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http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/crime/article/Rosie-the-pit-bull-s-abuser-pleads-guilty-to-9123255.php

Man who badly burned Rosie the pit bull with acid gets 4 years in prisonThe man who burned a pit bull named Rosie with hydrochloric acid last summer, pleaded guilty Thursday to animal cruelty charges and will serve four years in prison, according to a news release.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3726475/Baby-orca-clinging-bouy-Tauranga-harbour-New-Zealand-dies.html?ito=social-facebook

Baby orca found clinging to a bouy after it loses it mother dies A six-month-old Orca, found mid July using a buoy as a 'security blanket' in New Zealand, after it became separated from its pod, died on Friday despite desperate efforts by experts.

http://www.popsci.com/article/science/squid-protein-could-help-brains-talk-computers?con=TrueAnthem&dom=fb&src=SOC&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_medium=&utm_source=

Squid Protein Could Help Brains 'Talk' to ComputersUnfortunately it won't allow humans to squirt ink, at least not yet.

http://www.upworthy.com/female-bonobos-shut-down-violent-males-heres-what-humans-can-learn-from-them?c=ufb1

Female bonobos shut down violent males. Here's what humans can learn from them.Who run the bonobos world? GIRLS!

UN Plan To Tax Meat ‘Until No One Eats It Anymore’

UN Plan To Tax Meat ‘Until No One Eats It Anymore’The United Nations is pushing for an almost total ban on meat products worldwide by imposing a tax which they say will "save the environment" and "prevent global warming".

http://www.kurzweilai.net/eating-more-plant-protein-associated-with-lower-risk-of-death

Eating more plant protein associated with lower risk of death | KurzweilAISome high-protein plant sources (credit: iStock) Eating more protein from plant sources was associated with a lower risk of death, while eating more protein

http://www.care2.com/causes/neglected-puppy-may-lead-to-stronger-animal-cruelty-laws-in-pennsylvania.html

Neglected Puppy May Lead To Stronger Animal Cruelty Laws In Pennsylvania | Care2 Causes"Libre's Law," named after a neglected puppy with severe mange, would increase the penalties for animal abusers in the state of Pennsylvania.

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http://www.care2.com/causes/why-are-we-ignoring-dangers-faced-by-animal-control-officers.html

Why Are We Ignoring Dangers Faced By Animal Control Officers? | Care2 CausesA new study shows we are letting those protecting our animals down. What can be done to fix this?

http://www.care2.com/causes/all-shelters-should-look-like-this.html

All Shelters Should Look Like This | Care2 CausesMiami Dade animal shelter is leading the way in state of the art pet care facilities.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3725932/Feline-fine-Tiny-kitten-given-MOUTH-MOUTH-resuscitation-Italian-coastguard-going-ill-advised-swim-Sicilian-sea.html

Tiny kitten given MOUTH-TO-MOUTH resuscitation by Italian coastguardThe drowning animal was spotted by children in the port town of Marsala, Italy. Coastguard authorities were so touched that they decided to adopt the little kitten and named it Charlie.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3725247/Police-remove-6-foot-alligator-Massachusetts-backyard.html

Police remove six-foot alligator from Massachusetts backyardOfficers were dispatched to the West Springfield property at about noon Thursday following a tip from a concerned resident. The reptile was taken to the zoo following its capture.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3725618/I-ll-never-leave-Heartbreaking-moment-distraught-dog-tries-wake-friend-HOUR-run-car.html

Distraught dog tries to wake up friend after it was run over by car  The mournful brown canine stands by the dead pooch pawing at its fur in the hopes that it might wake up and barking repeatedly to raise attention to the plight of the animal in northern Peru.

Thailand: SNAKE blamed and injured because he ate two prize fighting cocks, bred to attack and kill other roosters in bloody cockfights
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3725485/Biting-chew-10ft-python-nicknamed-Fatty-chomps-two-prize-roosters-worth-400-stuck-throat.html

Python nicknamed 'Fatty' gets two prize roosters stuck in its throatHeartbroken owner Rungsiam Sion, 39, found the stuffed intruder wallowing in the road the next morning in Chachoengsao province, Thailand. The birds had to be removed from its jaws.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3725610/Dog-wandering-streets-Fort-Worth-Texas-hundreds-porcupine-quills-jabbed-face-tongue-throat-feet.html

Dog is found wandering the streets stabbed with porcupine quillsQuillen, a two-year-old terrier mix, was found with hundreds of porcupine quills stabbed into her face, mouth, tongue and feet. She was rescued by the Humane Society and is on the road to recovery.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3725328/Heroic-humpback-whales-world-rescuing-vulnerable-seals-orca-attacks.html

Heroic humpback whales from across the world are saving sealsResearchers have observed a number of incidents in which humpback whales (pictured) in the Arctic interfere with the feeding of orcas, by protecting their prey from harm.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3725724/Twenty-one-rare-one-horned-rhinos-including-10-calves-drown-monsoon-floods-wildlife-reserve-India-Kate-visited-royal-tour.html

Twenty one rare one-horned rhinos drown in monsoon rainsConservationists said the deaths of the rare animals in Kaziranga National Park, northeast India, was a 'catastrophic event' that could threaten the future of the species, two-thirds of which live in the reserve.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3725359/Do-elephants-souls-s-team-fascinating-documentary-set-prove-discoveries-tears.html

Do elephants have souls? Fascinating documentary discoveries tearsSoul Of The Elephant, reveals that the animals are as loving as humans. Robert Redford called the documentary made by a husband-and-wife team, a 'romance' at the Sundance Film Festival.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/05/last-supper-japan-killer-puffer-fish-fugu

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Marathon runner's bid to adopt Chinese stray dog - BBC NewsAn extreme marathon runner hopes to be reunited with a stray dog he befriended in China, thanks to a successful crowdfunding appeal.