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http://www.care2.com/causes/nearly-130-animals-rescued-from-puppy-mill-in-north-carolina.html

Nearly 130 Animals Rescued From Puppy Mill In North Carolina | Care2 CausesNearly 130 animals being kept in deplorable conditions are now safe following a raid at suspected a puppy mill in North Carolina.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/12/world/migrating-penguin-south-america-irpt/

Penguin reunites with his best human friend - CNN.com

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/27/americas/dindim-penguin-trnd/?iid=ob_lockedrail_bottomlarge

Dindim the penguin returns to the man who saved his life - CNN.com

“‘Do you want to be judgemental about a species getting by by accessing the genomic resources available to it by hybridization?’ Hekkala asks.”
http://www.nature.com/news/cuban-crocodiles-pose-conservation-conundrum-1.20691?WT.ec_id=NEWSDAILY-20160929

Cuban crocodiles pose conservation conundrumGenetic analyses of endangered animals reveal high level of interbreeding with hardier American species.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160930120415.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

First evidence of deep-sea animals ingesting microplastics -- ScienceDaily

http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/column-lets-finally-put-an-end-to-dolphin-hunting/2295614

Column: Let's finally put an end to dolphin huntingFrom September through March, every year, in the coastal waters near the small Japanese village of Taiji, a gruesome dolphin hunt takes place. Hunters aboard speedboats use noise to herd schools of dolphins toward shore, corralling them in a co Read more...

http://www.nature.com/news/uk-bioethicists-eye-designer-babies-and-crispr-cows-1.20713?WT.ec_id=NEWSDAILY-20160930

UK bioethicists eye designer babies and CRISPR cowsPanel will focus on the implications of gene editing in human reproduction and livestock.

http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Environment/ICCAW-president-defends-China-s-stance-on-pig-welfare

ICCAW president defends China’s stance on pig welfareGrowing consideration of animal welfare in China has caused a “mini industrial revolution”, the International Cooperation Committee of Animal Welfare (ICCAW) president Xi Chunling has said.

http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Industry-Markets/Meat-crime-gang-busted-in-China?nocount

Chinese police bust meat smuggling ringNearly 1,000 tons of frozen meat, some contaminated with bleach, have been seized by Guangdong police in the South of China, according to reports.

http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Environment/Marfrig-halting-deforestation-critical/?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=30-Sep-2016&c=1Mhw64nyxKmTj0wQcVe%2BCGxehuo59WDb&p2=

Marfrig: halting deforestation ‘critical’Meatpacker Marfrig said halting deforestation and fighting slave-like labour conditions was “critical” to its strategy in Brazil as an independent audit praised the company.

http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Retail/Japan-meat-sales-continue-to-rise/?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=30-Sep-2016&c=1Mhw64nyxKmFvTsdMIJxwFT4T10cRBiN&p2=#

Meat sales continue to rise in JapanJapanese meat consumption is growing so quickly it has pushed domestic per capita fish consumption to its lowest level since the 1960s, according to 2015 figures from Japan’s ministry of agriculture, forestry and fisheries. 

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/i-ll-bee-there-for-you-do-insects-feel-emotions/?WT.mc_id=SA_DD_20160930

I'll Bee There for You: Do Insects Feel Emotions?These winged pollinators appear to have emotions, but it’s an open question whether they subjectively experience feelings

http://www.care2.com/causes/montreal-spca-sues-city-over-new-pit-bull-ban.html

Montreal SPCA Sues City Over New Pit Bull Ban | Care2 CausesDespite thousands of petition signatures--and the fact that breed-specific legislation is ineffective--the Montreal City Council voted to enforce a pit bull ban

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2016/09/22/horses-can-learn-to-tell-us-how-they-feel/?tid=a_inl

Horses can learn to tell us how they feelAbout blankets, anyway.

http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/09/29/495883093/stakes-grow-higher-in-the-cat-bird-wars

Stakes Grow Higher In The Cat-Bird WarsA new book — and an extraordinary backlash to it — has put poison, predator cats and at-risk wildlife front and center, says anthropologist Barbara J. King.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2016/09/27/why-this-town-is-seriously-considering-a-leash-law-for-cats/

Why this town is seriously considering a leash law for catsKenai, Alaska, isn't the first place to want to apply dog rules to cats, too.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2016/09/29/these-chimps-helped-save-human-lives-then-they-were-abandoned-on-islands/

These chimps helped save human lives. Then they were abandoned.Animal welfare advocates say the New York nonprofit that used the animals for research should fund their long-term care.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-pit-bull-dangerous-dogs-animal-control-bylaw-1.3780335

Montreal bans pit bulls after fatal dog attackNearly four months after a brutal dog attack that claimed the life of a Montreal woman, the city has passed its contentious pit bull ban.