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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/yulin-dog-meat-festival-2016-new-pictures-emerge-of-nightmare-conditions-for-animals-involved-in-a6973021.html

Horrific pictures emerge of the 'nightmare' conditions at the Yulin Dog Meat FestivalActivists have launched a renewed campaign calling for the end of the Yulin Dog Meat Festival, where 10,000 dogs and cats are slaughtered each year. In the latest images from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, dogs and cats are into cages as preparation begins for beginning of the festival in June.

Simon Cowell joins animal lovers in the battle against Yulin Dog Meat festival

Simon Cowell joins animal lovers in the battle against Yulin Dog Meat festival - Doggies CareSIMON COWELL is wading into the battle against Yulin dog meat festival to stop cats and dogs being butchered on the streets of China.

Cruel Breeder Uses Puppies In Dog Fights And Advertises His Business Online

Cruel Breeder Uses Puppies In Dog Fights And Advertises His Business OnlineUnbelievable.

http://digg.com/video/gordon-ramsay-puffin-hunting

Gordon Ramsay Is A Goddamn Barbarian, Catches An Adorable Puffin And Eats Its Heart RawTo sustain his judgmental fury, Ramsay eats the hearts and puffins and bathes in the blood of puppies (we're assuming). The hunting and eating starts around 7 minutes in.

http://www.mnn.com/family/pets/stories/7-things-i-wish-someone-told-me-before-i-adopted-a-dog

7 things I wish someone told me before I adopted a dogIt's easy to get wrapped up in all the wonderful, exciting aspects of bringing a new dog home.

http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8261&catId=1

Elle Magazine: Why 12 Female Celebs Are VeganWorld’s best-selling fashion mag highlights famous women’s reasons for being vegan—from animals and the environment to health and beauty.

https://crueltyfreeinternational.org/what-we-do/breaking-news/california-set-ban-shelter-animals-being-used-laboratory-experiments

California set to ban shelter animals from being used in laboratory experiments | Cruelty Free International

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-on-top-in-exporting-beef/article7519487.ece

India on top in exporting beefIndia retains its top spot as the world’s largest exporter of beef, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and has extended its lead over the next highest exporter, Brazil.

India Stays World’s Top Beef Exporter Despite New Bans on Slaughtering Cows

India Is World's Top Beef Exporter Despite Cow-Slaughter BanThe South Asian nation gained first place from Brazil last year.

http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/05/news/economy/india-beef-exports-buffalo/index.html

Holy cow! India is the world's largest beef exporterIndia is the world's top beef exporter and makes more money from red meat than it does from selling rice.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160817142539.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Pre-Hispanic Mexican civilization may have bred and managed rabbits and hares: Ancient Teotihuacan rabbits, hares ate human-farmed crops, may indicate small mammal husbandry -- ScienceDaily

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160817142550.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

New techniques boost understanding of how fish fins became fingers -- ScienceDaily

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160817142541.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Two Barbados bird species enter the select club of string-pullers: In Barbados bullfinches, string-pulling task may involve different skills than problem-solving tasksThe Barbados bullfinch and Carib grackle can pass the popular animal cognition test of string-pulling, but this ability may be unrelated to performance on six other cognitive tests, according a study.

“Mule deer in Colorado are by no means endangered. There are hundreds of thousands of them. The issue is that the numbers have fallen below ‘objectives’. ‘Objectives’ is a code word for desired production. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife has set a target for mule deer it believes can be sustained, and still hunted. If the population falls too l…[Read more]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/hunters-sick-new-low-black-8632157

Hunters in sick new low as black bear is stabbed with 7ft spear then left to dieWARNING - Graphic content: The slaughter has even appalled fellow big-game hunters after bodybuilder Josh Bowmar fitted a GoPro camera to homemade weapon

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-37099283

Further arrests in South Herefordshire Hunt animal cruelty probe - BBC NewsPolice arrest two more people in an investigation into alleged animal cruelty at a kennel in Herefordshire.

http://www.care2.com/causes/the-problem-with-late-night-parties-at-zoos.html

Zoo Under Fire For Stressing Out Animals With Late Night Parties | Care2 CausesRecently released footage of an after hours party at the Bristol Zoo Gardens that shows the toll they take on the zoo's resident animals has their advocates

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/17/ocean-research-marine-life-bermuda-coral-reefs-nekton-triton-vessel