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Bill Oddie Protests Against HSBC Illegal Logging in Spoof - Video
Offbeat  (tags: Bill Oddie, HSBC, illegal logging, bankers, documentary spoof, money laundering, destructive finance, Malaysia )

Dandelion
- 6 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Bill Oddie, the naturalist, protests against HSBC's illegal logging by entering the den of a creature closely related to humans: the banker. HSBC bankrolls some of the world's most destructive logging companies also risking international laundering rules.
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Lion Cub in Twitter Sale Is Seized By Authorities
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 6 days ago - wildlifenews.co.uk
On Monday a lion cub was put up for sale on the Twitter web site. Photographs of the cub was tweeted together with a price tag of Dh30,000 by a Dubai based pet shop. Today wildlife officials of the United Arab Emirates have taken the cub into custody.
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Prince Charles and Prince William Call for Action to End Wildlife Crime
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, suffering, endangered, extinction, wildanimals, wildlife, AnimalWelfare, animals, environment, protection, suffering, wildlife )

Cher
- 3 days ago - wwf.org.uk
HRH The Prince of Wales (WWF-UK's President) and HRH The Duke of Cambridge are hosting a high-profile international conference at St James's Palace on 21 May, in collaboration with the UK government, to focus world attention on the urgent battle to end
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A Charming Missouri Thrift Store Is a Cat Rescue in Disguise
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, protection, cats )

Cher
- 26 days ago - catster.com
People come in the store for used clothing or craft supplies -- and they leave with a new cat.
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New Tiger Reserve Established in India
Offbeat  (tags: animals, tigers, reserves, India, protection, wildlife, environment, endangered, extinction, habitat )

Cher
- 29 days ago - wwf.panda.org
India has created a new protected area for tigers within a wildlife reserve in the south of the country. The area, part of the Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary, is home to about 25 tigers, according to a release from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF),
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Kitten & Mother Love (Video)
Offbeat  (tags: kitten, mother-love, sweetnews, video )

BarbKnigh
- 3 days ago - care2.com
Watch this lovable snuggle session between a beautiful cat and her kitten!
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The Joke's on Us: New Research Suggests Animal Testing a Danger to Humans
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, protection, cruelty )

Cher
- 5 days ago - greenerideal.com
A new study, being called the most comprehensive of its kind, concluded that mice make exceptionally poor models of human inflammation.
24 comments
Lowton Couple Fight to Save Tigers With Tigers4Ever Charity
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, protection, wildlife, tigers )

Cher
- 7 days ago - theboltonnews.co.uk
A COUPLE from Lowton have joined the fight to save one of the world's most endangered animals.
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Be Kind to Animals Week
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, Pasado's Safe Haven )

Cher
- 13 days ago - pasadosafehaven.org
Here at Pasado's Safe Haven, we know that actions speak louder than words - and that acts of kindness speak loudest of all. Random acts of kindness create positive change and have a profound lasting impact on people. And practicing kind acts inspires
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Animal Photos of the Week
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, protection, pictures, photos, wildlife )

Cher
- 13 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
All creatures great and small in our ever popular animal gallery.
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Tiger, Tiger, Burning Less Bright
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, protection, tigers, extinction )

Cher
- 7 days ago - earthtimes.org
The possession of 60% of our wild tigers, Panthera tigris, (in 2012) forms an asset of which India should be proud. These wonderful, impressive "big cats" are currently occupying only 7% of their natural breathing space.
23 comments
Save Rufus!!!! A Beagle Puppy Faces Euthanasia After Biting a Boy
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, protection, dogs, pets )

Cher
- 19 days ago - dogster.com
The dog bit a family member. There's no history of aggression, but animal control takes a hard line.
43 comments
Full Moon Silhouette   video
Offbeat  (tags: Full Moon Rising, 1/28/13, Mount Victoria Lookout, New Zealand, Wellington, Full Moon Silouette, spectacular, breathtaking )

Dandelion
- 19 days ago - youtube.com
A real time video of the moon rising over the Mount Victoria Lookout in Wellington, New Zealand. People had gathered up there this night to get the best view possible of the moon rising on 28th January 2013.
45 comments
Hooray! Kitten Season Is Off to a SLOW Start in Maine This Year
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, pets, protection )

Cher
- 4 days ago - catster.com
A shelter reports taking in fewer kittens after offering free spay/neuter services. Good job!
28 comments
The Week in Wildlife - in Pictures
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, protection, pictures, photos, wildlife )

Cher
- 6 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Hungry sharks, frogs keen to mate and a mischievous leopard are among the pick of this week's images from the natural world
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