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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/saddest-polar-bear-earth-who-8349840

'Saddest polar bear on Earth' dies in sweltering zooArturo was reportedly driven insane by his zoo enclosure and is thought to have become depressed after his partner died in 2012

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/bantu-gorilla-dies-after-being-8373873

Beloved gorilla dies after being sedated so he could be taken to another zooBantu the gorilla was given the sedative last night as vets prepared to transfer him to a different city in Mexico to mate with two females

http://www.care2.com/causes/how-dogs-are-saving-cheetahs-from-extinction.html

How Dogs Are Saving Cheetahs From Extinction | Care2 CausesDogs are helping to save cheetahs from extinction by being their worst enemies as well as their best friends.

http://www.care2.com/causes/after-a-bear-attacked-this-woman-she-fought-to-protect-it.html

After A Bear Attacked This Woman, She Fought To Protect It | Care2 CausesWhen Karen Williams went on a run through the Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico on June 18 she was just trying to finish a marathon. It was nothing

Why is this police department so kind and pet-friendly, whereas some police will shoot dogs under any pretext?
http://www.salon.com/2016/07/12/poochs_police_pose_willow_the_fugitive_k9_wins_cutest_mugshot_award/?source=newsletter

Pooch’s police pose: Willow the “fugitive K9″ wins cutest mugshot awardThe Tarpon Springs Police Department called the four-legged perp "one of the most friendly" they've ever booked

Animals Rights is the Greatest Social Justice Issue Since the Abolition of Slavery

Animals Rights is the Greatest Social Justice Issue Since the Abolition of SlaverySource Free From Harm By Free From Harm Staff Writers Philip Wollen shakes the rafters of the auditorium with this 10-minute speech to the St James Ethics Centre and the Wheeler Centre debate in Au…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3683242/Is-world-s-saddest-polar-bear-Magnificent-Arctic-beast-trapped-Chinese-shopping-centre-punters-knock-cage-window-selfies.html?ito=social-facebook

Is this the world's saddest polar bear?The tragic polar bear can be seen depressed and lying slumped on its side in the tiny enclosure at the Grandview Aquarium, Guangzhou, China - but a petition has been started to free it.

http://barkpost.com/collide-nyc-homeless-animals/

New York Soup Kitchen Serves Both Homeless Humans And Their Pets

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3684052/Now-Lorenza-MOTHER-bull-gored-Spanish-matador-death-slaughtered-kill-bloodline-sparking-protests-animal-rights-activists.html?ito=social-facebook

Mother of bull that gored Spanish matador is set to be slaughteredAnimal rights activists have launched a protest after it was revealed the mother of the bull that killed matador Victor Barrio in Madrid is set to be slaughtered as part of bull fighting tradition.

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-epa-animal-testing-20160710-snap-story.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/07/greyhound-racing-banned-by-australian-state-after-barbaric-cruel/

Greyhound racing banned by Australian state after 'barbaric cruelty'The Australian state of New South Wales has declared an end to greyhound racing after “

Tibetan Buddhism: What to do when your pet dies.

Tibetan Buddhism: What to do when your pet dies.Tibetan Buddhism: What to do when your pet dies.

Goats Are As Smart As Dogs and Love Humans Just as Much, University Study Finds

Goats Are As Smart As Dogs and Love Humans Just as Much, University Study FindsScientists have discovered that goats, too, can make great pets and may even rival dogs for the title of “man’s best friend.” A recent study by Queen Mary University of London researchers revealed that the goat, mainly domesticated for agricultural purposes, also possesses the ability to form an emotional bond with its owner, according to the …

http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2016/07/when-my-dog-died-i-didnt-understand-why-it-felt-like-a-human-had-died-then-i-read-the-research/

When My Dog Died, I Didn’t Understand Why It Felt Like a Human Had Died. Then I Read the Research."Only 500 years ago did we started using the word 'pet' to describe a dependent, nonworking animal - orphan lambs that had to be raised by hand." Read more

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/woman-who-shocked-toddler-with-electric-dog-collar-142427139.html

‘Cruel’ Woman Punished Toddler, Two, With Electric Shock Collar Made For DogsLana Monaghan, 34, (pictured above) from Fort Augustus in Scotland, was jailed for three years and four months. Monaghan also admitted four further charges of abuse between April 2014 and July 2015 at addresses in the Highlands, including kicking the child, hitting him with a wooden spoon, biting him

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-36764592

Dairy farm closures: More than 1,000 shut in three years - BBC NewsThe number of dairy farms in England and Wales has fallen by more than 1,000 in three years, an industry body says.

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Eating Fruit and Vegetables Increases HappinessLongitudinal research project finds positive link between healthy eating and psychological well-being.

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/monkeys-brazil-entered-stone-age-700-years-ago/

Monkeys In Brazil Entered The Stone Age 700 Years AgoHumanity is no longer the only species on Earth that has entered the Stone Age. It’s been known for some time now that various other primates use stone too

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/12/pamplona-bull-run-tainted-by-reports-of-sexual-violence?CMP=share_btn_fb