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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/08/30/tasmanian-devils-are-evolving-resistance-to-their-devastating-contagious-cancers/?wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1

Tasmanian devils are evolving resistance to their devastating contagious cancersA deadly transmissible cancer was predicted to drive Tasmanian devils to extinction. But genetic analysis suggests they may be starting to adapt.

http://www.care2.com/causes/this-bullied-elephants-story-is-everything-thats-wrong-with-zoos.html

This Bullied Elephant's Story Is Everything That's Wrong With Zoos | Care2 CausesWhat could have been a happy ending for three elephants from the Woodland Park Zoo in Washington state has turned into a story that keeps going from bad to

http://www.care2.com/causes/this-super-adorable-mammal-could-disappear-because-of-climate-change.html

Climate Change Is Pushing The American Pika Closer To The Brink | Care2 CausesScientists are raising concerns about how climate change is threatening the future of one of the cutest little mammals in the nation as they continue to

http://www.salon.com/2016/08/31/signs-of-hope-in-nature-as-population-continues-to-grow-environmental-impact-per-person-diminishes_partner/?source=newsletter

Signs of hope in nature: As population continues to grow, environmental impact per person diminishesWe would appear to be increasing our efficiency with how we manage our impacts on the environment

http://www.salon.com/2016/08/30/100-percent-bananas-meet-the-fruitarians-who-believe-we-can-live-on-raw-fruit-alone/?source=newsletter

100 percent bananas? Meet the fruitarians, who believe we can live on raw fruit aloneFollowers of fruitarianism believe the key to health is a diet that's almost entirely fruit. Some nuts allowed.

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http://www.animaljustice.ca/blog/public-comments-needed-on-draft-code-of-practice-for-chickens-used-for-eggs/

Public Comments Needed on Draft Code of Practice for Chickens Used for EggsBy Anna Pippus, J.D., director of farmed animal advocacy for Animal Justice Cover photo by Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals. The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) has released its draft code of practice for the care and handling of chickens used by the egg industry. Our government doesn’t regulate animal agriculture, choosing instead to…

Granby Zoo lion attack raises questions about animal and human safety

Granby Zoo lion attack raises questions about animal and human safetyA Granby Zoo trainer is in serious but stable condition after the lion she was tending attacked her.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/31/africa/great-elephant-census/index.html

New elephant study shows catastrophic decline in Africa - CNN.com

http://www.care2.com/causes/is-humane-foie-gras-a-good-thing-or-a-bad-thing.html

Is 'Humane' Foie Gras A Good Thing Or A Bad Thing? | Care2 CausesHow would you feel about foie gras if you could take force-feeding out of the equation?

http://www.care2.com/causes/blowing-up-a-turtle-isnt-cruel-in-pennsylvania.html

Blowing Up A Turtle Isn't Cruel In Pennsylvania | Care2 CausesThree young Pennsylvania men who blew up a turtle weren't charged with animal cruelty because it was a "wild animal" and not protected under the state's laws.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/aug/30/clashing-conservation-saving-democratic-republic-congo-forest-pygmies-drc

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/30/two-female-asiatic-cheetahs-remain-in-wild-in-iran-say-conservationists

” Shaven-headed, flamboyant Italian neurosurgeon who compares himself to Dr. Frankenstein, mentions Nazi doctor Josef Mengele and has written not only dozens of respected scientific papers but also a guide to seducing…[Read more]

Surgeons want to transplant a human head — really — and a Russian is offering hisIf he dies, it could be murder. If he lives, you’d wonder who he is.

http://www.takepart.com/article/2016/08/28/meat-study?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2016-08-29

Knowing That Meat Is ‘Humane’ Makes It Taste BetterA new study shows how morals influence our experience of animal proteins.

http://sierraclub.org/sierra/2016-4-july-august/green-life/bitter-pill-swallow?suppress=true&utm_source=greenlife&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

A Bitter Pill to Swallow | Sierra Club

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3763589/Report-reveals-shocking-levels-animal-cruelty-slaughterhouses.html

Report reveals shocking levels of animal cruelty in slaughterhousesThe report found there were thousands of serious breaches of animal welfare regulations, including chickens and pigs being boiled alive and cattle freezing to death on lorries.