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http://sipse.com/mundo/corridas-toros-fuera-patrimonio-tradiciones-francia-215577.html

Corridas de toros quedan fuera de patrimonio de FranciaEn esta nación europea las corridas de toros son una tradición que se celebra en varias plazas del sur del país.

http://www.thelocal.no/20160621/norway-whaling-animal-rights-groups-condemn-anachronism

Animal rights groups slam Norway's whaling industryA report alleges that Norway has been mostly shielded from scrutiny by the international community.

Canada
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2016/07/25/edmonton-man-jailed-six-months-for-role-in-cat-killing-cooking

Edmonton man jailed six months for role in cat killing, cookingA 20-year-old Edmonton man found guilty in the killing, dismemberment and cooking of a family’s beloved pet cat was sentenced to six months in jail on Monday.Wendell Mah, 20, and two other young men, stole, cut up and cooked a cat over a fire in the river valley in February 2014.Mah’s sentence also includes 18 months probation, and a prohibition fr

http://scroll.in/article/812722/scenes-from-kaziranga-rhino-takes-her-calf-to-forest-guards-for-safekeeping-a-tiger-on-a-tree

Scenes from Kaziranga: Rhino steers her calf to forest guards for safekeeping, a tiger on a treeThe national park in Assam has been hit by the worst flooding in recent memory but guards, locals and volunteers are working to protect its wildlife.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/29/dry-hot-american-summer-horse-manure-spontaneously-catches-fire-in-upstate-new-york/?hpid=hp_rhp-morning-mix_mm-story-c%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

It’s so hot that horse manure spontaneously caught fire in upstate New YorkNew York's Department of Environmental Conservation advised the stable owners to solve the combustion problem "immediately."

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/china-must-join-mexico-and-the-u-s-in-saving-the-vanishing-vaquita-porpoise/?emc=edit_tnt_20160727&nlid=30337821&tntemail0=y

New U.S.-Mexico Vaquita Protections Useless Unless China Curbs Totoaba DemandNow that Mexico and the United States have bolstered protections for the vanishing vaquita porpoise, it’s time for China to do its part.

http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Safety-Legislation/Anthrax-tainted-meat-linked-to-multiple-deaths

Anthrax-tainted meat linked to multiple deathsTwo people have died and seven have been hospitalised after eating meat contaminated with anthrax in Kazakhstan, according to the country’s National Economy Ministry.

http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Safety-Legislation/Massive-anthrax-outbreak-wounds-Russia-s-venison-sector/?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=28-Jul-2016&c=1Mhw64nyxKn4jREZaKRO%2BLn0apZRa7oG&p2=#

Massive anthrax outbreak wounds Russia’s venison sectorAn outbreak of anthrax has killed 1,500 northern deer in Russia and, with the figure set to rise, fears over exports of venison have begun to surface.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3703309/Lonely-bear-depressed-bit-kept-tiny-cage-Albania-moved-animal-sanctuary.html

Lonely bear Tomi kept in a tiny cage in Albania will be rescuedEXCLUSIVE: Tomi the caged Albanian bear whose appalling ordeal was exposed by Mail Online is to be moved to an animal sanctuary.

http://www.care2.com/causes/city-sparrows-sing-a-different-tune-thats-not-very-pretty.html

City Sparrows Sing A Different Tune That's Not Very Pretty | Care2 CausesCity sparrows have had to change their tunes because of traffic and other noise caused by humans. Female birds aren't really attracted by the new songs.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/21/turin-mayor-italys-first-vegetarian-city-five-star?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Australia
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/07/29/13/23/reports-of-more-greyhound-graves-surface#EVZxtUVcluFoRkAc.99

Greyhound industry launches legal fightNSW greyhound racing authorities have confirmed they are investigating allegations of further mass greyhound graves linked to the industry.

http://www.newsweek.com/venezuelan-zoo-economic-crisis-worsens-food-shortage-animals-die-485105

Venezuela's food shortages have now hit its zoosFifty animals have died from hunger in a Caracas zoo as food shortages continue.

http://projects.seattletimes.com/2016/collateral-damage/

Rushing to stop a fire that never came, Forest Service logged miles of big trees, critical habitatBig trees that stood for centuries and more than 100 acres of critical habitat for endangered spotted owls were logged by the U.S. Forest Service for an emergency fire line — but the Wolverine Fire never came anywhere near.

Agencies Fail to Identify, Track, Penalize, or Deter Unauthorized Livestock Grazing on Public Lands According to a New Report from the Government Accountability Office

Agencies Fail to Identify, Track, Penalize, or Deter Unauthorized Livestock Grazing on Public Lands According to a New Report from the Government Accountability OfficeThe Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report last week detailing the extent to which the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have failed to f…

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/07/advocates_sue_to_block_blm_fro.html

Advocates sue to block BLM researchers from spaying wild horses in OregonThe government says research would help determine if the three sterilization methods to be studied are safe, but a nonprofit group contends they are unnecessary and barbaric.

http://www.policyforum.net/meat-mans-best-friend/

Meat, or man’s best friend? - Policy ForumA clash of cultures between rural and urban communities in China must be resolved as part of the quest to end canine cruelty, Peter Li writes.