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http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/05/06/477067319/as-thinking-on-animal-ethics-shifts-new-journal-on-animal-feeling-launches

As Thinking On Animal Ethics Shifts, New Journal On Animal Feeling LaunchesThe conviction that the interests of animals need to be taken seriously is now very much the norm, and it's possible Animal Sentience could change the scientific landscape, says Alva Noë.

http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/may/02/ringling-brothers-elephants-circus-final-show

12 Of The Hottest Celebrity Men On Earth You Didn’t Know Were Vegan

I wasn’t really sure if I liked Bojack Horseman or not, but Season 2 Episode 5 left me highly impressed with the strength and nuance of its animal rights message. It touched on the extreme cruelty of factory farming (“a real-life dystopian horror show in which we are the monsters”), the artificiality of “friend vs. food” distinctions, and even why…[Read more]

BEST ANIMAL RIGHTS SPEECH by SIMONE REYES

http://www.care2.com/causes/success-220-research-chimps-will-be-released-to-a-sanctuary.html#ixzz480vU9yuI

Success! 220 Research Chimps Will Be Released To A Sanctuary | Care2 CausesAnimal advocates are celebrating a historic victory for chimpanzees being used in biomedical research with an announcement that 220 individuals from the New

http://www.care2.com/causes/ricky-gervais-supports-bill-to-ban-declawing-in-new-york.html

Ricky Gervais Supports Bill To Ban Declawing In New York | Care2 CausesA groundbreaking bill to ban declawing in New York is getting a push of support from animal advocates who have been joined by comedian Ricky Gervais in the call

http://www.care2.com/causes/why-is-zimbabwe-trying-to-sell-its-wild-animals.html#

Why Is Zimbabwe Trying To Sell Its Wild Animals? | Care2 CausesDrought and recession have left Zimbabwe unable to take care of all the animals in its parks, so it's putting some up for sale.

http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/05/06/afghanistan-bombing-the-land-of-the-snow-leopard/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tiger-trade-regulation_us_572ca2fbe4b096e9f09107d3

A Major Loophole In The Tiger Trade Is Closing, But It's Not Enough To Curb Trafficking

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/03/malta-should-consider-moratorium-on-turtle-dove-hunting-says-eu?CMP=share_btn_fb

http://www.salon.com/2016/05/04/americas_pill_popping_is_making_our_fish_anxious_and_possibly_getting_into_our_vegetables/

America’s pill popping is making our fish anxious and possibly getting into our vegetablesThere may be an even more costly price to pay for being the world's most overmedicated country

http://www.care2.com/causes/pets-get-their-own-bathroom-in-new-yorks-jfk-airport.html

Pets Get Their Own Bathroom In New York's JFK Airport | Care2 CausesIn an effort to accommodate travelers with pets, John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York has created a pet bathroom.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/04/alaska-plane-bald-eagle-crash-fatal-collision?CMP=share_btn_fb

http://www.takepart.com/article/2016/05/06/russia-builds-tunnel-save-endangered-leopards-tigers?cmpid=organic-share-facebook

Russia Builds a Tunnel to Save Endangered Leopards, TigersThe Narvinskii Pass tunnel allows the endangered big cats to avoid a deadly road as they move between Russia and China.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/05/160505-animals-mothers-day-holiday-culture/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20160508news-animalmomsstory&utm_campaign=Content&sf25824451=1

Animal Mothers Remind Us a Lot of Our OwnFor animals great and small, it's often up to mom to teach them how to survive and use their instincts wisely, author says.

http://www.mfablog.org/are-dairy-farms-destroying-the-great-lakes

Are Dairy Farms Destroying the Great Lakes?Here's the true cost of milk and cheese.

This huge, ugly fruit is a surprisingly good meat substitute

This huge, ugly fruit is a surprisingly good meat substituteDon’t know jack about replacing meat with fruit? Here’s a helpful guide.