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“…/ Raymond Wheeler -- For whom the bell toll rises / Ed Quillen -- Balkanized, atomized Idaho / Pat Ford -- Building the Masau trail / Betsy Marston -- Working toward a rural future / Jon Christensen -- Letters from home / High Country News readers.…”
Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2015
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“…Animal welfare from Sea World to a world of rising seas -- The ethics of riding atop a wild animal in a spandex suit with loud music blaring cannot be reconciled under the banner of education or conservation / Louis Psihoyos, 2010, a hearing before the House committee on Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife -- Firsthand experience with animals is the best way to create a lasting appreciation and respect for animals / Julie Scardina, 2010, a hearing before the House committee on Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife -- This law protects both animals and free speech by focusing specifically on crush videos, which clearly have no place in our society / American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), 2010,Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act, Barack Obama -- The expected benefits for animal welfare and innovative ways of carrying out human health assessment are likely to outweigh any negative impacts / European Commission, 2013, regarding a full European Union ban on animal testing for cosmetics -- We have strengthen[ed] our ability to enforce humane handling laws at livestock slaughter facilities nationwide / New federal guidelines for the humane handling of livestock, 2013-- It is our moral responsibility to protect and preserve the diverse life forms our forefathers knew in abundance /Andrew Gulliford, 2014, High Country News (periodical) -- Many species decimated by illegal trade and other threats, such as habitat loss, are now in danger of extinction - the national strategy for combating wildlife trafficking, issued by the White House, 2014 -- Many species many not be able to keep pace with climate change ... thus leading, in some places to local extinctions of both plants and animals / U.S. …”