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https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/08/bear-cub-killers-in-alaska-have-an-ally-in-donald-trump/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=econundrums-2018-09-03

Bear cub killers in Alaska have an ally in Donald TrumpInside the fight to protect these public lands from extreme sports hunting.

“Many of the carcasses had burst open, spilling out dozens of dead piglets. They would all have to be removed by hand, which even some of Saareväli’s most experienced farmhands could not bring themselves to do. The thousands of remaining, healthy pigs would be loaded into special lorries where they would be gassed. The killing process took a li…[Read more]

'It’s not if, it’s when': the deadly pig disease spreading around the worldSwine fever has made its way into China, home to half the world’s pigs. Farmers in Estonia are already counting the cost

“It’s no secret, much as it might be overlooked, that fashion manufacturing is one of the most environmentally damaging industries in the world, contributing to plastic mountains, harmful emissions, burnt surplus stock, animal cruelty, intensive farming, unsafe working conditions and unfair w…[Read more]

Mother of Pearl: 'I struggled coming into the fashion industry – I’m not a natural fit'Growing up off grid inspired designer Amy Powney’s passion project, No Frills, a range of fully traceable, ethical clothes

Birds who might eat the bugs are in decline.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/30/climate/insects-eating-more-crops.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Climate%20and%20Environment

The Bugs Are Coming, and They’ll Want More of Our FoodClimate change is expected to make insect pests hungrier, which could encourage farmers to use more pesticides.

https://www.cbc.ca/life/pets/dealing-with-loss-after-the-death-of-a-pet-1.4733863

Dealing with loss after the death of a pet | CBC LifeSetting aside the proper time to mourn and memorialize your pet is an essential part of the healing process.

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2123376/how-indonesia-finally-fell-love-mans-best-friend

Indonesia loses pet peeve, learns how to treat a best friendAs incomes rise and pet ownership becomes more common, Indonesians are re-evaluating their relationship with animals

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2106109/how-malaysias-dogs-became-political-animals

How Malaysia’s dogs became political animalsThe nation adheres to a school of Islamic jurisprudence that forbids contact with canines, but experts say it’s identity politics, not religion, that makes frolicking with the ‘unclean’ animals such a taboo

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2161682/hong-kongs-pet-spa-singapores-gourmet-dog-food-whats-asias-pet

Paw massages, gourmet dog food. What’s with Asia’s pet fetish?If you thought designer clothes, photoshoots and organic meals were solely the preserve of fussy humans …

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2134962/dogs-fighting-wild-boars-illegal-pits-indonesia-and-activist-trying-put

The dogs fighting wild boars in illegal pits in IndonesiaVillagers in West Java defend pitting dogs against boars in crude arenas as training for hunts and part of community tradition. Our correspondent witnesses disturbing scenes and talks to dog breeders who’ve quit the sport

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2162282/chinas-kung-fu-bullfighters-dismiss-cruelty-claims-ancient

China’s kung fu bullfighters dismiss cruelty claimsDespite concerns from animal rights activists, practitioners of the centuries-old form of animal wrestling are keen to showcase their skills

“The men involved were fishing for sharks when the bite happened as he was trying to dehook the shark.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/02/man-bitten-shark-while-fishing-off-irish-coast

Man bitten while fishing for shark off Irish coastBelfast man suffers serious lower arm injury during angling incident near Cork

“I asked Price how E. coli from supermarket chicken could cause urinary infections. He explained that, as with any other bacteria, E. coli ST131-H22 doesn’t survive proper cooking. But as I noted in a recent piece on salmonella, cross-contamination—say, failing to wash a knife or even your hands properly after contact with raw chicken, a com…[Read more]

A new study says thousands of people a year could be getting UTIs from raw chicken.Painful peeing? Watch what you cook.

https://www.scmp.com/video/china/2153610/vigilante-animal-rights-activists-battle-bird-poachers-china

Vigilante activists battle bird poaching in ChinaA growing and increasingly proactive network of vigilante environmental activists are fighting bird poaching in China, as the practice threatens the existence of some species.  

The misuse of animals in space research.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-tuesday-edition-1.4401514/fans-of-félicette-the-1st-cat-in-space-want-a-statue-built-in-her-honour-1.4401521

Fans of Félicette, the 1st cat in space, want a statue built in her honour | CBC RadioMatthew Serge Guy has launched a Kickstarter for Félicette the French feline, who gave her life — albeit not willingly — in pursuit of science.