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Amnesty International USA: Child Execution in Iran
World  (tags: child executions, Iran war )

Birdie
- 28 days ago - amnestyusa.org
Amnesty International recently issued a major report Iran: the last executioner of children, As of May 2009, there were at least 137 known juvenile offenders awaiting execution in Iran.
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The Poisoning of Kenyas Lions
Animals  (tags: AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalcruelty, animalrights, animals, animalwelfare, cats, conservation, crime, cruelty, death, environment, extinction, ethics, endangered, habitat, humans, investigation, killed, killing, protection, sadnes )

Gorilly
- 29 days ago - baraza.wildlifedirect.org
Again I implore you to watch and comment. Another SERIOUS PLIGHT OF MINE!!! CARBOFURAN KILLS EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!! Big Gorilly Hugs
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Doe Shot in Jaw Lived for 4 Days in Suffering   video
Animals  (tags: abuse, abused, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalcruelty, animalrights, animals, animalwelfare, conservation, cruelty, death, humans, suffering, wildlife, wildanimals, wildanimals, sadness, society )

Gorilly
- 27 days ago - youtube.com
A few days ago I got a letter from a women named Marilyn in e-mail telling me about a doe who was shot in her lower jaw. I saw the one photo she sent me and I was so shocked and the pain this animal must have endured.
109 comments
Dog Thrown Off Bridge in Lithuania Dies
Animals  (tags: AnimalCruelty, dogs, death, killing, killed, investigation, law, cruelty, crime )

Echo
- 17 days ago - blogs.dogtime.com
GRRRR. Despite earlier reports that she was expected to survive, the dog thrown off a bridge in Lithuania has died, according to the Lithuanian website that has been credited with helping to track down the man who was videotaped doing the deed. RIP Pepper
88 comments
STOP THE SLAUGHTER OF THE GRAY WOLF ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, wolves, killing, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 10 days ago - change.org
Taxpayers spent millions to recover the very same wolves the Obama administration is now letting Greater Yellowstone states kill. There is no comprehensive federal wolf plan...just a bunch of people in camouflage gunning down wolves in Idaho and Montana
61 comments
A Story of 2 Best Friends That Are Dolphins   video
Environment  (tags: wildlife, dolphins, nets, ignorence, apathy of humans )

Claudia
- 7 days ago - youtube.com
This video has broke me down.
92 comments
OMG - The Sacrifice Holiday in Turkey
Animals  (tags: AnimalCruelty, animalrights, protection, killing, bull, bulls turkey )

AwayNoPos
- 12 days ago - blog.myletsadopt.com
This is unspeakable torture. And once again it is a Bull. Were these creatures damned from birth? Or are we humans the fiends from hell? Leave a comment at the site. GRAPHIC HORROR warning - pics and videos
102 comments
The Killing Fields... of Virunga
Animals  (tags: AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalrights, animalwelfare, conservation, cruelty, environment, habitat, humans, wildlife, wildanimals, wildanimals, suffering, protection )

Gorilly
- 29 days ago - gorillacd.org
In each area of Virunga poachers operate in different ways. This means that they use different kinds of traps to catch wild animals - whether it be antelope, buffaloes, elephants or rodents
24 comments
Measuring the Daily Destruction of the World's Rainforests
Environment  (tags: trees, forests, Habitat Destruction, rainforest destruction )

Chris
- 20 days ago - scientificamerican.com
Most experts agree that we are losing upwards of 80,000 acres of tropical rainforest daily ... Along with this loss and degradation, we are losing some 135 plant, animal and insect species every day--or some 50,000 species a year--as the forests fall.
83 comments
List of Animals Threatened By Climate Change
Environment  (tags: Climate Change, Animals, Enviornment )

Nancy
- 2 days ago - news.discovery.com
Climate change impacts all animals, but some more than others, suggests a new report issued by the Wildlife Conservation Society.
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Help Adonis - Boxer Chained in Backyard W/Massive Head Injury
Animals  (tags: AnimalCruelty, abused, pets, sadness, suffering, donations needed )

Ginger
- 10 days ago - ow.ly
Words can hardly express the sorrow we feel for this boxer. Animal control was called out to his owner's house where they found him chained in the back yard with extensive injuries. They quickly seized the dog and brought him to our shelter...
71 comments
Monarch of the Bush Is POACHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Animals  (tags: AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalcruelty, animalrights, animalwelfare, animals, conservation, crime, cruelty, death, environment, extinction, humans, killed, sadness, slaughter, society, wildanimals, wildlife, wildanimals, suffering )

Gorilly
- 30 days ago - predatoraware.wildlifedirect.org
They killed the Elephant with a poisonous arrow and a spear. It was a horrendous death for this poor animal.
41 comments
14 Heartworm Positive Dogs Need Donations for Treatment!!!
Animals  (tags: abuse, abused, animaladvocates, AnimalWelfare, animals, animalwelfare, death, dogs, pets, protection, rescued, sadness, society, suffering )

Barbara
- 16 days ago - snipurl.com
The Darlington County Humane Society currently has 14 dogs featured on the Help For Hearts program that are Positive for Heartworm disease. They each need money to be able to be treated and get back to a healthy life. Can you help them please? $10? $5?
50 comments
Starving Polar Bears Resort to Cannibalism: Global Warming to Blame?
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, polar bears, cannibalism, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 10 days ago - ecoworldly.com
Shrinking sea ice may be to blame for recent polar bear cannibalism incidents in Canada. Eight cases of adult polar bears eating bear cubs and other bears near Churchill, Manitoba, have been reported. Four of the cases were reported to Environment Canada
33 comments
The World According to Monsanto
World  (tags: sustainable food, corporate influence, conscientious involvement )

Just
- 10 days ago - democraticunderground.com
French journalist and filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin examines the dark and troubling influence of American chemical and biotech giant Monsanto. Her incendiary film documents a corporate legacy of greed, death, poverty and illness --from the creation (and
84 comments
 
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