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“As the crowds in Baltimore knock back their black-eyed Susan cocktails and place their bets at the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, they will be watching not only Kentucky Derby champion Justify but a field of future slaughterhouse meat.” IT IS SWEET THAT A SANCTUARY LIKE SECOND CHANCE CAN SAVE A FEW OF THESE OTHERWISE DOOMED HORSES, BUT MOST OF…[Read more]

Perspective | Second Chance Farm: Four broken men, six discarded racehorses, one place saving themLess than 25 miles from Pimlico Race Course and the Preakness, racehorses once headed for the slaughterhouse are being cared for by inmates who love them.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/18/meghan-markle-rescue-dog-royal-wedding?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=275358&subid=9773987&CMP=GT_US_collection

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/05/18/ancient-horse-found-in-pompeii-ashes-another-testament-to-cataclysmic-eruption/?utm_term=.e63967d8a831&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

Ancient horse found in Pompeii’s ashes, another testament to cataclysmic eruptionArchaeologists were able to completely reconstruct a horse that perished in the volcanic catastrophe more than 2,000 years ago.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/17/australian-magpies-can-understand-other-bird-calls-study-finds?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Green+Light+2016&utm_term=275378&subid=9773987&CMP=EMCENVEML1631

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2018/may/18/the-week-in-wildlife-in-pictures?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Green+Light+2016&utm_term=275378&subid=9773987&CMP=EMCENVEML1631

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/12/paradise-and-hell-the-battle-to-save-the-forest-elephant?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Green+Light+2016&utm_term=275378&subid=9773987&CMP=EMCENVEML1631

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/17/climate-change-on-track-to-cause-major-insect-wipeout-scientists-warn?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Green+Light+2016&utm_term=275378&subid=9773987&CMP=EMCENVEML1631

https://www.care2.com/causes/fur-farm-investigation-leads-to-animal-cruelty-charges-in-canada.html

Fur Farm Investigation Leads to Animal Cruelty Charges in Canada | Care2 CausesAn undercover investigation of a Canadian fur farm has exposed heartbreaking animal suffering, and the sad reality for mink who are raised and killed for their fur.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2018/may/17/goa-beach-dogs-in-pictures?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+main+NEW+H+categories&utm_term=275284&subid=9773987&CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2

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Live sheep export decision a missed opportunity
By Canberra Times
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/act/live-sheep-export-decision-a-missed-opportunity-20180517-p4zfxg.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/05/16/florida-teacher-on-leave-after-he-is-accused-of-drowning-raccoons-in-class/?utm_term=.a4ba58a45088&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

Florida teacher accused of drowning raccoons in class placed on leave — and under investigation"Regardless of the investigative outcomes, Superintendent Dr. Heidi Maier is recommending termination," Marion County Public Schools said.

http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/local-news/state-investigates-report-of-raccoons-drowned-at-school

State investigates report of raccoons drowned at schoolA teacher in Florida is on paid administrative leave as the Marion County School District and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigate allegations of live animals being killed during class.

When being human is no longer considered the most important criterion for moral consideration, dehumanization will cease to hold power as a pretext for cruelty or discrimination, and mistreatment of animals or other people will be much harder to justify in either the courts of law or public…[Read more]

Analysis | In reference to ‘animals,’ Trump evokes an ugly history of dehumanization"These aren’t people. These are animals," Trump said during an immigration roundtable.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/16/ukraine-claims-dolphin-army-captured-by-russia-went-on-hunger-strike?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=275237&subid=9773987&CMP=GT_US_collection

https://theconversation.com/studying-chimpanzee-calls-for-clues-about-the-origins-of-human-language-95990?xid=PS_smithsonian

Studying chimpanzee calls for clues about the origins of human languageDo chimpanzee talk to each other? Scientists follow and record chimpanzees in the wild to find out – and to fill in details about how human language might have evolved.

https://theconversation.com/could-resurrecting-mammoths-help-stop-arctic-emissions-95956?xid=PS_smithsonian

Could resurrecting mammoths help stop Arctic emissions?A 20-year-old experiment is testing whether filling the Arctic tundra with animals could keep carbon trapped in the ground.

https://gizmodo.com/a-dozen-homeless-dogs-from-chernobyl-are-being-put-up-f-1826006184

A Dozen Homeless Dogs From Chernobyl Are Being Put Up for Adoption in the U.S.As Ernest Hemingway might’ve said: Good dogs, for adoption, minor radiation.

https://www.care2.com/causes/horrible-hundred-report-exposes-heartbreaking-cruelty-in-some-of-the-worst-puppy-mills.html

‘Horrible Hundred’ Report Exposes Heartbreaking Cruelty in Some of the Worst Puppy Mills | Care2 CausesThe latest Horrible Hundred report has again exposed some of the worst puppy mills in the U.S., and highlights the need for urgent action on our part to help mill dogs.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cl2w1g4w454q62u/Horrible%20Hundred%202018%20Full%20Report.pdf?dl=0