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“Prof David Nutt, a neuropsychopharmacologist at Imperial College London, said the findings added to evidence for emotion and empathy existing in a broad range of species. ‘This just proves that this is not some peculiar human characteristic, it’s not even a mammalian characteristic, it’s a characteristic of brains,’ he sai…[Read more]

The undersea and the ecstasy: MDMA leaves octopuses loved upNormally antisocial sea creature becomes friendly and tactile after being given the drug, scientists say

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/19/crucial-antibiotics-still-used-on-us-farms-despite-public-health-fears

Crucial antibiotics still used on US farms despite public health fearsTests at meat packing plants show no reduction in drugs, a year after new rules to clamp down on overuse

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/20/buying-zoo-goes-horribly-wrong-escaped-animals-deaths

‘How do you catch a lynx?’: when buying a zoo goes horribly wrongWhen the Tweedys bought a zoo in Borth, west Wales, it was a dream come true. But it soon turned into a nightmare of escaped animals, deaths and family feuding

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/20/shark-attack-in-whitsundays-leaves-woman-46-critical?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Guardian+Today+AU+-+collection&utm_term=286054&subid=26212650&CMP=GTAU_collection

Second shark attack in Queensland leaves girl in 'serious condition'Child suffers ‘significant’ leg injury, Australian officials say, as they praise swift actions of doctor in first incident

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2018/sep/07/women-gorongosa-national-park-healing-scars-of-war-mozambique?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Global+Dispatch+collection&utm_term=286031&subid=26212650&CMP=poverty_matters_collection

Women lead the charge in healing scars of war in Mozambique wildlife park | Claudine Spera and Irene BaquéDecimated by the civil war, Gorongosa national park is being coaxed back to life, and with it comes the promise of a brighter future for the area’s young girls

https://www.globalmeatnews.com/Article/2018/09/19/Plant-and-clean-meat-grant-launched?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=19-Sep-2018&c=1Mhw64nyxKkqbC44KoqGiZ5Dpj1Ev2ds&p2=

Good Food Institute launches $3m research grantUS-based Good Food Institute has launched a $3m competitive research grant program to encourage universities and others to pursue plant-based and clean meat research.

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/mum-baby-dolphin-die-mass-2012092

Mum and baby dolphin die in mass stranding on Cornish beachVolunteers from Cornwall Wildlife Trust and British Divers Marine Life Rescue refloated battled to save the animals

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/19/microplastics-can-spread-via-flying-insects-research-shows

Microplastics can spread via flying insects, research shows‘Shocking’ study reveals plastic contaminates our skies as well as the oceans, say scientists

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/19/manifesto-for-wildlife-uk-countryside-species-biodiversity

My manifesto could save Britain’s dying wildlife | Chris PackhamFrom banning weedkiller and excluding dogs from nature reserves, there are cheap and practical ways to transform Britain, says naturalist Chris Packham

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/19/chris-packham-launches-peoples-manifesto-for-wildlife

Chris Packham launches People's Manifesto for WildlifeInitiative lays out practical steps we can all take to help halt destruction of species and habitats in Britain

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/19/bipartisan-inquiry-recommends-australia-ban-domestic-ivory-trade

Bipartisan inquiry recommends Australia ban domestic ivory tradeSenator who kicked off inquiry says Australia contributes to rhinoceros and elephant poaching by providing a market

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/19/rspca-seal-charity-fish-farms-seals

The RSPCA rescues one seal – and sanctions the killing of many others | George MonbiotThe animal charity is certifying fish farms knowing that they shoot ‘pests’, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot

https://www.traffic.org/publications/reports/trading-faces-a-rapid-assessment-on-the-use-of-facebook-to-trade-wildlife-in-thailand/

Trading Faces: A rapid assessment on the use of Facebook to trade wildlife in Thailand - Wildlife Trade Report from TRAFFIC

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45566304#

Why do we hate wasps and love bees?Both are as ecologically useful, say scientists, and the same effort must be made to protect them.

http://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20180917-the-rarest-fabric-on-earth

The rarest fabric on EarthThe once-endangered vicuna is thriving in the Peruvian Andes, thanks to a bold plan to sustainably gather and sell its valuable fleece – and give locals a stake in its survival.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-fur-ban-20180918-story.html

Los Angeles takes step toward banning sale of fur productsLos Angeles takes steps to ban the sale of new fur products, a move that would make it the largest city in the U.S. to do so.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/18/style/fur-ban-los-angeles.html

Los Angeles Will Ban the Sale of FurThe City Council voted on Tuesday for a fur-free future.

https://abc7ny.com/religion/protesters-hold-vigil-for-chickens-killed-in-religious-ritual/4269098/

http://gothamist.com/2018/09/18/chicken_slaughter_protest_brooklyn.php#photo-1

Ritual Jewish Chicken Slaughter Met With Vegan Protests In Crown Heights'Murderers! Shame on you!' shouted a protester wearing a surgical mask and poncho, as she sprayed water in the direction of the chickens.

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article218610365.html

Florence kills 3.4 million chickens, 5,500 pigs in NC | News & ObserverSo far 3.4 million chickens and turkeys, and 5,500 hogs are dead in North Carolina from Hurricane Florence wind and floods. The numbers are expected to increase this week. The livestock death toll doubles that of Hurricane Matthew in 2016.