Summer is fire season in the U.S., so it's a good time to be prepared for action.
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]]> A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Forest Service will have to stop dragging its heels on lynx protection
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]]> Praise engineer Qiaoqiang Gan for developing a potentially affordable and more efficient solar panel.
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]]> Thank the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission for enhancing shark protections worldwide
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]]> Demand Baltimore devote more resources to preventing animal cruelty and neglect
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]]> Imagine an open pit mine in the remote wilds of Alaska that covers an area 50 percent larger than Manhattan, with dams the height of Hoover Dam, and the potential to hold more than 7 billion tons of waste.

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]]> Prior to the fight, bulls are intentionally debilitated in various ways: They're often deprived of food and a few inches of their horns are sometimes sawed off to expose the nerve and impair their coordination in an illegal practice called "shaving."
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]]> Having political support is vital if we are to save the tiger in the wild. We need politicians to recognise that there is a problem and to act to save the wild tiger before it is too late. You have the right to contact your MP about any issue that you
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]]> Fracking is dirty and dangerous, and the new Bureau of Land Management rules regulating it are woefully inadequate to keep people safe. We cannot allow gas companies to continue to expand fracking operations on federal lands, putting thousands of
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]]> Join Pathfinder International in calling on world leaders to increase efforts to advance the sexual and reproductive rights and health of women and girls in developing countries.
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]]> The export of shark fin extracted from Fiji's marine environment, and that of its neighbouring states in the South Pacific, imposes a direct threat to Fiji's economy and its image as a prestigious tourist destination.

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]]> A new UN report warns that 'The African elephant is facing the greatest crisis in decades...and may soon disappear unless urgent action is taken.' Though this is happening as a result of demand for ivory in Asia, Kenya in particular has become a
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]]> A roped bull has flaming torches attached to its horns in events across Spain, know as Fire Bull Fiestas, or El Toro Jubilo, or Toro de Fuego, ("bull on fire").
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]]> Fewer than 400 Kermode bears, (also known as Spirit Bears), inhabit the Great Bear Rainforest on on the coast area of British Columbia, Canada, that stretches from the Alaska panhandle southwards to the northern tip of Vancouver Island.
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]]> Native to Central and South America, the giant anteater is listed as a vunerable species, even though it is now extinct in many of its former ranges. Between 2000 and 2010 the total population declined by 30 percent.
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]]> The sport of pig-sticking dates back to Roman times,- and now Federico Diego, (a lead spear hunter), is campaigning to have pig-sticking registered as a legal form of hunting in Spain.
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]]> Barbara Garcia, a survivor of the massive tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb, found her dog buried alive under the rubble during her interview with CBS News' Anna Werner.
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]]> Lifelong Ironwood resident Al Clemens said the wolves have “decimated” the local deer population, affecting the popular — and economically important — local deer hunt. In recent years, hunters at his deer camp south of town have seen only about one-sixth
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]]> “Who are the stakeholders?” he said. “Is it just hunters? Are hunters the only ones who should be consulted on whether and how we should hunt some type of creature?”
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]]> The wolf hunt this November and December will allow for the use of steel-jaw leg traps, raising criticism from those who consider it a cruel practice and who question allowing traps on public lands
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]]> Kinko is a chimpanzee who has lived in Himeji City Zoo for a long time... alone in a small, simple cage with no companions. Kinko needs to be in a proper habitat for chimpanzees!
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]]> Our Care2 friend Rosemary P's precious Plummie has crossed the Rainbow Bridge to be with her beloved fur angels. If you would like to light a candle and leave a message please do...
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]]> Upwards of 10 million migratory birds are killed each year
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]]> Big Oil is taking our money and standing in our way -- but still gets taxpayer subsidies. Tell Congress: No more Big Oil bailouts
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]]> Tell President Obama to provide health care to the men and women who are battling America's wildfires.

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]]> Great news from France - oil company Total has made an assurance that it won’t explore for oil within the boundaries of Virunga National Park in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). At the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Paris on Friday, chairman
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]]> HRH The Prince of Wales (WWF-UK’s President) and HRH The Duke of Cambridge are hosting a high-profile international conference at St James’s Palace on 21 May, in collaboration with the UK government, to focus world attention on the urgent battle to end
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]]> The Texas Senate unanimously approved a bill that outlaws the use of carbon monoxide gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals. The Governor signed into law on May 10, 2013, and SB 360 takes effect immediately. The bill was introduced by Representative
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]]> Once every 5 years, the largest animal sacrifice in the world takes place in a town a mile south of Kathmandu, Nepal. The slaughter last for two days and includes water buffaloes, pigs, goats, cows, chickens and pigeons. It has been described by some
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]]> A second macaque monkey died last year at a Bristol Myers-Squibb New York pharmaceutical company's New Brunswick testing laboratory, after being restrained and left unattended.
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]]> Sources say rising temperature could prove fatal to the captive wildlife at Karachi Zoological Garden in Pakistan. Karachi is currently experiencing a severe wave of high temperature which left the rare species of Royal Bengal Tiger unconscious on
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]]> 2 million dogs are tortured and slaughtered every year because of the greed of dog eaters and the dog meat industry.
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]]> Loca Bella Boutique in Dulwich, South Australia have been advertising clothing containing real rabbit fur.
From Anneke:) thank you:)
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]]> Act now to save the Mola mola and other wildlife from deadly drift gillnets.
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]]> Normal people who hunt for food take pride in a quick kill of their deer or elk- but there is a horrifying group of callous wolf hunters who want the animals to suffer- shooting the wolves in the spine or guts. Please sign the petition to stop this!
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]]> (Do not be fooled by positive-sounding platitudes in this report. It is simply cheap window dressing while the reporting lines and unspoken actions will just mean more death for wildlife in Ottawa.) Mayor Jim Watson has delivered another blow!

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]]> South Africa has become a nation characterized by its cruelty and oppression during Apartheid, and as the crime, rape and violence capital ever since.We, the Public, are in violent opposition of Trophy Hunting.
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]]> My goal for this petition is simple, to get as many signatures as possible and send it to as many companies that experiment on animals. Please note I will sent this petition to as many companies as possible and as often as we get a satisfactory reply.
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]]> Last month, a ruptured tar sands oil pipeline in Arkansas left dozens of birds and turtles coated in toxic oil and struggling to survive. If Big Oil gets its way, the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline will put endangered whooping cranes and many more
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]]> “How can you argue with those whose response is: ‘In the natural world animals kill other animals for food and in a most painful and cruel way and if I choose to raise my animals on my own property allowing them to live in a free
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]]> Recent PETA investigations at five barbaric "jallikattu" events documented bulls were tied so tightly it caused them severe discomfort & pain. Bulls were stabbed, hit with fists, their tails twisted & pulled, jumped on and wrestled to the ground. HELP!
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]]> WE DEMAND AND EXPECT THAT THE UNITED NATIONS, THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ALL HEADS OF STATE TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY TO BAN ALL FOIE GRAS PRODUCTION AND CEASE ALL TRADING, INCLUDING IMPORTS AND EXPORTS WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT!
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]]> Although most major brand pet food manufacturers deny that they use euthanized shelter animals in pet food, the fact remains that it is done, and it is legal. Euthanized animals are rendered into meat meal, and meat-by-products at numerous locations.
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]]> Every year, millions of tourists unwittingly support the illegal wildlife trade as they buy endangered species as souvenirs. Don't buy products made of wild animal parts!
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]]> On Saturday night, two men in a white sports car dropped the senior dog near Los Feliz Boulevard. A good Samaritan found the little dog and returned him to his distraught family.

Walter appears to be okay after the traumatic ordeal.

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