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Animals  (tags: animalwelfare, dogs, pets, death, killed, cats, Kanagawa Society for the Prevention of , shealters, animal management centre, Japan, documentary, "Inu to Neko to Ningen to", spay/neuter, save, ARK, abandoned )

Naoko
- 16 days ago - search.japantimes.co.jp
When the documentary filmmaker Motoharu Iida was asked by an animal-loving elderly women to make a film to save the lives of abandoned cats and dogs, he was not sure what to do. But with a little research, Iida soon found that 353,098 cats and dogs were
Sundarbans Tiger to Disappear for Climete Change
Animals  (tags: sundarban, tiger, extinction, endangered, climate change, coast, habitat, WWW, destroyed, Royal Bengal Tiger, UNESCO World Heritage Site )

Naoko
- 16 days ago - nation.ittefaq.com
The Royal Bengal Tigers, one of the world's largest big cat populations, could disappear by the end of this century as rising sea levels caused by climate change destroy their habitat along the Sundarban coast, according to a new WWW-led study published
Stop Dog Farming in Korea TAKE ACTION!!!
Animals  (tags: animalcruelty, dogs, sadness, slaughter, killing, korea, animalrights, animalwelfare, death )

Barbcat
- 42 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The image above disgusts me!! No dog should ever be treated like this!! Please sign bilja's petition and fwd it far and wide!! It has 7 signatures but her goal is 1,000 thank you for your time.
Barking Mad Needs Clicks TAKE ACTION!!
Animals  (tags: dogs, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, barking mad, free to donate, suffering )

Barbcat
- 47 days ago - barkingmad.co.za
Thank you, Irene. Hope this helps. Barking Mad is a non-profit organization in South Africa where you can click for free and every click donates one bowl of food. So what're you waiting for? Go BARKING MAD!!! Arf!!! Arf...rrrrrruf!!
The Resident Elephants of Gedu
Animals  (tags: habitat, disturbance, elephants, migratory routes, Bhutan, industralisation, confinement, wildlife )

Naoko
- 56 days ago - kuenselonline.com
Fragmentation of wildlife habitat from rapid industrialisation and development activities in southern Bhutan have disturbed traditional migratory routes and led to the confinement of seven elephants in the forests of Gedu in Chuka, says a document on the
Congo-Brazzaville : Defence of Geat Apes Begins With Children
Animals  (tags: animalwelfare, protection, great apes, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, children, Congo, EDIC, poachers )

Naoko
- 74 days ago - allafrica.com
"But why do they kill gorillas, why do they trap them and put them in cages? One day, if I'm president, I'll stop all those who kill gorillas, chimanzees and bonobos," says 11-year-old Judicaelle, a student at the Holy Spirit of Moungali School in
Stray Observations on Booming Pet Culture
Animals  (tags: animalwelfare, abuse, pet industry, stray, abondoned, penalty, Animal Refuge Kansai )

Naoko
- 78 days ago - search.japantimes.co.jp
There are more pets than children in Japan, but troubling attitutedes about treatment of animals are also widespread -- Pets are big business these days. Cats and dogs cafes, animal accessory shops, dog hotels and even aesthetic salons for animals are
Madeleine Pickens: A CALL FOR ACTION!
Animals  (tags: wildlife, wild horses protection, sanctuary, legislation, congres )

Jelica
- 90 days ago - capwiz.com
I write today to again ask for your support for another important part of the effort to protect our wild horses. On March 3rd of this year, I testified before the House Subcommittee on Public Lands on legislation sponsored by Congressman Rahall from West
Wild Boars Found High in the Northern Alps a Headache for Researchers
Animals  (tags: Nagano, Japan Alps, unusual, wild boar, plant roots, damage, ecosystem )

Naoko
- 93 days ago - mdn.mainichi.jp
Through the summer and fall of this year, herds of wild boars had been eating plant roots in the alpine region of Mt. Norikura in the North Japan Alps, located on the border of Gufu and Nagano Pref. , a Shinshu Univ. reseacher found. According to Hiroshi
Evolutionary Throwback Dolphin Ready for Kids of Her Own
Animals  (tags: bottlenose dolphin, Japan, Wakayama, genetic data, unusual, evolution, remnants )

Naoko
- 93 days ago - mdn.mainichi.jp
Haruka, a young bottlenose dolphin has an unsual feature that makes her of particular interest to researchers : a pair of small ventral fins located close to dolphin's genitals. They are thought to be evolutionary remnants of hind legs, used when
 
 
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