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https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/hurricane-florence-hits-eastern-north-carolina-the-cesspool-of-the-united-states

Flooding from Hurricane Florence Threatens to Overwhelm Manure LagoonsAs the storm brings torrential rain to Eastern North Carolina, environmentalists worry about the long-term effects of flooded hog-waste pools.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/death-threats-fail-to-kill-off-schools-butchery-lessons-hbh8bzgt5#_=_

Death threats fail to kill off school’s butchery lessonsA school has defied death threats by continuing to post footage online of classroom butchery lessons. An S3 pupil at Kingussie high school in the Highlands demonstrated how to skin and butcher a...

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/361/6399/eaam5324

https://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issues/nature-food/1100/halve-meat-and-dairy-production-to-protect-climate-nature-and-health/

Halve meat and dairy production to protect climate, nature and health - Greenpeace European UnitGlobal meat and dairy production and consumption must be cut in half by 2050 to avoid dangerous climate change and keep the Paris climate agreement on track, says a new…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/15/europe-meat-dairy-production-2050-expert-warns

Europe's meat and dairy production must halve by 2050, expert warnsPolicymakers, farmers and consumers face ‘deeply uncomfortable choices’, says author of report advising urgent reduction of unsustainable livestock sector

https://www.wibw.com/content/news/Topeka-Zoos-elephant-Sunda-has-died-at-58–493057411.html

Topeka Zoo's elephant Sunda has died at 58Sunda the elephant died Wednesday morning, zoo officials say. She was euthanized this morning after being unable to get up.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/09/15/mountain-goats-are-flying-out-national-park-its-long-story/?utm_term=.740d9f23d8d4&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1

Mountain goats are flying out of a national park. It’s a long story.Officials say the cliff-climbing animals aren't native to Olympic National Park, where they're destroying vegetation and bothering visitors, so they've got to go.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/05/01/what-is-the-rainbow-bridge-and-why-do-we-think-dead-pets-cross-it/?utm_term=.fd0a662af37b

What is the rainbow bridge and why do we think dead pets cross it?In the span of three decades, a sentimental poem with disputed origins has become a fixture in the widening pet bereavement market.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/09/13/veterinary-clinics-are-trying-new-ways-ease-painful-goodbyes/?utm_term=.6933f7a008b1&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1

Veterinary clinics are trying new ways to ease painful goodbyesEuthanizing a pet in an office can feel impersonal. Some clinics are changing that with candles and "comfort rooms."

“But why? Who would want 7,000 very creepy crawlies? Plenty of people, it turns out. Cambridge said the exotic pet industry is ‘absolutely bursting with buyers right now’ — and not just for furry foxes or lemurs, but for insects, too. Some of the stolen animals are known to fetch a pretty p…[Read more]

Thieves stole 7,000 creepy insects and spiders from a museum. But why?These criminals weren't interested in jewels or cash. They stole hissing cockroaches and various species of tarantulas.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/09/08/hundreds-dolphins-cut-through-california-waters-mesmerizing-video-superpod-hunting/?utm_term=.0ad0e4c9b864&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1

Hundreds of dolphins cut through California waters in a mesmerizing video of ‘superpod’ hunting"It's a very special sighting nearshore of one of the ocean’s magical moments often hidden away," the Monterey Bay Aquarium said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/13/well/family/children-kids-vegetarian-vegan-recipes.html?action=click&module=Discovery&pgtype=Homepage

When Your Child Believes Meat Is MurderAdvice about health and dinner-table diplomacy for parents of vegetarian kids.

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/2163965/after-elephant-massacre-botswana-mulls-end-hunting-ban

After elephant massacre, Botswana mulls end to hunting banLawmakers claim there are too many of the animals in the country and they are becoming unmanageable in some places

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2164208/us-lawmakers-move-ban-eating-dogs-and-cats-saying

US lawmakers move to ban eating dogs and cats, saying China should tooThe bill passed by the US House would ban the slaughter of cats and dogs for food – a rare practice that is nevertheless legal in 44 states

“The owner put up a notice in the estate on Sunday, stating that the incident had been ‘a complete accident’ and that he would ‘reflect on his mistake’.
But the incident continued to draw condemnation on Chinese social media.
‘The fundamental part of being a human is knowing how to respect life,’ wrote one commenter on…[Read more]

Chinese man ‘threw cat and dog out of window’ after row with wifeHusband had reportedly wanted his wife to get rid of the animals because she was expecting a baby