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Dog Thrown Off Bridge in Lithuania Dies
Animals  (tags: AnimalCruelty, dogs, death, killing, killed, investigation, law, cruelty, crime )

Echo
- 6 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
87 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
- 4 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?
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Sheryl Crow Takes Upcause of Wild Horses in West
Animals  (tags: wildlife, wild horses of the west, animaladvocates )

Lone
- 6 days ago - sfgate.com
Sheryl Crow is joining others in calling on the federal government to halt roundups of wild horses in the West, branding them as inhumane and unnecessary
28 comments
Remember the Contributions of Native Americans
Society & Culture  (tags: culture, humans, thanksgiving, interesting, freedoms )

Lone
- 6 days ago - www2.tricities.com
Soon another Thanksgiving Day will be coming forth in our nation. Throughout history the Native American Indians were wronged and some are still yet. Let us not forget the American Indians contributed to the first Thanksgiving
26 comments
Assult of Calabasas Boy Not Being Investigated as a Hate Crime
Society & Culture  (tags: discrimination, hate crimes, ethics )

Stephen
- 5 days ago - newsfeedresearcher.com
Students in a middle school in Calabasas, California with red hair are being assaulted. Reports say that certain members of a group on facebook, inspired by an episode of South Park have targeted kids with red hair. Is this not a hate crime?
63 comments
Bison Girls Gone Wild Get Birth Control
Animals  (tags: bisons, Birth Control, reduction, herd )

Lone
- 1 day ago - chicagotribune.com
AVALON, Calif. - -- Half a dozen men with walkie-talkies and cattle prods set out on foot at sunrise last week to coax a herd of 10 feral bison into a corral a mile away at the bottom of a Santa Catalina Island valley.
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Siberian Tiger in Severe Decline
Animals  (tags: wildlife, animals, Tigers, siberian tigers )

Katie
- 3 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The last remaining population of Siberian tigers has declined significantly, according to research.The work was carried out by the Siberian Tiger Monitoring Programme, which is coordinated by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
21 comments
Cooking the History Books: The Thanksgiving Massacre
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, Genocide, culture, society, crime, ethics, rights, sadness, freedoms, americans )

Kat
- 6 days ago - republicoflakotah.com
Thanksgiving is a holiday where families gather to share stories, football games are watched on television and a big feast is served. It is also the time of the month when people talk about Native Americans. But does one ever wonder why we celebrate ...
34 comments
New Chameleon Species Discovered in East Africa
Animals  (tags: Chameleon, Species, East Africa )

Nancy
- 5 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Dr Andrew Marshall, from the Environment Department at the University of York, first spotted the animal while surveying monkeys in the Magombera Forest when he disturbed a twig snake eating one.
13 comments
Frigid Farewells: 10 Vanishing Tropical Glaciers
Environment  (tags: world, environment, globalwarming, ice melting, glacier melt )

Katie
- 4 days ago - webecoist.com
The most vulnerable mountain & highland glaciers are those in the tropics and their loss could be devastating for the local environment, not to mention the plants, animals and people who have depended on their life-giving water for thousands of years.
29 comments
Social Security Disability Claims Denied More Often in Delaware
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, illness, interesting, warning, humans )

JoAnna
- 6 days ago - delawareonline.com
Federal appeals reveal pattern of errors by Dover judges Some injured workers forced to wait years for benefits
35 comments
Ganga Dolphin Dies After Being Rescued From Poachers
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, dolphins, rescued, death, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 6 days ago - patnadaily.com
Officials in Patna on Saturday thwarted an attempt by local fishermen who ensnared a dolphin but dumped it back in the water to die after being chased away by a Ganga patrolling team.
22 comments
The Turkey Trot...To Hell
Animals  (tags: turkey, abuse, cruelty, death, torture )

EurekaNoP
- 4 days ago - blog.timesunion.com
the centerpiece (both literally and figuratively) is the slaughtered bird offered as sacrifice for the ostensibly grateful. Sadly, eating turkey on the fourth Thursday in November is simply something we do, not knowing, or caring to know, ...
70 comments
Joe Orso: Wounded Over 'Bury My Heart'
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, Holocaust, culture, society, crime, government, ethics, murder, sadness, rights, death )

Kat
- 6 days ago - lacrossetribune.com
I once knew an Iraqi man who first learned of the Holocaust when he was an adult, traveling in Israel. It was shocking to think that anyone on earth might not know this story, and the experience gave me a deeper appreciation for the power of ...
46 comments
A Day To Honor Native Americans
Society & Culture  (tags: Native Americans, honor, american heritage day )

Lone
- 4 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
This Friday, November 27, we celebrate the second ever national Native American Heritage Day, to honor the original native residents of this great land of ours
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