Bocas del Toro is a coastal province of northeastern Panama, consisting of 9 major islands. Spanning 155 miles, these islands are some of the most biodiverse and self-sustaining coral reefs in the Caribbean. Bocas del Toro reefs are brimming with marine
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]]> The natural gas industry wants to be able to drill whenever, wherever, and however -- with no accountability for the toxic chemicals they inject into our ground water. They are lobbying hard to make sure the use of diesel -- a known carcinogen -- is...
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]]> Please ask Australian Environment Minister Tony Burke to protect more of the Coral Sea – a marine jewel – and leave a lasting global ocean legacy
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]]> After two months of demanding KFC end its relationship with rainforest destroyers like Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), all the company headquarters in Kentucky has managed in response is a shameful denial.


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]]> ACT NOW to stop pipeline that would take more than 37 billion gallons of water a year from Great Basin aquifers and transport it over 300 miles to to Las Vegas sprawl. The water would be used to fuel unsustainable growth in the driest desert in North Amer
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]]> The Southern Nevada Water Authority has submitted right-of-way applications for a pipeline that would take more than 37 billion gallons of water a year from Great Basin aquifers and transport it over 300 miles to Las Vegas sprawl.
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]]> The BLM Bureau of Land Management insists the horses they roundup & brand dont go to slaughter,but mustangs routinely turn up at slaughterhouses.Nu-Pah-Hay(two mountains)&Tawn-Ha(beautiful)rounded up by BLM were in kill pens for slaughter & were rescued
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]]> Donations are pouring into the campaign to defeat Prop 37. Among the big donors are companies like J.M. Smucker, Hormel Foods, Kellogg Co., Coca-Cola North America and PepsiCo. – companies that make a fortune marketing ‘natural’ and organic brands.
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]]> An innocent dog named Rocket has been held for four months in an undisclosed location away from his owners, all because of a claim that he was a loose dog. During a storm in Rocket’s home country of Australia, part of his fence was destroyed.
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]]> Demand an end to the export of greyhounds! Tell the Minister in charge that greyhounds don't deserve that treatment - no matter how fast or slow they are
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]]> From fur farms where animals are raised and then skinned alive, to steel-jaw traps that clamp down on the legs of wildlife, leaving them there in agony sometimes for days — the fur industry is a cruel and barbaric trade
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]]> Please, send a note to Mr. C. Larry Pope and Victor Ochoa Calderon, General Managers of Smithfield Foods and Granjas Carroll de Mexico, respectively, and have them eliminate the use of gestation crates before the year 2017 in Mexico.
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]]> We've discovered that shocking experiments on kittens have taken place at Cardiff University.

Some kittens were raised in complete darkness while others were deprived of the sight in one eye by having their eyelids sewn shut.
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]]> The owner of G&G Produce located at 2400 NW 13th Ave. in Miami agreed on Friday to remove his dog from living on the roof of his warehouse. Burro, a large white American bulldog has been the subject of complaints across the country from humane supporters
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]]> Mahatma Gandhi once said: "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." The jury is in on this one
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]]> Myself, as well as people worldwide, feel that if you are going to place a ban on Pit Bulls than you must also place a ban on every single breed of dog in the world. Common sense tells you that any breed of dog has the potential to bite and be aggressive.
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]]> Please sign this petition in support of an end to Greyhounds suffering for tradition at Oxford.


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]]> Anti-choice extremists in Congress and in states all across the country haven’t let up in their drive to limit access to – and ultimately outlaw – abortion. But you and the ACLU have been there to fight them every step of the way.

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]]> Coal is dangerous to mine and the dirtiest, most harmful fossil fuel to burn. It is toxic to miners, consumers, destructive of our land, and the greatest producer of greenhouse gases. Using coal for energy is harmful to our environment and public health
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]]> The beautiful wilderness and wildlife of Costa Rica should be protected for all residents of mother earth, and for all future generations.

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]]> Our Karoo is under threat – current applications for horizontal fracking, a water intensive and environmentally destructive extractive process, cover more than half the Karoo in South Africa, 230,000 sq km, an international recognized biodiversity hotspot
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]]> I re-post the links to two petitions against dog and cat meat consumption in China and South Korea. Hopefully, more people will sign them.
Big thanks to Paola and Sergio who posted the news first.
Please, click on title and then see also first comment
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]]> The emotional scars Belfast City Council (BCC) have created in regards to Lennox the dog case, are more vicious and damaging than any dog attack from any breed could afflict on humans.
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]]> Please sign this petition and save the lives of dogs.
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]]> The Delaware "Island" is heavily utilized by oil and gas majors, all of which are part of the "two-thirds of the Fortune 500" corporations parking their money in The First State.
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]]> The North Miami Police Department arrested Witvil Florvil of NW 127th Ave. on Friday, the owner of a boxer-sharpei mix breed dog and charged Florvil with animal cruelty. The dog, now named Bentley suffered second and third degree burns to her back.


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]]> Since 1976, thousands of industrial chemicals -- used in children's products, cleaning products, toys, furniture, electronics and many other products -- have been allowed to reach consumers without safety testing.
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]]> The World Food Programme is stepping in to feed people in North Korea, where floods have ruined crops and left hundreds of thousands homeless, according to reports.
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]]> Jamaican-born cultural theorist Stuart Hall once said that "you don't need to have a fight about privatization, [so long as you] erode the distinction between public and private."
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]]> I loved Gore immediately, for his dangerous wit, for his savage style, for his truth telling. “Policy formation is the province of a bipartisan power elite of corporate rich [Rockefeller, Mellon] and their career hirelings [Nixon, McNamara]-->
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]]> A Phoenix pastor who was jailed for holding a Bible study group on his private property is now holding one behind bars.Michael Salman is serving a 60-day sentence in Maricopa County's notorious Tent City jail for allegedly violating his probation
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]]> Indiana Department of Natural Resources States that Live Turtles Will Not Be Used in Campground Festivities, Following Year of Investigation and Legal Legwork by Animal Advocates.
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]]> President Obama made a campaign promise to protect whales, saying that "allowing Japan to continue commercial whaling is unacceptable."


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]]> A disabled veteran in Park City, Kan. is mourning the loss of his service dog, "Red," who was found dead along a Kansas highway just hours after being stolen.
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]]> Please use the link and send comments to the legislature in Wisconsin - AND to look up the links to your elected officials! EVERYONE should understand what is at stake here! This is horrific! NO ANIMAL SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SUFFER IN THIS MANNER!
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]]> There is a hearing set for Monday August 6th in Mr. Sandlin’s lawsuit against the State; the court will hear ALDF’s and the State’s exceptions, which seek to have Mr. Sandlin’s case dismissed. Support Tony's petition: http://tinyurl.com/tonypetition
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]]> Animal Activists installed hidden cameras in an Australian Pig Farm (piggery) Wally's Piggery NSW and found violation of several laws and pigs sick from filth and hurt or dead from employee abuse neglect and beatings Please sign petition to SHUT THEM DOWN
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]]> For six years Sunder has been locked in chains at the Jyotiba Temple in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. The young elephant is denied adequate water & food, kept in spiked chains & suffers open wounds from repeated beatings from his handler.
ACTION!
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]]> The yeas are winning. We can't allow this to happen!
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]]> An investigation by Animal Lib NSW & Animal Liberation ACT (Canberra) has exposed the nightmarish conditions on this farm. Housed in filthy/dilapidated buildings, pigs were suffering f/untreated wounds, were beaten/kicked and killed w/o effective stunning
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]]> Skaist Taylor’s selection on the Neiman Marcus website currently includes fur and shearling from all over the world, most notably China- home of the world’s worst animal cruelty, especially as it pertains to its fur-bearing victims.
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]]> I know a lot of you have read and signed this,but just want it to get all the attention it can,for these POS.
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]]> This has photos and it is one of my special songs, but, this has photos.....Truly powerful!

Hope you do enjoy!
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]]> Just a Feel good and important video to share guys..
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]]> Guys this is an OLDER VIDEO that is 6 minutes that so needs to be addressed and thus I had to post for you and hopefullly get the word out. We have distroyed so much as HUMANS it hurts my heart. This is a well put video. Enjoy!
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]]> The monarch only grants pardons on the advice of a government minister, contrary to what Paterson is telling those seeking a reprieve for Lennox and thus in Northern Ireland, the person to whom the request should be directed is Paterson.
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]]> 13 out of 18 species of penguin are threatened or endangered and all are in steady decline and face extinction. While there are a number of factors responsible, overfishing is one of them.

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]]> Native societies, redistributed wealth to gain respect, and those who hoarded were detested, they upheld a communal ethic that had to be obliterated and replaced with the greed, ceaseless exploitation of the self in order to fuel capitalist expansion.
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]]> Over the past six months Tony, a friendly half pit half Sharpei mix who was raised as a family member more than a pet has been in the pound awaiting death. Tony is set to be killed June 18 by an unwavering judge who believed an unproven accusation. SIGN!
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