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Horses Require Rescue as Georgia Drought Persists
Animals  (tags: horses, drought, rescue, Georgia, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, pets )

Cher
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- 83 days ago - npr.org
As a record drought persists in the Southeast, residents have realized they can no longer properly care for their animals. Horses, in particular, are being turned in to a rescue operation in north Georgia. Just outside Atlanta in the hills of Cherokee
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Record Sheep Yardings in South Australia
Animals  (tags: australia, animals, sheep, record numbers, sheep yardings, drought )

Jacquelin
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- 151 days ago - abc.net.au
Bare pastures across drought-affected South Australia have seen a record sheep yarding at livestock markets in the north. Twenty-six thousand sheep were on offer this month, 10,000 more than the February average. Landmark auctioneer Don Cullen says
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Strapped Owners Leaving Horses to Starve
Animals  (tags: horses, drought, hay prices, horse cruelty, horse slaughter, abandoned horses, horses welfare )

Simone
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- 191 days ago - upi.com
Many U.S. horses are being abandoned to die or sold for slaughter because of high hay prices and over-breeding. The number of Americans who own horses has increased to about 9 million from about 6 million a decade ago, The Los Angeles Times reported
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Drought a Wolf's Ally in Hunt for Park Elk
Animals  (tags: wolves, drought, elk herds, survival, endangered, wild animals )

Simone
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- 196 days ago - jacksonholenews.com
Researchers say wolves likely aren't the cause of a substantial drop in Yellowstone elk numbers, just the beneficiaries of an enduring drought that has choked off forage and left the ungulates weak during the winter months. Biologists have documented
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Horse Rescuers Taking in Record Numbers Amid Drought, Hay Prices
Animals  (tags: horses abandoned, neglected, starving, horse rescuers, drought, hay prices, protection )

Simone
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 205 days ago - thehorse.com
A horse rescue agency that operates in North Carolina and two other states has taken in almost double the number of abused and neglected horses it usually accepts each year, and more than half came from North Carolina. Workers with the U.S. Equine
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Koala Death Trap-Dying for a Drink
Animals  (tags: koalas, life threatening, drought, thirsty, wildlife, protection, suburbs )

Simone
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 209 days ago - news.com.au
DROUGHT is forcing thirsty koalas deep into the suburbs and Adelaide backyards, exposing them to life-threatening risks. The Department for Environment and Heritage is warning residents the suburb-roaming koalas - more than ever before - enter a danger
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Thirsty Koalas Risk Life and Limb for Water - Australia
Animals  (tags: australia, endangered, koalas, drought, life-threatening, thirsty, deaths )

Chrissy
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 210 days ago - news.com.au
DROUGHT is forcing thirsty koalas deep into the suburbs and backyards, exposing them to life-threatening risks. South Australia's Department for Environment and Heritage is warning residents the suburb-roaming koalas, more than ever before, enter a danger
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'Livestock Meltdown' Threatens Developing World
Animals  (tags: farm, livestock, animals, drought, disease resistance )

Eduardo
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 322 days ago - environment.newscientist.com
There is a livestock meltdown under way across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Valuable breeds are disappearing at an alarming rate. Native breeds are increasingly being supplanted by high-yield Western farm animals, which may be less well able to adapt.
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Worst Drought on Record Affects Animals Both Wild and Tame
Animals  (tags: animal, environment, drought, pets, wildlife, society, farms )


- 394 days ago - wmcstations.com
The combination of a late freeze and the worst drought on record is affecting livestock and wild animals across the state. It also could prompt the governor to ask for emergency farm relief for the second time this year. Farmers already will
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Kangaroos Hit By Dry Spell
Animals  (tags: australia, kangaroos, drought )

Jacquelin
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 499 days ago - theaustralian.news.com.au
THE drought has hit kangaroo populations across central Australia, with numbers hitting their lowest level for more than 28years. Researchers believe that it could take two to three years of good rains before numbers increase. Department of Environment
   

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