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Your Morning Adorable: Three Bumps -- Er, Siberian Tiger Cubs -- on a Log
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, tigers, cubs, zoos, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 1 day ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Germany's Nuremberg Zoo welcomed Rangar, Khan and Domur, Siberian tiger cubs, back in August. Since Siberian tigers (also called Amur tigers) are endangered -- it's believed that only about 400 to 500 animals remain in the wild in eastern Russia and
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MSNBC to Air 2 Hour Special on Animal Conservation: "100 Heartbeats"
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, extinction, television program, environment, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 1 day ago - planetsave.com
Every 20 minutes a species will go extinct, 20,000 species this year, and this Sunday, November 22, 8PM Eastern MSNBC will be airing "100 Heartbeats" hosted by Jeff Corwin to fight back
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Scaredy-Cat Tigers
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, tigers, zoos, scared, chickens, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 1 day ago - ananova.com
Zoo-keepers in China say their tigers have grown so tame that they're frightened of the chickens they're supposed to eat.
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WWF Announces New Year Contest for Children in the Year of the Tiger
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, tigers, environment, competition, awareness, kids, endangered, extinction, protection, conservation, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 2 days ago - wwf.ru
WWF invites teachers, caregivers, educators and just creative people to participate in the educational project "Keeping the Tiger!".
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Kit Wilson Trust For Animal Welfare
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection )

Cher
- 3 days ago - kitwilsontrust.org.uk
The Trust was established over 30 years ago when Katherine Wilson (always known as 'Kit'), a well known cat show judge and campaigner for animal welfare, left a small legacy to be used for the benefit of animals. A cornerstone of the Trust's founding
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Man-Eater Tiger Diagnosed With Cancer
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, tigers, Cancer, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 3 days ago - timesofindia.indiatimes.com
The two and a half years old male tiger, Kishen, has been diagnosed with `haemangio sarcoma' -- a cancer of blood vessels. "This cancer has a tendency to spread towards lungs," said Renu Singh, zoo director. The stage of the malignancy is not yet known
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Best Wildlife Videos: Animals Attack
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 5 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Photos of a crocodile attacked by hippos have amazed wildlife enthusiasts and thrilled lovers of the natural world. Here we showcase the best online videos of animals attacking other animals
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Welcome, Dory
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, cats, pets, protection, rescued )

Cher
- 6 days ago - all-creatures.org
We don't get to share too many happy stories with you here at Pet-Abuse.Com, so we wanted to make sure we included this one
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Judge Rejects Plea Deal for Animal Activist, Uses
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Cher
- 8 days ago - animalrights.change.org
So what did defendant William Viehl do? Did he try to kill someone? Burn down the owner's house? Hold him hostage at gunpoint? Poison his water supply? Because you'd think he would have had to do something like that for the judge to insist the fur
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Twins Siberian Tigers Stars of Baghdad Zoo! VIDEO!
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, tigers, zoos, births, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 9 days ago - soonews.ca
Baghdad's Al-Zawraa zoo is enjoying a baby boom particularly among its big cats. Recently, Siberian tigers gave birth to twins and Bengal tigers have also produced a cub. Swelling numbers among its residents is also reflected in the expanding number of
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Main Line Animal Rescue Takes Its Pro-Pit Bull, Anti-Michael Vick Message to San Diego
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, Vick, tackled, food, donations, environment )

Cher
- 10 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Pennsylvania-based group Main Line Animal Rescue, which famously opened Oprah Winfrey's eyes to the problem of puppy mills, has more recently turned its attention to the plight of pit bulls and the NFL career of Michael Vick. Back in September, Main
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Pearls Before Swine: Animal Cognition Study Says Pigs May Be Smarter Than We Think
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, domestic pigs, environment, protection )

Cher
- 10 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
These animals love food, know where all the best eateries are, and selfishly try to keep the best treats for themselves -- and no, we're not talking about humans. Or apes. We're talking about domestic pigs
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"Is This Vegan?"
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, vegan, kids, environment, protection )

Cher
- 11 days ago - vegblog.org
A little over a month ago, Rasine (who's three now) and Huyen were at a birthday party. Rasine was offered a snack or a piece of cake by her friend's mother and, before accepting, asked the hostess, "Is this vegan?"
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Your Morning Adorable: San Diego Zoo's Giant Panda Cub Is Growing Up (and Will Soon Have a Name)
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, pandas, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 14 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
The San Diego Zoo reports that its male giant panda cub, born in early August, is "definitely hitting all the panda milestones," making gains in weight (more than a pound in just the last week, for a current total of 11.7 pounds) and length (24.8 inches
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Winter Preparation
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, pets, protection, winter, environment )

Cher
- 14 days ago - pasadosafehaven.org
Hot summer days and warm autumn afternoons have waned to frosty mornings and chilly nights. With the approach of winter weather, remember that your animals will need preparation for the cold months ahead. Even with coats of feathers, fur, or hair, they
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MSNBC to Air 2 Hour Special on Animal Conservation: "100 Heartbeats"
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