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New theories about what's wiping out huge populations of the tiny winged mammal point to pesticides and climate change.
By Kirsten Weir
August 1, 2008
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Tom Colicchio, David Chang and others on the virtues of the hog, the importance of ethical farming and why true pork lovers are not ignorant pigs about their meat.
By Sarah Hepola
July 11, 2008
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We visit Veritas Farms, 120 acres in New Paltz, N.Y. The animals are happy, healthy and tasty.
By Caitlin Shamberg and Rebecca Traister
July 9, 2008
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So why do I cure my own bacon? Because it's fun, it's easy, and loving food is different than loving the food that you make.
By Rebecca Traister
July 8, 2008
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Why are Americans so batty for bacon? It's delicious, it's decadent -- and it's also a fashion statement.
By Sarah Hepola
July 7, 2008
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With its taproot in "Hamlet," this novel spins an engrossing tale of power struggles within a family of Wisconsin dog breeders.
By Laura Miller
June 27, 2008
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And genetically modified his goats and chickens to produce drugs for humans. But hold on. Should we be doing this to animals?
By Elizabeth Svoboda
June 11, 2008
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Bringing the wolves back to the Rockies has been a huge success story. So why are we allowed to gun them down?
By Katharine Mieszkowski
May 27, 2008
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The "food animal" courses insult my conscience.
By Cary Tennis
May 21, 2008
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As a racing fan, I've learned to accept injuries as a consequence of a sport. But I also understand the revulsion at the filly's destruction.
By Edward McClelland
May 6, 2008
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April in the Sierra foothills is the cruelest month -- and the most beautiful.
By Gary Kamiya
April 22, 2008
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Raised like a son by a New York City family as part of a language experiment, Nim Chimpsky was shipped away when funds ran out. A new biography tells Nim's story.
By Chris Colin
March 31, 2008
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The current spotlight on China's human rights record fails to illuminate its cruel and inhumane treatment of dogs and cats.
By Ted Kerasote
March 24, 2008
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Will she be the next TV star animal trainer? She certainly had the right diagnosis for my cat Thompson, a biter.
By Kirsten Weir
March 19, 2008
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It's not just the Bush-Cheney oilmen who don't want to list the polar bear as threatened. It's also the trophy hunters and Inuit tribes.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
March 17, 2008
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Consumer advocates worry that the FDA is throwing open the barn door to genetically engineered animals too quickly.
By Rebecca Clarren
March 4, 2008
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The Humane Society investigator who spurred the biggest beef recall in U.S. history speaks to Salon about his alarming undercover video.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
February 22, 2008
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Undercover footage that led to the recent meat recall.
February 22, 2008
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After shelling out $1,300 on a vet bill, I had to wonder: How much is too much to pay for your pet?
By Ada Calhoun
February 8, 2008
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Witness the sentimental education of an Information Age Everyman -- and his salvation -- in Lydia Millet's beautiful new novel.
By Laura Miller
February 4, 2008
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Why hasn't the polar bear been granted federal protection? Maybe because the Bush administration plans a last-minute handout of oil leases on its habitat.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
January 17, 2008
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But where can the big cats go? The deadly mauling in San Francisco underscores the paradox of zoos today.
By Susan McCarthy
January 5, 2008
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While bird-watching is more popular than ever, competitive "listers" may not see how birds live, or that their habitat is disappearing.
By Meera Subramanian
November 16, 2007
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I know how Ellen DeGeneres feels: My adventures with private dog shelters convinced me that years of rescuing animals sometimes turns people into self-righteous tyrants.
By Heather Havrilesky
October 19, 2007
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This funky bird has something to say about land use.
October 17, 2007
Dark night for bats
A wonderful, magical animal
Not the other white meat
Belly of the beast
Bacon mania
To breed or not to breed
Old McDonald had a pharm
Killing the wolves again
I want to be a veterinarian but not at the expense of animals 
Eight Belles' last run
Life, death and spring
The chimp who thought he was a boy
An Olympic disgrace
The cat whisperer
Packing heat on polar bears
Should biotech piggy go to market?
Extreme acts of animal cruelty
Humane Society footage of "downer" cows
What I wouldn't do for my cat
The man who loved money
No bears for oil
Tigers don't belong in zoos
For the birds?
Ellen, the dog bullies and me
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