was one week old when he was...
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Steadicam chickens
Did you know that chickens have image stabilized heads. It’s true! It’s actually called the vestibulo-ocular reflex. Naturally (and… nerdily?) people started suggesting that someone should try making...
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Rubber duck artist Florentijn Hofman doesn’t understand intellectual property
It was announced this week that Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman will bring a smaller version of the Hong Kong duck to China’s capital for Beijing Design Week in September. Accompanying the duck will be...
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Hi-rise hatchers
Thirteen eggs in a planter on one of Terry Allen Kramer’s terraces hatched the day she was having a luncheon for friends at her Upper East Side penthouse. The wild ducklings were not only tiny but...
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Ducknapped
A reward is being offered for the safe return of a three-foot high ‘Culture Duck’ which has gone missing from the Everglades Hotel. The Culture Duck, which “lived” on the piano in the hotel foyer,...
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Lucky Ducks
Seven ducklings are lucky to be alive after being pulled to safety from a storm drain in Ohio by Good Samaritans – but the baby mallards ultimately have their mom to thank for their rescue. Columbus...
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Drought’s impact on duck dynasties
You know what they say about how ducks take to water. What if there isn’t any water? Dry conditions across California this spring reduced the population of breeding mallard ducks by nearly...
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Chicken therapy
Resident Sally Cross-Sevon was introduced to “Clementine.” Ellen Levinson’s tone becomes nostalgic as she recalls how she felt the day last summer when Terry Golson placed a hen in her lap. “Having...
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County contracts to kill geese, bird lovers cry fowl
The distinctive Canada geese that populated the GastonCountyPark in Dallas were a joy to many who watched them through the years. Click HERE to follow the debate and Like The Gazette on Facebook Click...
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