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http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/27/chicken-embryo-tests-can-prevent-practice-of-gassing-billions-of-cockerels?CMP=share_btn_fb

A general intelligence factor in dogs
Intelligence, Volume 55, March–April 2016, Pages 79–85
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016028961630023X

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dog-intelligence-and-what-it-can-tell-us-about-our-own-intelligence/?WT.mc_id=SA_DD_20160531

Dog Intelligence and What It Can Tell Us about Our Own IntelligenceResearch hints at the canine equivalent of IQ

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/06/02/after-harambes-death-rethinking-zoos/?emc=edit_tnt_20160602&nlid=30337821&tntemail0=y&_r=0

After Harambe's Death, Rethinking ZoosOne of the tragedies of the death of Harambe at the Cincinnati Zoo is that, captive from birth, he never experienced what it was like to be a gorilla.

http://www.salon.com/2016/06/02/what_makes_arnold_schwarzenegger_need_to_change_his_pants_how_about_a_charging_elephant/?source=newsletter

What makes Arnold Schwarzenegger need “to change his pants”? How about a charging elephant?The former governor posted video of the encounter, but insisted it didn't change his mind about conservation

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/elk-charges-woman-yellowstone_us_574e4a79e4b0af73af95c98e?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TME%20-%20060216&utm_content=TME%20-%20060216+CID_7b0298a0917c70547493074f64c495aa&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=this%20could%20happen

Yellowstone Visitor Immediately Regrets Getting Too Close To Elk

http://www.care2.com/causes/hospital-opens-pet-center-following-national-trend-of-pet-therapy-for-patients.html

Hospital Opens Pet Center For Families | Care2 CausesA St. Louis hospital recognized the bond between children and their pets and decided to do something about it.

http://action.ciwf.org.uk/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=119&ea.campaign.id=51439&ea.tracking.id=7774353c&utm_campaign=cageage&utm_source=actionemail&utm_medium=email&ea.url.id=623844&forwarded=true

Quail: Factory farming in miniatureQuail are seen as a delicacy. The reality couldn’t be further from the truth. Please join me in urging the European Commission to End the Cage Age for Europe’s third most caged farm animal

http://www.salon.com/2016/05/31/dear_internet_experts_on_gorillas_and_parenting_save_your_outrage_theres_no_justice_for_harambe/?source=newsletter

Dear Internet experts on gorillas and parenting: Save your outrage — there’s no “Justice for Harambe”A debate over the death of a Cincinnati Zoo gorilla after a child enters its enclosure goes nuclear VIDEO

JUNE 1, 2016
All the World’s a Stage: Thoughts on the Death of Harambe, the Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla
by LEE HALL
“It’s a SeaWorld moment for the Cincinnati Zoo…”
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/06/01/all-the-worlds-a-stage-thoughts-on-the-death-of-harambe-the-cincinnati-zoo-gorilla/

“We humans are constantly making decisions about who lives and who dies, and we need to focus our attention on the animals themselves, and put their lives first and foremost. The rapidly growing international field called compassionate conservation comes into play here. The guiding principles of compassionate conservation are ‘First do no harm’…[Read more]

Why Was Harambe the Gorilla in a Zoo in the First Place?Amid the debate over who was at fault in the death of a beloved animal, we need to step back and ask a different question

http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/state/article78660847.html

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/31/cincinnati-zoo-gorilla-boy-police-family-investigation?CMP=share_btn_fb

http://www.care2.com/causes/3-animal-rights-undercover-investigators-share-what-they-really-witness.html

What Is It Really Like To Be An Animal Rights Undercover Investigator? | Care2 CausesWe asked former undercover investigators what the experience was really like.

http://www.lifewithcats.tv/2016/05/29/photo-of-cat-and-his-stuff-dumped-on-street-sets-off-chain-reaction/?fb_action_ids=10156971047035506&fb_action_types=og.comments

Photo of Cat and His Stuff Dumped on Street Sets Off Chain ReactionThe image was heart breaking: a forlorn, crying cat sitting curbside on a Brooklyn street. Next to him are a discarded pillow and litter box dumped along with him. The Facebook photo set off a chain reaction of outrage. "I'm so angry I can't think straight," said one poster. Read more

http://www.takepart.com/article/2016/05/29/food-tech-pulses-future?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2016-05-30

Beans Could Be the Low-Tech Solution to Food’s Biggest ProblemsAs the world gets hotter and drier, pulses may be key to feeding us.

http://www.takepart.com/article/2016/05/29/food-production-impacts-wildlife-extinction-labels?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2016-05-30

Your Next Hamburger May Come With a Side of Endangered WolfA group argues for adding wildlife conservation facts to nutrition labels.