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Justice for Akita Left to Die
Offbeat  (tags: animals, dogs, suffering, death, cruelty )

Cher
- 10 days ago - rspca.org.uk
A woman who left her collapsed Akita dog with maggot-infested wounds out in her garden to die has been banned for life from keeping animals
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The Fox News Reports of Dinosaurs Dying From Farting Are Greatly Exaggerated
Offbeat  (tags: Dinosaurs, Farting, Death, Evolution, Climate Change, Climate Warming, Megafauna, Megaflora, Fox News )

Green
- 12 days ago - scienceblogs.com
No, dinosaurs did not fart themselves to death. This is what happens when you get your information from Fox News.
55 comments
Tragic Death of Young Pony Triggers Investigation
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, dogs, protection, suffering, death )

Cher
- 17 days ago - rspca.org.uk
The disturbing discovery of the wet, muddy body of a thin young pony found in Stourbridge, Worcestershire over the weekend has led us to launch an urgent investigation.
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We're Calling for An Urgent Review of the Grand National
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, hotses, death, suffering, Grand National )

Cher
- 38 days ago - rspca.org.uk
The RSPCA has asked for an urgent review of the current format of the Grand National following the deaths of two horses in Saturday's event.
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The Mystery Behind Dolphin Deaths
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, protection, dolphins, death )

Cher
- 41 days ago - globalanimal.org
Over the past two years, different species of dolphins all over the world have died in mass numbers, and scientists have no idea why. The Gulf of Mexico, Cape Cod, Brazil and Peru have all reported hundreds of these marine mammals dying from disease,
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International Association Against Painful Experiments on Animals Sgn Up !!
Offbeat  (tags: Experimens, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, cats, dogs, death, killing, law, suffering, protection, safety, humans, ethics )

Borg
- 42 days ago - iaapea.com
The International Association Against Painful Experiments on Animals (IAAPEA) was founded in 1969 and is against all experiments, animal testing, vivisection and procedures performed on laboratory animals.
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Deaths of Five Horses at the Cheltenham Festival
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, protection, horses, death )

Cher
- 72 days ago - rspca.org.uk
We are very concerned and upset by the death of five racehorses at the Cheltenham Festival.
30 comments
3 Horses Die During Filming of HBO Show
Offbeat  (tags: horses, film, death, die, animal cruelty, HBO, Luck, sadness, ethics, protection, performance )

Lindsey
- 72 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
A horse was injured and euthanized Tuesday during production of the racetrack drama "Luck," the third death in connection with the series, and HBO agreed to suspend filming with horses while the accident is investigated.
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Whitney Houston Dies At Age 48
Offbeat  (tags: Whitney Houston, singer, music, sad, dies, death, unknown, bizarre, news, odd, off-beat, unusual )

Lindsey
- 104 days ago - foxnews.com
Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48. Rest in peace Whitney, we will miss you.
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Vaclav Havel, Eternal Dssident
Offbeat  (tags: Czeck, Vaclav Havel, missed, death, passed away, dissident, Dubcek, Prague Sprong, Soviet invasion, writer, postcomunist, president )

Naoko
- 153 days ago - japantimes.co.jp
The death of North Korea's supreme leader, Kim Jong Il, has obscured the passing of a truely heroic figure: Vaclav Havel. The Czech writed and dissident who became his country's first postcommunist president died Dec.18.
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World's Oldest Dog Dies At Age 26
Offbeat  (tags: pets, dogs, death, world's oldest dog, age of 26, Japan, Pusuke )

Naoko
- 170 days ago - mdn.mainichi.jp
The world's oldest dog recognized by Guinnes World Records died on Dec.5 of natural causes at the age of 26 years and nine months.
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Nellie Laid Down Her Life Over Her Frank "Ashes Mugging OAP Dies"
Offbeat  (tags: humans, love, respect, devotion, tragedy, death )

Frank
- 178 days ago - thesun.co.uk
Talk about true love, and being sentimental. This lady had such a beautiful heart full of love for her husband, that she even defended his ashes with her very life! If only more human beings could share this kind of true love and respect for each other.
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7 Most Incredible Cases of Death By Spontaneous Human Combustion
Offbeat  (tags: 7 Most, Incredible, Cases, of, Death, By, Spontaneous, Human, Combustion )

Agnes
- 188 days ago - environmentalgraffiti.com
In 1663, Danish physician Thomas Bartholin described a woman who "went up in ashes and smoke," while the straw mattress on which she was lying asleep remained untouched by the blaze. This strange incident, which took place in Paris, is thought to be the
21 comments
New Zealand: 800 Endangered Snails Freeze to Death in Conservation Mishap
Offbeat  (tags: Snail, rare, death )

Tarequl
- 190 days ago - globalpost.com
Some 800 endangered Powelliphanta giant land snails froze to death in New Zealand while being held in temperature controlled cool rooms under a conservation program.
9 comments
Tarra and Bella: A Beautiful Friendship Ends
Offbeat  (tags: beautiful friendship, Bella, death, sadness, Tarra, elephant, bonding, memories )

Simone
- 208 days ago - ohmidog.com
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee passes on some sad news: Bella, the dog whose friendship with an elephant captured hearts around the globe, is dead. Indications are that Tarra was the first to learn of Bella's demise.
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