WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday denied a published report in Israel that said President Bush intends to attack Iran before the end of his term in January.
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]]> An amazing and beautiful video that has never been so relevant...
Please forward it to your friends so that we can help these people.
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]]> In the roughly two months since he was born, doctors believe, Claude the cat has already been hit by a car twice: The first incident broke one of the kitten’s hind legs and crushed part of his tail; the second injured his head.


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]]> A new model simulation of Atlantic hurricane activity for the last two decades of this century projects fewer hurricanes overall,but a slight increase in intensity for hurricanes that do occur.Hurricanes are also projected to have more intense rainfall,>>
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]]> The continued hunting of monkeys in many parts of the world has drastic consequences for the affected species and for the wider environment, scientists at the UN conference on biodiversity being held in Bonn said Tuesday. Immediate
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]]> The workers claim that the restaurant, located near the University of Connecticut campus, refused to pay them minimum wage and overtime pay.
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]]> Nova Scotian politicians are about to pass a law that has dog owners howling mad.The Dog Legislation Council of Canada says the proposed changes to the Municipal Government Act will allow Nova Scotia municipalities to ban breeds, but a government spokesw
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]]> A local animal rescue group's prayers were finally answered on Tuesday.

After a year of trying, Rescue Pup had nearly given up hope on finding home for an abandoned and disabled dog.


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]]> The Polar Bear Seas Protection Act will fill in some of the holes in the administration's attempt to circumvent real protections for the polar bear.
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]]> After months of stalling,the Bush administration's recent decision to list polar bears as a "threatened" species,while failing to provide any real protections for these magnificent Arctic animals-rings pretty hollow.With this listing,the administration>>
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]]> Cats do have a very peculiar behavior, which can generally be explained by external factors that make them act in a certain way. Whenever they act in a particular way, they actually try to communicate something to their owners.
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]]> Opponents of the kangaroo cull on Defence land in Canberra have been arrested after going onto the site.

The cull of 400 kangaroos at the Belconnen Naval Transmission Site began on Monday.

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]]> In Sydney National Whale Day will be celebrated by IFAW Asia Pacific at an event attended by IFAW friend Christine Anu,representatives from the 10 Sydney council/community members of the Humpback Icon Project and the whale watching industry,whale protect
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]]> "Downed" animals—those too sick or injured to stand or walk on their own—are often kicked, dragged with chains, prodded with electric shocks, or hauled by forklift in an effort to move them to slaughter. They may be left to languish without food, water
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]]> Dear friends, Abdullah and his family need your help. If 1000 people will donate $25 each, this little hero will have the urgent implant surgery that is needed to save his life.

Thank you for taking your time reading !
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]]> Miranda Mossburg turned 10 on April 15. Normally, that would have meant gifts from family and friends. Instead, she turned her birthday into a fundraiser to help shelter a pair of blind, old horses.
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]]> There are fewer ficus trees along the streets of downtown Santa Monica after the city felled 23 of them Friday for a multimillion-dollar street scape project.

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]]> Nice tips if you ever get annoying mouse in your apartment.
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]]> "Downed" animals—those too sick or injured to stand or walk on their own—are often kicked, dragged with chains, prodded with electric shocks, or hauled by forklift in an effort to move them to slaughter.
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]]> this past monday, the Iceland Government approved the 2008 Commercial Whale Hunt. For what I do not know. The quota they showed is for 40 Minke Whales, one of the smaller species of whales. Keep Taking action. I will post some petitions in the comments.
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]]> With the wool industry under mounting pressure to phase out the practice known as mulesing by 2010, a group of woolgrowers has unveiled a genetic alternative, with a merino sheep that produces more wool of a finer texture.


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]]> Modern technology may soon come to the aid of farmers living under the constant threat of elephants from Mount Kenya forest
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]]> Williston Police Chief Dan Davis suspects the economy may be the reason someone abandoned a 5-day-old colt over the weekend.


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]]> Commercial whale hunting begins Monday in Iceland, following the government’s grant of a small quota of 40 minke, a number far short of the 100 requested by whalers. The decision had been expected a month ago following requests from whalers for a speedy
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]]> Together we can protect every acre and help reduce climate change.
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]]> Ahmad Harun, Sudan’s former Minister of the Interior and current Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Janjawid leader Ali Kushayb, are charged with multiple counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Darfur. Amnesty International is
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]]> Call for a full enquiry: revoke the whaling licenses
We urgently need your help! We’ve just exposed one of the biggest scandals to hit the whaling industry in Japan in years, and we all need to push the government there to shut down whaling, cut off its
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]]> Lead contamination in toys prompted mass recalls last year, but toxic chemicals called phthalates are also widespread in toys and still legal in most states. Three U.S. Representatives now have the opportunity to change that, and they need to hear from
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]]> The state Wildlife Conservation Commission this morning placed a three-year ban on commercial turtle harvesting in Oklahoma.The move follows pressure from environmental groups who said the state's nonexistent regulation of turtle trapping could drive
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]]> Your voice is needed to protect 200,000 acres of Mississippi Delta wetlands—habitat of the endangered Louisiana Black Bear.For the first time in nearly 20 years, the Environmental Protection Agency is using its "veto authority" to stop the U.S. Army Corps
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]]> A passionate advocate for animals, Jackie Chan has once again teamed up with the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) to create awareness of a little-known example of appalling cruelty to animals – bear farming in Asia.
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]]> Following discussions with PETA about the extremely unpleasant habit that Australian Farmers have of mutilating lambs in their care, Hugo Boss has announced that it will phase out the use of Australian wool that comes from lambs who have undergone the mut
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]]> We've plunged into a world food crisis-- soaring crop prices sowing inflation and squeezing households round the world, 100 million more facing starvation and food riots flaring from Egypt to Bangladesh. In Sierra Leone alone rice prices have doubled,
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]]> A study of 1,155 women suggests that higher intake of certain fruits and vegetables such as carrots may be associated with a decreased risk of glaucoma.
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]]> If you give a dog a toy, it may growl when you take it away. At the Bay Area Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, that’s enough to end its life, according to former employees.
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]]> But it gets even worse, one minute after they rehired him, they put him on paid leave “while they evaluate his employment status.” Gary Tate, former deputy dog warden at the Stark County Pound in Canton, OH, was dismissed from his position last year
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]]> The UP government plans to set up a new tiger reserve in Pilibhit. The new reserve would be spread over an area of approximately 1,000 sq km. It is expected to ease the pressure on the Dudhwa forest reserve that has witnessed a massive depletion of
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]]> After Dakota's sad demise, something clicked in people's hearts and they started calling the police or just going straight to the court to report cases of cruelty to horses. Canadian Voice for Animals - Argentina was summoned to assist in all of these
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]]> Sayco is a 7 year old boxer dog who was sent to a despicable place for doing his job, defending his home. He attacked a person. The local Pound Hall was called and he was removed from his home. His family never visited him while there and he was
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]]> After some years of practice in the small animals clinic, it started developing in me an increasing restlessness with respect to this subject, since I had always suspected that it was necessary to have a position, a coherent attitude and fairly honest in
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]]> What we are doing now is requesting help from animal advocates from all over the world to stop the slaughter which is taking place in the Southern Area of my country, in two of the most famous cities in Argentina, Ushuaia and Río Grande.
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]]> Prof. Jayanthe Rajapakse has covered it with shame and blood and his accomplice Dr. Wasantha Kumara, Head Surgeon of the Government Veterinary Hospital in Gatambe have both committed a savage butchery on innocent and defenceless dogs obtained
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]]> These are the pictures of the new babies, most of them in an awful condition. They all arrived within a week.


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