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ACTION ALERT: STOP "Sport Hunting" - Killing for Fun!!
Animals  (tags: animals, slaughtered, killed, wild animals, endangerd, sport hunting, animal killers )

Simone
- 18 minutes ago - thepetitionsite.com
As a former hunter at the age of roughly 8-11 years of age, I was able to observe hunting for what it is and those that do it. At first I was very "empowered" that I could have such a effect on animals that were far to fast or elusive without my 410
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Hundreds of Dogs to Be Rounded Up and Shot in North West Territories
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, dogs, pets, sadness )

Maria
- 1 hour ago - examiner.com
Hundreds of dogs running loose in many communities in the Northwest Territories are doomed to be hunted and slaughtered in a massive cull. Local SPCA president Sarah Hunt, says that in addition to the cull, bylaws have been passed in several communit
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Judge Keeps Yellowstone Grizzly on Threatened List
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, endangered, wildanimals, wildlife )

Maria
- 1 hour ago - google.com
A judge says the government must keep Yellowstone-area grizzly bears on the list of threatened and endangered species, denying an attempt by federal officials to reverse an earlier court ruling.
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Pet Cat Shot Four Times in Head and Leg
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, cruelty, cats, pets, rescued )

Maria
- 1 hour ago - fakenhamtimes.co.uk
Vets treating a cat after it was found by a road by servicemen from RAF Marham have said it may have to have a leg amputated and an eye removed after it was shot four times. The male cat, thought to be a house cat due to its friendly nature,
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Australia 'Disappointed' at Japan Whaling Mission
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, whales, wildlife )

Maria
- 1 hour ago - news.yahoo.com
Australia said it was "deeply disappointed" after a fleet of Japanese whaling ships set out to kill hundreds of the giant ocean mammals on their annual hunt. Environment Minister Peter Garrett urged Japan, which says the killings are for
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ASPCA's Ed Sayres Gives Exclusive Testimony on Website About Oreo
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, crime, cruelty, death, dogs, pets )

Maria
- 1 hour ago - examiner.com
Below is the link to the Care2 website and Ed Sayres personal statement to animal advocates. I have been actively involved in animal rescue for more than 10 years and this is the first time I have seen the President of a national organization make an
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Bay Center, Pacific County Leash Law Violations ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, dogs, leash laws, environment, protection, pets )

Cher
- 1 hour ago - change.org
Whereas Pacific County Code section 6.04.010 mandates a leash law for dogs in all areas of Pacific County, and Whereas violations of this law have not been appropriately applied to loose, vicious and dangerous dogs in Bay Center, Washington, we the
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Brazil Takes a Step Closer to a Full Ban on Animals in Circuses
Animals  (tags: brazil, legalisation, animal defenders, ban animalcircus, animal welfare, protection )

Simone
- 1 hour ago - ad-international.org
Deputy Ricardo Tripoli, who championed the law, defended its conformity with the Brazilian Constitution. He argued that circuses are cruel to animals and that, in fact, the use of animals is even contrary to the Constitution. ADI applauds the members of
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Walkies! Volunteers Rehabilitate Abused Wildcats in Bolivian Jungle Sanctuary
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, wildcats, Bolivia, sanctuary, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 1 hour ago - dailymail.co.uk
Deep in the heart of the Bolivian jungle an animal conservation worker wanders through the undergrowth flanked by a wild jaguar.
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Catalina Bison Going on Birth Control
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, animaladvocates, protection, wildanimals, wildlife, habitat, environment )

Cal
- 1 hour ago - latimes.com
The Catalina Island Conservancy has been rounding up the herd so females can get a reversible contraceptive vaccine. The goal: Control the size of the herd to keep it and the environment healthier.
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City Now Warns of Runaway Lynx
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, lynx, runaway, zoos, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 1 hour ago - ostsee-zeitung.de
The lynx has not been captured and has since been prey. Meanwhile, it seems unlikely that the small cat could be recaptured.
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White Tigress Slaughtered By Lions
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, tiger, lions, killed, environment, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife, death )

Cher
- 1 hour ago - sofiaecho.com
Two lions at Liberec Zoo in the northern Czech Republic killed a rare white tigress after entering her enclosure
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FWC Arrests 12 for Illegal Purchase, Possession of Foxes and Coyotes
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, arrests, illegal, foxes, coyotes )

Cher
- 1 hour ago - chipleypaper.com
At the conclusion of a 10-month undercover investigation Tuesday night, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) arrested 12 people for the illegal purchase and possession of live foxes and coyotes, and the unpermitted use of these
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Staffordshire Bull Terrier 'Breeding Machine' Dog Dumped Outside RSPCA
Animals  (tags: staffie bull terrier mother dog, dumped, rspca charity shop, volunteers, breeding machine, cruelty, suffering )

Simone
- 1 hour ago - yourlocalguardian.co.uk
This poor pooch was used for breeding puppies then dumped outside an RSPCA charity shop in West Norwood. The female Staffordshire bull terrier was found by volunteers outside the charity shop in Norwood Road on November 16. The RSPCA said she was
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Don't Let Dogs Continue to Die - Get Skeldon Out of Office NOW ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, dogs, environment, pets, protection )

Cher
- 1 hour ago - change.org
Think this doesn't apply to you if you don't live in Ohio? Think again. Skeldon was consulted as a so-called expert when Ontario was creating its breed ban. As long as he's in office, other communities questioning their animal control can use him to
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