Subspecies

Activists Hold Mass Vigil and Provide Water for Birds Brutalized in Illegal Open-air Slaughterhouse in Brooklyn, Exposing Extreme Political Corruption

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Friday, September 14, 2018

Meat, Animal welfare, Chicken, Poultry, Subspecies, Kapparot, Human behavior

Under Section 356 of the Agriculture and Markets law, individuals may intervene if an animal is deprived of food and water for 12 hours or more while confined.

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Under Section 356 of the Agriculture and Markets law, individuals may intervene if an animal is deprived of food and water for 12 hours or more while confined.
During this Vigil, activists will exercise their right to provide water and food to thousands of suffering 6-weeks-old chickens.
60,000 chickens are crammed for days in plastic crates prior to the Kaporos ritual, which includes merciless swinging by their delicate wings.
The Alliance does not oppose Kaporos per se, only the cruel and unnecessary use of chickens in the ceremony.

Going to School with Carefully Combed Hair Takes on New Importance

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Lice, Ectoparasites, Head louse, Subspecies, Louse, Infestation, Comb, Biology, Culture, Ecdysozoa, Treatment of human head lice

NEWTON, Mass., September 5, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- This fall, there is one more important reason for children to leave for school every day with their hair carefully combed.

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NEWTON, Mass., September 5, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- This fall, there is one more important reason for children to leave for school every day with their hair carefully combed.
message is central to a year-long educational campaign sponsored by the NPA, which kicks off each September as National Head Lice Prevention Month.
, "Diagnosis of louse infestation using a louse comb is four times more efficient than direct visual examination and twice as fast.
Regardless of their schools' position, the NPA encourages parents to work together to do what's safe, practical and best for everyone's children.