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http://www.gogreen.org/blog/twenty-nine-sperm-whales-found-dead-with-stomachs-filled-with-plastic?FBLike=y

Twenty-Nine Sperm Whales Found Dead With Stomachs Filled With PlasticIn mid-August, 29 dead sperm whales washed ashore on North Sea Island in Germany.  Environmentalists were saddened to discover the dead marine animals and even more horrified when they learnt their stomachs contained an alarming amount Read more...

http://addictinginfo.org/2016/10/03/keith-olbermann-donald-trump-wants-to-protect-the-right-to-poison-dogs-video/

Keith Olbermann: Donald Trump Wants To Protect The Right To Poison Dogs (VIDEO) | Addicting Info | The Knowledge You Crave

http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8463&catId=1

Front Page of Canada's Top Newspaper Says the End of Meat is NearFinancial Post writer says a world without meat is no longer impossible.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/animal-emotions/201609/matthieu-ricards-plea-the-animals-is-must-read

Matthieu Ricard's "A Plea for the Animals" Is a Must ReadThis new book is one of the best in asking us to treat animals with compassion.

https://medium.com/sant-mat-meditation-and-spirituality/9279741be7c4

Uncovering A Vegetarian Jesus at the Beginning of Christianity

http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/trees-can-form-bonds-old-couple-and-look-after-each-other.html

Trees can form bonds like an old couple and look after each otherA forester and scientist have been studying communication between trees for decades; their incredible observations can be seen in the new documentary, 'Intelligent Trees.'

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161003182513.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Fossil from oldest ancestor of modern sea turtlesThe earliest ancestors of modern sea turtles may have come from the Deep South in the United States, new evidence suggests. Working with two relatively complete turtle skeletons, the fossils help solve a long-standing debate as to whet Read more...

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161003150111.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Dog stool microbiome predicts canine inflammatory bowel diseaseA pattern of microbes that is indicative of inflammatory bowel disease has been identified in dogs. With more than 90 percent accuracy, the team used that information to predict which dogs had IBD. However, they also determined that the gut microbiomes of dogs and humans are not similar enough to use dogs as animal models for humans with this disease.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161003130417.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Hearing the same sound twice in each ear helps insects locate their matesAn incredibly advanced hearing system which enables a group of insects to listen to the same sound twice with each ear, helping them to locate the sound’s origin with pinpoint accuracy, has been discovered by scientists.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37541378

Efforts to boost elephant protection fails at Cites - BBC NewsAttempts to give the maximum level of international protection to all African elephants have foundered at a key species conference in Johannesburg.

http://fortune.com/2016/09/26/walmart-meat-sales/

Walmart and Others Are Being Asked to Stop Selling as Much MeatAnd go for plant-based sources of protein

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/02/arsenal-fans-burnley-train-cows

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/27/china-accused-of-defying-its-own-ban-on-breeding-tigers-to-profit-from-body-parts

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/28/wildlife-butchers-of-belen-peru-town-that-serves-up-rare-species-for-a-few-dollars

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/28/rare-bird-being-driven-to-extinction-by-poaching-for-its-red-ivory-bill

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/02/african-lions-trade-ban-fails-global-wildlife-summit

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/02/worlds-nations-agree-elephant-ivory-markets-must-close

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/02/eurostar-delays-after-train-hits-wild-boar-in-france