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Pet Safety Memorial Day
Offbeat  (tags: pets, dogs, humans, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalrights, protection, family, safety, protection, safety, risks, animals, interesting, news, society, safety )

Dianne Ly
- 1 day ago - dogtime.com
With summer right around the corner Bark Buckle UP wants to remind people to be safe driving buckle up the whole family pets included this Memorial Day holiday weekend.
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Man Takes Elderly Dog on One Last Adventure
Offbeat  (tags: safety, interesting, world, off-beat, humans, animals, interesting, pictures, safety, goodnews, dogs, design, pets, animalwelfare )

Kelly
- 2 days ago - animalconnectionac.wordpress.com
On the Manly Ferry to the city Novak Tonkin Zeus is 15-years-old, deaf and blind. His owner isn't ready to just let him die yet though. Instead he is taking Zeus on an adventure, traveling all around Australia
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Chicken Rescuer Says Hens From New Colony Cages as Damaged as Those From Battery Cages
Offbeat  (tags: endangered, environment, humans, money, lies, dishonesty, corruption, business, food, disease, death, safety, treatment, prevention, protection, nutrition, interesting )

Kelly
- 2 days ago - freefromharm.org
Justine Renhard is a 42-years-old, and living in England who has rescued a lot of animals. Among them, Justine has had the opportunity of rescuing both chicken hens from battery cages as well as chicken hens from the new enriched cages
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Citizen Army Lobbies Congress for Clean Air
Offbeat  (tags: pollution, protection, politics, healthconditions, humans, congress, propaganda, usa, ethics, unusual, safety, society, protection, interesting, goodnews, americans )

JL
- 3 days ago - earthjustice.org
Ambassadors from every state arrive en masse to buttonhole congress reps
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ACTION NEEDED Update #1 Stop Dunkin' Donuts From Using Styrofoam
Offbeat  (tags: pollution, wildlife, conservation, ecosystems, habitatdestruction, destruction, endangered, environment, protection, world, money, business, politics, safety, prevention, treatment, animalwelfare, animalcruelty, animaladvocates, endangered, sadness, suffe )

Kelly
- 3 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Today I propose that we all tweet to Dunkin' Donuts (@dunkindonuts) urging them to phase out their Styrofoam cups. We can make a difference!
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MoEF Says NO to Dolphinariums in India
Offbeat  (tags: conservation, ecosystems, endangered, wildlife, protection, destruction, environment, nature, oceans, world, safety, prevention, healthcare, research, treatment, protection, culture, safety, violence, sadness, animalwelfare, animaladvocates, conservation )

Kelly
- 5 days ago - victoriesfortheanimals.wordpress.com
FIAPO thanks MoEF for releasing the policy stating that they will not allow dolphinariums to be established in India
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Alabama City Destroying Ancient Indian Mound for Sam's Club
Offbeat  (tags: Sams Club over Tribal Site, culture, environment, ethics, protection, humans, crime, society, safety, government, arts, design, americans, culture, ethics, family, religion, rights, news )

Roxie
- 7 days ago - earthfirstnews.wordpress.com
Oxford, Ala. have approved the destruction of a 1,500-year-old Native American ceremonial mound and are using the dirt as fill for a new Sam's Club There are concerns that human remains may be present at the site, though none have been found yet.
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Mesmerizing Photographs Of Soldiers' Faces Before And After A War
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, pictures, photos, society, safety, protection, humans, interesting, americans )

JL
- 9 days ago - upworthy.com
"While the emotional repercussions of war aren't easy to measure, the before, during, and after pictures of soldiers who have seen combat tell a pretty unsettling story. There's something mesmerizing about these photographs, but I can't quite put my fin
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US Sailor Thwarts Dubai Bus Driver Rapist After Putting Him in Strangehold With Her Thighs and Then Beating Him Into Submission
Offbeat  (tags: americans, US Navy, Dubai, Muslims, Islam, culture, humor, interesting, protection, safety, society, women )

G
- 24 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
An off-duty US navy sailor wrestled a bus driver to the ground and beat him into submission after he attempted to rape her at knife point, a court heard yesterday. Prosecutors said that she knocked the knife from his hand, broke it in two, bit him in
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Video:Young Child Dies In Tragic Accident At The Mall. No Wait, Hero Appears Out Of Nowhere And Saves Him.
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, society, protection, safety, children, ethics, humans, odd, news )

JL
- 27 days ago - upworthy.com
This video would be too terrifying to watch without knowing the ending, so here you go: A random stranger saves the child's life.
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While West, Texas, Burned, Its Famous Czech Bakery Kept the Kolaches Coming
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, safety, society, protection, interesting, humans, ethics, food, news, business )

JL
- 29 days ago - motherjones.com
Hopeful that the roof wouldn't cave in, this bakery stayed open after the blast to feed victims and responders.
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Bangladesh: Tragedy Shows Urgency of Worker Protections
Offbeat  (tags: business, corporate, dishonesty, ethics, labor, lies, money, news, society, rights, safety, murder, humans, interesting, government, freedoms, crime, protection, risks, humanrights )

Robert
- 29 days ago - hrw.org
"Given the long record of worker deaths in factories, this tragedy was sadly predictable," said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch. "The government, local factory owners, and the international garment industry pay workers among the world's l
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"Batgirl" to Feature First Transgender Character
Offbeat  (tags: americans, culture, ethics, gayrights, freedoms, safety, society, rights, usa, arts, goodnews, interesting, society, pictures, unusual )

JL
- 29 days ago - salon.com
The comic world takes yet another step toward becoming one of the most artistically inclusive mediums
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UPDATE WONDERFUL NEWS UPDATE Nestlé‏
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Kelly
- 30 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
WE HELPED TO MAKE THIS A REAL. The petition is still open if you would like to sign it or share it. SEE THE PETITION SITE FOR THE FULL WONDERFUL UPDATE
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Cat Detects Owner's Brain Aneurysm
Offbeat  (tags: health, healthcare, humans, illness, interesting, protection, safety, treatment, warning, disease, cats, protection, pets, endangered, rescued, performance )

Kelly
- 30 days ago - petside.com
Noah, an orange and white tabby, began obsessing over his owner's head last year. In an interview with The Northern Virginia Daily, Janet Batten says, "He constantly smelled my head on the right side, in the front, and in my eye and in my nose.
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