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https://www.thedodo.com/woman-gives-up-everything-for-dogs-1612880662.html

Woman Gives Up Everything To Save Hundreds Of DogsFor the love of animals. Pass it on.

http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/02/11/how-cancer-tumors-use-meat-to-fuel-their-growth/

How Cancer Tumors Use Meat To Fuel Their GrowthThe rate of instances of diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer, autism, and many more continues to increase at an alarming rate. Since we first began recording statistics on disease we have seen a skyrocketing upward trend which has many scientists and researchers looking for answers, most notably towards our environment. We are surrounded by toxins on […]

https://www.change.org/p/u-s-house-of-representatives-congress-stop-sterilization-slaughter-of-50-000-wild-horses?recruiter=420771198&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink

U.S. House of Representatives: Congress: Stop Sterilization & Slaughter of 50,000 Wild HorsesAmerica’s cherished wild horses are under grave threat of sterilization and slaughter, thanks to the President’s proposed 2017 Budget, which asks Congress to give the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) authority to: Sterilize wild free-roaming horses on the range through barbaric surgical methods to...

“Since its founding in 1885, Wildlife Services has served one purpose—to clean up the American West for the ranching industry, so they wouldn’t have to deal with predators or other animals they deemed pests. There’s an old ethos in the ranching community—control and domination of the landscape. It’s an almost biblical mandate to dominate the natur…[Read more]

This Government Program’s Job Is to Kill WildlifeAn investigation in Harper’s Magazine documents indiscriminate and inhumane methods used to control predators on public lands in the West.

https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/365982/almost-three-in-10-have-cut-back-on-eating-meat-says-poll Almost three in 10 have cut back on eating meat, says poll

http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=7517&catId=1

FBI to Treat Animal Abuse as Seriously as MurderData on crime-committers, trends, and effectiveness of programs will now be much more trackable.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/transformation/andy-west/i-stopped-eating-animals-because-of-human-rights

I stopped eating animals because of human rightsWhat does the meat industry do to people’s mental health?

http://www.mfablog.org/major-news-canadas-most-progressive-cage

MAJOR NEWS! Canada's Most Progressive Cage-Free Egg Policy EverThis sets a new bar for the industry.

http://www.animalequality.net/node/858

Students Hope to Reduce Meat Consumption | Animal Equality

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/133585/20160215/lab-grown-mini-brains-may-end-animal-testing.htm

Lab-Grown Mini Brains May End Animal TestingAnimal testing is practiced widely for drug research, but with it comes issues in ethics and the quality of science. Now, a lab-grown mini version of the human brain may soon replace lab animals in experimentation.

http://www.thegoodfoodinstitute.org/plant-based-meat-market-will-reach-52-billion

Plant-Based Meat Market Will Reach $5.2 Billion by 2020The market for plant-based alternatives to meat, dairy, and eggs is rapidly growing!

http://www.timesofisrael.com/after-2000-years-easter-lamb-falling-off-the-menu-in-italy/

After 2,000 years, Easter lamb falling off the menu in Italy?Market trends suggest Italians now much less likely to include traditional dish in their festive meals

A sweet story about a devoted parrot and the Goddess of Mercy, from Chinese Buddhism.

http://quanyinjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/03/quan-yin-and-filial-parrot.html

Quan Yin: Quan Yin and Filial Parrot

Possibly the biggest conservation blunder ever

Possibly the biggest conservation blunder everWhat would we give for rhino poaching to stop? Is there a cost too great? What about sacrificing another species? That is exactly what the WWF did in the early 1990s. In a desperate attempt to stop...

If an otter is going to be in captivity at all, the best “enrichment” is the companionship of fellow otters. Was this otter in the enclosure alone, as the article implies? If so, that in itself is a serious welfare violation for such a social animal.

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-35604300

'Unauthorised trousers' kill Canadian zoo's otter - BBC NewsCanadian zoo staff disciplined after animal drowns inside pair of trousers.