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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2018/nov/28/dogstars-is-it-time-canine-actors-had-their-own-academy-award

Dogstars … is it time canine actors had their own Academy Award?Furry friends have been stealing scenes in 2018, now they are even generating their own Oscars buzz

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/28/average-population-of-threatened-bird-species-falls-by-52-per-cent-in-30-years

Australian populations of threatened bird species halves in 30 yearsMigratory shorebirds populations down by average of 70% from 1985 to 2015

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2018/nov/27/supreme-court-dusky-gopher-frog-weyerhaeuser-case

Supreme court rules against endangered dusky gopher frogCourt ruled in favor of landowners seeking to limit power to designate private land as protected habitat for species

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/27/tory-mps-shooting-party-criticised-by-animal-rights-activists

Tory MPs' shooting party criticised by animal rights activistsFour Conservative MPs under fire for attending £953 event paid for by shooting lobby

Sheep who need shearing are intentionally bred by humans to not shed wool. Stop breeding them and sheep won’t need shearing.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/28/it-is-more-cruel-not-to-shear-sheep

It is more cruel not to shear sheep | LetterLetter: Anyone advocating not shearing sheep should try keeping their coat on all through the summer and then add another one on top each year, writes Tricia Holman

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/28/global-food-system-is-broken-say-worlds-science-academies

Global food system is broken, say world’s science academiesRadical overhaul in farming and consumption, with less meat eating, needed to avoid hunger and climate catastrophe

“Roesholt, a lifelong hunter and trapper, set off an emergency beacon, alerting first responders in the village of Mayo…The couple’s website describes Roesholt as an outdoor guide and mapping consultant, and Théorêt as a designer of artisanal fur products.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/28/canada-mother-baby-killed-by-grizzly-bear-yukon

Canada: mother and baby killed by grizzly bear in YukonValérie Théorêt, 37, and her 10-month-old daughter were killed outside their cabin in a remote area

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/28/knickers-the-cow-why-australias-giant-steer-is-so-fascinating?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlVUy0xODExMjg%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&CMP=GTUS_email

Knickers the cow: why Australia's giant steer is so fascinatingSeven-year-old whose size saved him from the slaughterhouse goes viral

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/28/nearly-30-whales-stranded-on-remote-victorian-beach?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlBVVMtMTgxMTI4&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayAUS&CMP=GTAU_email

Nearly 30 whales stranded on remote Victorian beachHumpback whale and 27 pilot whales among those beached in Croajingolong national park

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/magazine/chinas-mixed-messages-on-the-global-trade-in-endangered-animal-parts.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=The%20New%20York%20Times%20Magazine

China’s Mixed Messages on the Global Trade in Endangered-Animal PartsWill the growing interest in traditional Chinese medicine — at home and abroad — doom some of the world’s rarest species?

http://fortune.com/2018/11/15/perfect-day-adm-milk-cellular-ag-fermentation/

The Quest to Make Cow-Free Milk Takes A Big Step ForwardStartup Perfect Day is teaming up with ADM.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/26/its-very-easy-to-save-a-species-how-carl-jones-rescued-more-endangered-animals-than-anyone-else

‘It’s very easy to save a species’: how Carl Jones rescued more endangered animals than anyone elseWithout Jones, the world might have lost the Mauritius kestrel, the pink pigeon, the echo parakeet and more – but the biologist’s methods are controversial

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/26/worlds-fastest-shark-speeding-toward-extinction-shortfin-mako?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlVUy0xODExMjY%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&CMP=GTUS_email

World's fastest shark speeding toward extinctionThe shortfin mako is at risk due to failure to halt overfishing, with EU ‘most to blame’

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2018/nov/26/revealed-restricting-breaks-keeps-poultry-industry-workers-living-in-fear?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlVUy0xODExMjY%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&CMP=GTUS_email

Revealed: Restricting breaks keeps poultry industry workers living in fearAt Sanderson Farms in Texas, workers report being reprimanded for bathroom breaks and increasing pressure to increase productivity

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/26/more-than-140-pilot-whales-die-in-heartbreaking-new-zealand-stranding?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlVS19XZWVrZGF5cy0xODExMjY%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&CMP=GTUK_email

More than 140 pilot whales die in 'heartbreaking' New Zealand strandingA hiker camping in remote Stewart Island alerted authorities to the discovery

https://www.care2.com/causes/12-animal-friendly-designers-plus-fur-free-retailers.html

12 Animal-Friendly Designers & Fur-Free Retailers | Care2 CausesFor the eco-conscious shopper, here are twelve animal-friendly designers, plus fur-free retailers and clothing lines that feature some vegan products.