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https://www.globalmeatnews.com/Article/2017/12/08/Tyson-Foods-axes-supplier-over-animal-abuse-claims?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=08-Dec-2017&c=1Mhw64nyxKkoauyKGLw%2F3aMpXI77MhzQ&p2=

Tyson Foods axes supplier over animal abuse claimsUS meat giant Tyson Foods has severed ties with a chicken farm facing allegations of animal abuse.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5PBX369GxWfBHFHFRrkCvCl/seven-reasons-why-people-are-going-vegan?ns_mchannel=email&ns_source=pan_sot&ns_campaign=PAN_SOT_49_HEARTTRANSPLANT_LIF_US&ns_linkname=bbcradio4_7reasonshwhypeoplegoingvegan_FactualLifestyle_7reasonshwhypeoplegoingvegan&ns_fee=0

Radio 4 in Four - Seven reasons why people are going vegan - BBC Radio 4Why more of us are swerving meat and dairy and happily going herbivore.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/collections/vegan_christmas_recipes?ns_mchannel=email&ns_source=pan_sot&ns_campaign=PAN_SOT_49_HEARTTRANSPLANT_LIF_US&ns_linkname=bbcfood_veganchristmasrecipes_Food_veganchristmasrecipes&ns_fee=0

BBC - Food - Collections : Vegan Christmas recipesBeing vegan doesn’t mean missing out at Christmas. From mince pies to main courses, we’ve got plenty of festive ideas.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/12/05/a-new-job-for-the-power-company-feeding-giraffes/?utm_term=.18889ddf65d1&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1

A new job for the power company: Feeding giraffesUtility companies are in the singular position of needing to regularly cut back leaves that they can't use. Zoo animals are happy to gobble up the trimmings.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/movies/the-ny-cat-film-festival-is-here-and-no-ones-allergic-to-movies.html?emc=edit_tnt_20171206&nlid=30337821&tntemail0=y

The NY Cat Film Festival Is Here. And No One’s Allergic to Movies.The festival, which has its premiere on Saturday, will tour the country with two programs of shorts devoted to the feline way of life.

“Evans, 31, of Hollywood, is accused of stabbing Ollie more than 50 times and leaving him to die inside a suitcase — a brutal attack that sparked national outrage. Police say they found mutilated rats and cat paws in his freezer, oven walls smeared wth blood and blood-caked knives left in a dog bowl, under a TV stand and on a d…[Read more]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/science/mongooses-immigration-communication.html?emc=edit_sc_20171204&nl=science-times&nl_art=&nlid=30337821&ref=headline&te=1

How Dwarf Mongooses Respond to New ImmigrantsDwarf mongoose groups take a few months before they put full confidence in the sentinel calls of new arrivals.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/science/mongooses-immigration-communication.html?emc=edit_sc_20171204&nl=science-times&nl_art=&nlid=30337821&ref=headline&te=1

How Dwarf Mongooses Respond to New ImmigrantsDwarf mongoose groups take a few months before they put full confidence in the sentinel calls of new arrivals.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/science/galapagos-tortoises-shells.html?emc=edit_sc_20171204&nl=science-times&nl_art=&nlid=30337821&ref=img&te=1

How a Giant Tortoise Gets Off Its BackThe shells of tumble-prone saddlebacks on the Galápagos Islands may not do them any favors, according to a new study.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/29/science/whale-sharks.html?emc=edit_sc_20171204&nl=science-times&nl_art=&nlid=30337821&ref=headline&te=1

Tracking the Elusive Whale SharkA new study includes data and photos identifying the big sea creatures — especially the young — and where they like to hang out.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/29/science/elk-magpies-ticks.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_sc_20171204&nl=science-times&nl_art=5&nlid=30337821&ref=headline&te=1

Shy Elk and Bold Birds Become Partners in the WildernessMagpies will eat ticks that drain the blood from elks, but a scientist found it takes the right mix of elk-magpie personality for the relationship to work.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/dec/04/animal-agriculture-choking-earth-making-sick-climate-food-environmental-impact-james-cameron-suzy-amis-cameron?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=255375&subid=9773987&CMP=GT_US_collection

http://www.care2.com/causes/after-tragic-shooting-of-escaped-tiger-france-should-ban-circus-animals.html

Tragic Shooting Of Escaped Tiger Should Convince France To Ban Circus Animals | Care2 CausesA tiger that escaped from her cage at a Paris circus was shot and killed by her owner. Could this be the impetus for banning performing animals in France?

http://www.care2.com/causes/freight-trains-in-norway-kill-110-reindeer-in-one-terrible-week.html

Freight Trains In Norway Kill 110 Reindeer In One Terrible Week | Care2 CausesCome on, Norway. Your trains are killing reindeer in droves. It's time to do something about that.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/04/hunter-dies-in-germany-after-wild-boar-he-was-trying-to-shoot-attacked-him

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/03/nyregion/hunter-charged-shooting.html?module=WatchingPortal&region=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=10&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2017%2F12%2F03%2Fnyregion%2Fhunter-charged…[Read more]

Hunter Charged With Manslaughter in Killing of Woman Mistaken for a DeerThomas B. Jadlowski has also been charged with hunting after legal hours in a shooting that rattled his rural New York town. He pleaded not guilty.

http://www.care2.com/causes/in-wisconsin-babies-can-now-buy-hunting-licenses.html

In Wisconsin, Babies Are Now Buying Hunting Licenses | Care2 CausesA Care2 petition is demanding the law recently passed in Wisconsin, eliminating a minimum hunting age, must be immediately reversed.

http://www.care2.com/causes/5-reasons-you-should-boycott-the-zoo.html

5 Reasons You Should Boycott The Zoo | Care2 CausesDespite claims that zoos play an important role in conservation and education, they are unnatural and inherently cruel, effectively doing more harm that good.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rspca-holiday-ad-dog-rescue_us_5a22902ee4b03350e0b707a5

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-animal-extinction-matters/2017/12/01/a1284f18-d538-11e7-9ad9-ca0619edfa05_story.html?utm_term=.955b591678cd

Opinion | Why animal extinction mattersR. Alexander Pyron’s Nov. 26 Outlook essay, “Species die. Get over it,” was scientifically naive and very out of date. Modern biology moved from thinking in terms of individual species in the 1950s,...