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Man Dives in to Save Dog From Shark
Animals  (tags: dogs, rescued, hero )

Amy
- 455 days ago - sun-sentinel.com
Man and dog made it safely back to shore. The dog suffered bite wounds but was not critically injured.
Neighbours Fired Up Over Novice Safari Shooting Park Plan
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, death, humans )

Amy
- 538 days ago - stuff.co.nz
Upper Hutt residents fear they could be shot accidentally if a safari park catering for inexperienced hunters gets approval.
'Human Shield' to Halt Kangaroo Slaughter
Animals  (tags: AnimalCruelty, animalcruelty, animals, animalwelfare, australia, cruelty, death, humans, killing, sadness, slaughter, wildanimals, wildanimals, wildlife )

Amy
- 652 days ago - news.scotsman.com
PROTESTERS have vowed to become human shields to stop the slaughter of hundreds of kangaroos at an Australian military base.
Dog Rescued After Four Months Stranded in Desert
Animals  (tags: animals, dogs, GoodNews, humans, rescued )

Amy
- 652 days ago - gimundo.com
Dog stranded in desert for 4 months gets rescued by train conductor. All aboard for I've-got-something-in-my-eye-ville.
Why Are Clowns Scary?
Society & Culture  (tags: clowns, scary, ban circuses )


- 700 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Children are frightened by clown-themed decor in hospitals, a survey suggests. How did the smiley circus entertainers become a horror staple?
Bush Kills Endangered Species : Blood Spills in America
Animals  (tags: wolves, massacred, killing, laws, endangered, gray wolves, protection, wildlife )

Simone
- 699 days ago - ramblekid.blogspot.com
Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, the governor of Idaho wants to be the first one to kill a wolf. He and hunters want more game to kill. The true purpose of the mass slaughter of the wolves is the multi-million dollar game industry. It has nothing to do with
Rare 3-Foot Spitting Earthworm Found in Legal Battle
Animals  (tags: wildlife, extinction, sadness )

Amy
- 700 days ago - news.yahoo.com
A rare 3-foot-long spitting earthworm that smells like lilies is at the heart of a legal battle between conservationists and the U.S. government. "This worm is the stuff that legends and fairy tales are made of. A pity we're losing it."
Tasmanian Devils' Existence Threatened By Rapidly Spreading Cancer
Animals  (tags: wildlife, sadness )

Amy
- 700 days ago - sciencedaily.com
In 1996 scientists first discovered the facial tumors on Tasmanian devils. Subsequent research revealed that the cancer is transmitted from one devil to another when tumor cells are transplanted through fighting, biting, and other physical contact.
Whalers Outlast Protesters, Greenpeace Must Return to Port for Fuel
Environment  (tags: animals, oceans, destruction, humans, protection )

Amy
- 700 days ago - environmentalgraffiti.com
After more than 2 weeks and 4,000 miles, the Greenpeace ship Esperanza has had to abandon its quest to stop the Japanese whaling fleet due to a lack of fuel.
The Impact of FreeRice.Com - Video Link
Offbeat  (tags: global hunger, World Food Programme, FreeRice.com, Click2Donate, internet, poverty, English, vocabulary, John Breen, charity, philanthropy, viral marketing, United Nations )

Ajith
- 700 days ago - wfp.org
Most of us would be visiting FreeRice.com regulary to improve our vocabulary while contributing food to the hungry, all without any monetary investmnet. See the impact that FreeRice.com is making at the video available at this link.
 
 
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