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The Canine Constitutional Veto

Police Dogs Have Abolished Constitutional Due Process by James Bovard   The Fifth Amendment declares, “No person shall be . . . deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” Except by dogs. The Supreme Court declared in 1967, “Wherever a man may be, he is entitled to know that he will remain free from […]
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Study: Ducks May Be Able to Think in an Abstract Manner

A new study finds that ducks can actually think in an abstract manner at less than 24 hours old. It seems that they can learn objects, the differences between objects, imprint on them, and their relationships to one another.
In the past, researchers thought that animals, especially ducks, could only grasp these concepts after a significant amount of training. However, this new study has blown that completely out of the water, showing that even newly-hatched ducklings can tell the difference between objects and their relationships to one another within 30 minutes.