In the UK , we continue to rehome ex-racing greyhounds and the welfare groups represented on the Greyhound Forum (of which GIN is one) made a very detailed response to DEFRA (the UK government department concerned with Animal Welfare) ahead of their

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The body of an elderly woman remained in her bed for up to eight months even though caretakers paid daily visits to the house and kept it tidy, authorities said.

Southern Ocean- Sea Shepherd's ship Steve Irwin is ten days at sea after departing Fremantle, Australia, and has had a Japanese tail ship for nine of those days, the Shonan Maru No. 2. This Japanese security ship is reporting the Steve Irwin's location,

U.S. rock singer Pink has called Prince William of Wales, second in line to the throne of the U.K. and the Commonwealth Realms, a "Redneck" after he responded to the letter she had written to him protesting about fox hunting.

British residents outraged by plans to cull 6000 camels are warning other Europeans against visiting Australia. Online discussion forums, which describe Australia as a third world country, have been running hot since it was revealed last week that

Aside from the obvious benefits of more effective global meat and dairy production, consumption of which is set to double by 2050, the moral benefits have been acknowledged by vegetarians who agree that they have no ethical objection to the procedure,

Hey Changemakers, We have big news to announce this week. Over the past few months we've been working hard to build the most powerful petition tool on the web, and this week we're releasing it to the public for free.

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