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Man Sentenced, Fined for Trafficking Bear Organs
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, bears, gall bladders, trafficking, sentenced, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 2 days ago - seattlepi.com
Wildlife detectives say investigations into the illegal trafficking of bear gall bladders have led to prison time for one man and a hefty fine for another.
House Lawmakers Enter Fray Over Polar Bear Habitat
Environment  (tags: environment, animals, habitat, polar bears, protection, nature, wildlife )

Cher
- 2 days ago - nytimes.com
A group of House Republicans asked the Obama administration yesterday to consider oil and gas drilling in its habitat-protection plan for the polar bear.
Judge Allows Wild Horse Roundup in Nevada
Animals  (tags: wild horses, rounded up, sadness, environment )

Lone
- 1 day ago - oregonlive.com
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration said Wednesday it is going forward with a contentious plan to round up about 2,500 wild horses in Nevada
ACTION ALERT: Save Wild Horses and Burros!!!
Animals  (tags: wild horses, legalisation, burros, protecton, legalisation, stop BLM roundups )

Simone
- 3 days ago - awionline.org
Please write the Secretary of Interior opposing the Bureau of Land Management's overzealous wild horse round-up policy. Again this year, the BLM plans to round up far more horses than they admit are adoptable. Urge them to act responsibly and stop round
Wildlife Activists: Say No to Wild Horse Roundups
Animals  (tags: wildife activists, outrage, wild horse roundups, BLM, greed, public lands, freedom )

Simone
- 3 days ago - examiner.com
"These animals should be returned to their native lands and be free," argues Leo Grillo, founder of Horse Rescue of America, a not-for-profit organization located northeast of Los Angeles.
Stay Away, This Place Is Reserved for the Big Cat
Animals  (tags: tiger reserves, national parks, protecton, wildife sanctuaries, tigers, big cats, zoning )

Simone
- 2 days ago - dnaindia.com
Tiger reserves, national parks and wildlife sanctuaries will soon become zones with restricted entry as the government plans to impose stringent regulations on tourism activities in these areas.ti
Police Officer Charged With Animal Cruelty
Animals  (tags: five dogs, birds, seized, starved, neglected, police officer, animal cruelty, charged )

Simone
- 3 days ago - animalwelfare.change.org
Five dogs and two birds were seized from a suburban home in Illinois last week. The owner claims the cruelty charges are just another example of the village harassing him, but the authorities say that the animals were left without food or water, that
Couple Pleads Not Guilty To Selling Sick Puppies
Animals  (tags: puppy breeders, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, cruelty, investigation, suffering, crime )

Echo
- 4 days ago - foxreno.com
A Dixon couple charged with animal cruelty in connection with the alleged sale of sick puppies, some which died days later, had their $50,000 bail reviewed Tuesday morning in Solano County Superior Court.Christopher John Derek Ellis and his wife Leeann
African Leaf-Eating Primates 'Likely to Be Wiped Out' By Climate Change
Animals  (tags: News, animals, Monkey, African, extinction, global warming )

On Vacati
- 4 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Monkey species will become 'increasingly at risk of extinction' because of global warming, according to new research, published this week. It reveals that populations of monkeys and apes in Africa that depend largely on a diet of leaves may be wiped out
Petition: Plucking of LIVE Geese in Europe - PLEASE SIGN!
Animals  (tags: animalcruelty, animalwelfare, suffering, cruelty, disgusting )

Pam
- 6 days ago - secureconnect.at
Just horrific - live geese plucked several times over their lifetime - it doesn't bear thinking about!
 
 
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