Animal Rights

How to Recognize and Report Animal Cruelty

One of the most important skills an animal lover should have is the ability to recognize and report animal cruelty. It’s unfortunate that the need for such a skill exists, but being able to identify w…

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8 Incredible Animal Migrations (Slideshow)

For most of us, the biggest migration we make to fill our most basic needs is a trip to the grocery store. Animals, however, are willing to go the distance, sometimes crossing oceans and con…

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Horsemeat is Everywhere, Including IKEA

At the beginning of the year, the European Union was hit in the proverbial gut with a scandal that called into question, what, exactly, was everyone eating? After all of the concern and safeguards put…

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Puppy Gets Thrown Away and Saved By Garbage Man

We just love a happy ending. And thanks to Michael Upchurch, a garbage man in Indiana, a small pup now named Garby will live a long and safe life. Upchurch was doing his rounds and picking up trash…

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8 of the Quietest Places on Earth (Slideshow)

There are fewer and fewer places on our planet that are free from human intrusion. Popular national parks are packed with tourists in the summer. The sound of honking horns and car alarms dr…

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First All-Vegan Fashion Line Graces New York Fashion Week’s Runway

As consumers become more educated about healthier eating choices, Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart hopes they will go farther and start asking where, how and with what their clothes are made. As the founder of V…

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Save a Deer, Go to Jail (video)

Have you heard the one about the couple who saved a deer and were charged with a crime? It's a true story. The Indiana Star reports that a local couple discovered a baby whitetail deer with life-th…

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Can You Have Too Many Cats?

By Dr. Justine Lee, PetMD Do I really need to answer this question? (And yes, I realize this blog will piss off people who own more than 6 cats!) Unfortunately, I do. Years ago, I had two wom…

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How to Organize a Shelter Drive

Millions of animals enter animal shelters each year. One way to make sure they all have a good life while waiting to be adopted is to hold a supply drive for your local shelter. Local shelters often n…

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California Law Bans Hunting Hounds

Beginning Jan. 1 it became illegal to use packs of dogs to chase, corner, and ultimately shoot down bears and bobcats in California. Backers of the law say it's not only unfair to the hunted animals b…

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