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Graphic Abuse Of Pigs Caught On Tape
Animals  (tags: animalcruelty, cruelty, investigation, sadness, suffering )

Linda
- 24 days ago - cbsnews.com
An undercover video shot at an Iowa pig farm shows workers hitting sows with metal rods, slamming piglets on a concrete floor and bragging about jamming rods up into sows' hindquarters
Clampdown Urged on Shark Finning
Animals  (tags: animals, sharks, wildlife, killing, sadness, protection )

Linda
- 24 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Major changes to rules on shark finning are needed to preserve the health of the world's shark populations, conservationists say.
Seabird Chicks 'Killed Over Food'
Animals  (tags: animals, birds, wildlife, suffering, sadness, killing )

Linda
- 24 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Food shortages have forced Scotland's seabirds to attack and kill chicks from neighbouring nests, experts have found.
Hunting - The War on Wildlife
Animals  (tags: hunting, desroyers, animal killers, wildlife, animals disappearing, extinction, cruelty )

Simone
- 23 days ago - animalrightsafrica.org
Hunters are killers, plain and simple. Let us not mince words. Hunters try to justify their violent pastime, but whatever they say to the contrary, hunting is the premeditated, cold-blooded killing of innocent animals. The object of the hunt is to kill
Facing Extinction: Primates on the Danger List
Animals  (tags: animals, primates, endangered, protection, extinction, death, environment )

Tom
- 23 days ago - time.com
Almost half the world's primate species face extinction according to a new report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Primate Specialist Group. Here's a look at some of the most threatened in a TIME photo essay.
In Search of Moby-Dick
Animals  (tags: animals, whales )

Linda
- 24 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The whale is perhaps the most mysterious animal known to man. For centuries it inspired awe and fear, and was hunted for its oil, blubber and whalebone. Now it is a symbol of an ecological threat, a barometer for a world out of kilter.
Mill Mountain Zoo Program Brings Animals to Hospital
Animals  (tags: animals, humans, GoodNews, children, hospital )

Linda
- 24 days ago - roanoke.com
Everett visits the hospital once a month and always tries to bring a new animal to mix things up. She says she enjoys giving the children a bit of excitement during their hospital stay and helping them get their mind off their illness
Hotline To The Cowshed
Animals  (tags: )

June
- 24 days ago - sciencedaily.com
A wireless measuring system, consisting of sensors and transmission units, helps to keep livestock healthier with a minimum use of resources. Gone are the good old days when farmers knew
Polar Bears Turn Green in Japanese Zoo
Animals  (tags: Polar bear, Zoo, Japan, Green Polar Bear, Higashiyama Zoo )

Miroslav
- 23 days ago - superpastime.com
The green polar bears had sparked concern amongst visitors in Japanese Zoo about whether the animals were sick or carrying mould
Actor Allegedly Beat Cat to Death in Jealous Rage
Animals  (tags: abuse, abused, AnimalCruelty, animals, cats, cruelty, death, investigation, killed )

Dawn
- 24 days ago - cnn.com
Trial has begun for a baseball player-turned-actor accused of brutally killing a cat in a jealous rage after complaining that his ex-girlfriend cared more for the furry feline than she did for him.
 
 
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