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The Easter Bunny Is Freezing to Death
Animals  (tags: Easter, hares, rabbits, Germany, frost, snow, death, wildlife, wildanimals, endangered )

Angelika
- 49 days ago - spiegel.de
Young hares and rabbits are dying of cold in the icy weather this Easter, a German Wildlife Foundation has warned. It's not just the snow that is making their natural habitat more perilous. The removal of hedges ... is depriving them of protection.
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CARE2 MEMBER NEEDS YOUR HELP! FIRE DEVASTATES-HELP GIVE BACK
Animals  (tags: protection, pets, sadness, donate, rabbits, fur babies, Geren, USA, Opus, Bernie, Star, Rosie, Zach, help, animals )

Alison
- 59 days ago - giveforward.com
Jan Geren is a Care2 member who is devoted to helping animals. On March 21st her house burned to the ground, she has lost her precious rabbits and only has the clothes on her back. Please help a fellow member.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Protest Inhumane Rabbit Farming in the EU
Animals  (tags: animalwelfare, animals, animaladvocates, rabbits, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cal
- 76 days ago - forcechange.com
Most rabbit farming takes place in France, Spain, and Italy, on farms of varying sizes. Rabbits are kept in bare wire cages that are then stacked one on top of the other. There are usually around eight rabbits in each small cage, so that each individual r
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Giant Rabbit Scares Burglar Out of Family Home
Animals  (tags: animalwelfare, animals, ofbeat, rabbits, protection, wildlife )

Cal
- 93 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
A petrified burglar fled a family home in the middle of the night - after coming face-to-face with their giant pet rabbit.
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Protect Rabbits in Los Angeles - TAKE ACTION!
Animals  (tags: rabbits, baby rabbits, illegal vendors, sale of baby rabbits, L.A. Police Department, illegal rabbit sales )

Judy
- 162 days ago - forcechange.com
Encourage LAPD to arrest illegal rabbit vendors in Los Angeles. At markets stationed across LA, retailers are selling tiny infant rabbits. The rabbits, small enough to fit in the palm of a human hand, are far too young to be separated from their mothers.
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ACTION ALERT:Punish Dog Trainers Who Use Live Rabbits As Bait! PLEASE SIGN !
Animals  (tags: rabbits, killed, cruelty, suffering, dog trainers, greyhound industry, punishment )

Simone
- 323 days ago - forcechange.com
Some rabbits burrow in meadows enjoying general peace and security. Others are mercilessly tossed at greyhound dogs to be ripped apart, limb by limb. Though the National Greyhound Association has been promising to end this cruel and torturous practice,
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No Starter Pets
Animals  (tags: animals, pets, cats, dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, birds, pet care, pet news )

Michele
- 383 days ago - petnewsandviews.net
Have you heard the phrase "Starter Pets?" Each time I hear it, I want to jump out of my skin and shout at the offender. The last time someone used it, my family and I were at a lovely Pocono Mountain resort. My son was playing with a kid his age in the ..
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Animals Petition: Tell Carter's Pet Mart: Support Rabbit Adoptions, Not the Sale of Rabbits. SIGN NOW!
Animals  (tags: abuse, abused, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalcruelty, animalrights, rabbits, sadness, selling, cages, ethics, cruelty, crime )

Jim
- 428 days ago - change.org
Rabbits are the third most neglected pets aside from cats and dogs. Their needs as social and fragile animals are much more complex than pet stores make them out to be in order to make a profit. Basically, rabbits are high maintenance pets.Pet stores like
36 comments
Ricky Gervais Fronts Crusade to End Cosmetic Tests on Animals!
Animals  (tags: Ricky Gervais, animals, rabbits, cosmetic testing, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animalrights, cruelty, death, protection, pets, suffering, GoodNews )

Lindsey
- 430 days ago - huffingtonpost.co.uk
Ricky Gervais may find himself embroiled in controversial Twitter hoo-has over his descriptions of humans, but there is no doubting his sincerity when it comes to our furry friends.
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Artificially Dyeing Animals Approved By Florida House And Senate
Animals  (tags: AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, rabbits, dogs, chicks, dyeing, color, law, cruelty, ethics, humans, protection, pets, suffering )

Lindsey
- 432 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
This makes me so mad I don't even know what to say. Thanks to an amendment sponsored by Florida Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, a 45-year-old ban on artificially dyeing animals may soon be lifted -- just in time for Easter.
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ACTION ALERT: Stop Promoting Rabbit Adoptions During Easter Season! PLEASE SIGN !
Animals  (tags: rabbits, welfare, care, promoting rabbit adoptions, easter )

Simone
- 453 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The fact that both WDIV and the Michigan Humane Society chose to air this segment right before Easter when people are getting rabbits as gifts that end up in shelters, pounds and rescues six months later is irresponsible.
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PLEASE SIGN: GoPetition: Keep Nobivac Myxomatosis Vaccine Available AFTER Launch of New Myxo/VHD Combi-Vaccine
Animals  (tags: AnimalWelfare, bunnies, bunny, rabbits, vaccination, animaladvocates, animalrights, animals, protection, ethics, pets )

Alison
- 462 days ago - gopetition.com
It is absolutely essential that a vaccine against just Myxomatosis remains available in the UK. Some Rabbits are unable to receive a VHD Vaccine based on their specific health issues or previous adverse reactions. PLEASE SIGN
40 comments
Save the Canmore Rabbits! TAKE ACTION!
Animals  (tags: rabbits, abused, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animals, cruelty, habitat, investigation, protection, sadness, suffering, wildlife )

Lindsey
- 530 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Animal rights group offers rescue plan for Canmore's rabbit population BILL GRAVELAND Calgary- The Canadian Press Published Monday, Dec. 05, 2011 11:30AM EST Last updated Monday, Dec. 05, 2011 10:20PM EST A white knight has hopped into the fray to rescue
37 comments
ACTION ALERT: Stop Selling Honey Badger Fur Coats, T.J.Maxx! PLEASE SIGN !
Animals  (tags: horrific cruelty, badgers, rabbits, slaughtered, massacred, TJ maxx )

Simone
- 582 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
This is an actual photo I took hours ago at T.J.Maxx in Daly City, CA. The international $20 billion super-retailer T.J.Maxx is selling genuine fur coats for $19.99 USD. Innocent rabbits and badgers are being slaughtered and skinned .
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PLEASE SIGN : Tell the Royal Shakespeare Company Not TO USE ANY Rabbits (Dead Or Alive) in Their "Comedy"!
Animals  (tags: rabbits, welfare, cruelty, royal sharkespeare company, production, rabbits welfare, rabbits killed )

Simone
- 687 days ago - change.org
The Wall Street Journal published an article July 1, 2011 (page D4) that during the Lincoln Center (New York City) Festival, the Royal Shakespeare Company will use a "freshly killed" rabbit that will be beheaded and skinned on stage as part of their
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