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Dogs Deserve Better - The Phoenix Pack- Chain Off 2009
Animals  (tags: DDB, Dogs Deserve Better, Chain Off, Tammy Grimes, dogs, Rebecca Schneider, abuse, AnimalCruelty, environment, habitat, pets, protection, suffering, GoodNews )

Rebecca
- 45 minutes ago - firstgiving.com
Democratic Congressional Candidate, Rebecca Schneider, and two others are chaining themselves to trees today to draw attention to the plight of chained and penned dogs! Please donate if you can. It will be well over 100 degrees and lasts for 12 hours!
Oppose Puerto Rico's Plan for a Massive Primate Breeding Facility
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, cruelty, wildanimals, wildlife, sadness, suffering )

Maria
- 3 hours ago - all-creatures.org
Oppose the proposed construction of a massive facility in Puerto Rico for the purpose of breeding primates for use in painful and traumatic laboratory experiments.
Seal's Close Call With Killer Whale in Patagonia
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, whales, wildanimals, wildlife )

Maria
- 3 hours ago - telegraph.co.uk
An astonishing sequence of images showed the orca emerging from shallow icy waters towards the shore in an attempt to feed on the seal pup.
Hedgehog Used as a Football
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, cruelty, wildanimals, wildlife, sadness )

Maria
- 3 hours ago - thewestonmercury.co.uk
A HEDGEHOG used as a football is just one incident that has appalled staff at Secret World Wildlife Rescue. The shocking spate of animal cruelty cases in the area appears to be getting worse according to staff.
Paper Plan Threatens Orang-Utan Survival
Animals  (tags: animals, animalswelfare, wildanimals, wildlife )

Maria
- 4 hours ago - smh.com.au
ENDANGERED orang-utans being raised in Australian zoos for return to Indonesia are about to have their rainforests razed to supply the global market for toilet and photocopy paper. One of the world's largest pulp and paper company plans to
Oscar The Bobcat Hit By A Car Is On The Road To Recovery After Surgery
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, GoodNews, rescued, wildanimals, wildlife )

Maria
- 4 hours ago - sciencedaily.com
Oscar the bobcat is healing by leaps and bounds after a team of surgeons at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals at the university's College of Veterinary Medicine repaired injuries he sustained after being hit by a car. He is currently recovering
Smallest of LUCKY Kittens Rescued in Sydney Harbour Tunnel
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, cats, pets, rescued )

Maria
- 5 hours ago - yachtandboat.com.au
Approximately 150m into the tunnel, he suddenly saw a very small kitten cowering against bare concrete, millimetres from moving wheels. As soon as safety allowed, he rang the Harbour Tunnel Office.
What Happened to Slim the Bull Dog? - Video
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, cruelty, dogs, sadness )

Maria
- 5 hours ago - winknews.com
Bonita Springs man is working to change the law to protect pet owners in Florida. He's doing it because of what happened to his dog Slim. Right now, no one really knows what happened to Slim, but something did.
Fate of 'Smuggled' Tigresses Still Unclear
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, endangered, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Maria
- 6 hours ago - nation.com.pk
Two white tigresses, currently 'detained' at the Lahore Zoo by the Customs Intelligence, are awaiting their status to be determined for the last four months, as it is believed that they have been smuggled into Pakistan from Indonesia in violation of inter
No Safe Haven for Rarest Antelope
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, endangered, environment, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Maria
- 6 hours ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Fleeting sightings of the world's rarest antelope, the hirola, in a new safe haven are cases of mistaken identity, a survey has found. That has dashed hopes that some of the last hirola have managed to colonise a new territory where they would
Idaho F&G Plan to Kill Pelicans Hits Obstacles
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, environment, habitat, wildanimals, wildlife )

Maria
- 6 hours ago - news.yahoo.com
Federal officials have told the Idaho fish and game officials that their plan to halve the number of pelicans nesting in southern and eastern Idaho by 2013 to boost fisheries is an "eradication program" that needs more work.
Woman Shares Life With Lions, Tigers, & Cheetahs
Animals  (tags: animals )

Mandi
- 8 hours ago - pawnation.com
Woman share ome with lions, tigers, and cheetahs oh my
Fetal Whaling
Animals  (tags: whales )

Ian
- 8 hours ago - sciencenews.org
More than one-quarter of the 679 whales taken from Antarctic waters by Japanese research crews, during the past seven months, were pregnant, according to a report released Monday at the International Whaling Commission meeting, in Madeira, Portugal.
Frustration in the Corridor Continues
Animals  (tags: Corridor of Cruelty, Animal suffering, Houston Corridor, Deborah Hoffman, animal welfare, help )

Sue
- 8 hours ago - examiner.com
The following message was recently received from Deborah Hoffman, one of the crusaders tirelessly trying to change the Corridor of Cruelty's landscape. Although there have been many communiqué's from Deborah in the past, one can easily sense the despair.
Dogs and Fireworks
Animals  (tags: dogs, pets, protection, fireworks )

Beth
- 9 hours ago - examiner.com
Advice on how to keep you and your dog safe this holiday
Slender Loris Gasps For Survival As Urban India Expands
Animals  (tags: endangered, slender loris, India, habitat, medicines )

Rafael
- 12 hours ago - terradaily.com
Hunted for centuries for its purported qualities as an aphrodisiac, asthma cure and as a kind of living voodoo doll, the tiny primate known as the Slender Loris has long faced a battle just to survive.
YouTube - Patriotic Cats Celebrate the 4th of July   video
Animals  (tags: cats, holiday, patriotic, flags, fireworks, video, playing )

Rafael
- 12 hours ago - youtube.com
Delightful video of cats celebrating Fourth of July!
Monkey Survives Blaze
Animals  (tags: goodnews, humans, animalwelfare, protection, pets, rescued, AnimalWelfare, animals )

Ancient
- 12 hours ago - gwcommonwealth.com
The monkey that has been a fixture of Perry's Pawn Shop for years was taken out unharmed by an employee at the time of the fire Thursday, said Greenwood Fire Chief Larry Griggs.
Animalandia   video
Animals  (tags: animalrights, dogs, ethics, goodnews, pets, protection, rescued )

Teresa
- 13 hours ago - youtube.com
The story of a homeless animal spay and neuter and adoption clinic in Loreto, Baja california Sur, Mexico
Rescue Us!   video
Animals  (tags: animaladvocates, animalrights, dogs, cats, GoodNews, humans, protection, rescued )

Teresa
- 14 hours ago - youtube.com
High in the hills above Rosarito Beach Mexico is a sanctuary for the abused, neglected and lost animals of Baja
Cabo Sea Turtle Rescue Trip   video
Animals  (tags: turtles, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, conservation, endangered, extinction, goodnews, humans, protection, rescued, society )

Teresa
- 14 hours ago - youtube.com
www.bajabeyond.com - Baja and Beyond Tours is once again offering trips to Cabo San Lucas to assist the Mexican non-profit association ASUPATOMA. In 2007, ASUPMATOMA protected 562 nests containing 59,361 eggs resulting in the release of 41,684 newborn
Rescue Baby Orca in Mexico   video
Animals  (tags: animaladvocates, GoodNews, rescued, Orca, whales )

Teresa
- 14 hours ago - youtube.com
The first part of the story, the stranded whale being rescued by the comunity of San Blas, Mexico, and being taken care of in the facilities of Dolphin Adventure.
San Felipe Animal Rescue   video
Animals  (tags: animaladvocates, animalrights, Mexico, USA, cats, dogs, ethics, goodnews )

Teresa
- 14 hours ago - youtube.com
A non profit dog and cat rescue in San Felipe, Mexico.
Compassion Without Borders International Dog Rescue   video
Animals  (tags: animaladvocates, animalrights, dogs, ethics, society )

Teresa
- 14 hours ago - youtube.com
Visit www.cwob.org for more information
Red Pandas Reveal An Unexpected (Artificial) Sweet Tooth
Animals  (tags: AnimalWelfare, animalrights, animaladvocates, animals, environment, habitat, investigation, protection, society, wildlife )

Kit
- 18 hours ago - sciencedaily.com
Researchers from the Monell Center report that the red panda is the first non-primate mammal to display a liking for the artificial sweetener aspartame. This unexpected affinity for an artificial sweetener may reflect structural variation in the red panda
Dogs Help Humans In Research To Fight A Terminal Disease
Animals  (tags: AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalrights, animals, conservation, environment, ethics, GoodNews, humans, investigation, pets, protection, society )

Kit
- 18 hours ago - sciencedaily.com
Dogs are more than just human's best friend; at the University of Missouri-Columbia, dogs are helping with life-saving research. Tibetan Terriers are contributing to an extensive canine DNA bank in an on-going research program studying the genetic....
Scientists And The Kennel Club Work Together For Healthier Dogs And People
Animals  (tags: AnimalWelfare, animalrights, conservation, environment, goodnews, habitat, humans, investigation, pets, protection )

Kit
- 19 hours ago - sciencedaily.com
It is well known that certain breeds of dog are more susceptible than others to particular diseases or conditions. Scientists at Imperial College London, working with the Kennel Club, are moving closer to understanding the underlying genetic.....
MARK WORLD DAY FOR CAPTIVE DOLPHINS
Animals  (tags: animals, dolphins, captivity, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 22 hours ago - bornfree.org.uk
To mark World Day for Captive Dolphins on 4th July 2009, an Alliance of European animal welfare groups today launched a campaign to put an end to the suffering of dolphins in captivity across Europe
Humane Society's Wayne Pacelle: Schwarzenegger "Acting Like a Demagogue and a Bully" in Scoffing at Tail-Docking Bill
Animals  (tags: animals, protection, Schwarzenegger, AnimalWelfare, environment )

Cher
- 22 hours ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
"Instead of working on budget, the Legislature is about to debate whether cows can keep their tails while we're in a fiscal crisis," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger fumed on Twitter, referring to Senate Bill 135.
Sioux City Councilman Learns the Hard Way That Pit Bulls Aren't the Only Dogs That Bite People
Animals  (tags: animals, dogs, ban, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, pets )

Cher
- 22 hours ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
The shoe is on the other foot for a Sioux City, Iowa, city councilman who spearheaded a campaign to ban pit bulls in the city. Despite vocal opposition from defenders of the maligned breed, the ban passed a city council vote last September.
 

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