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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/20/family-finds-owl-christmas-tree-hugging-trunk?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlVUy0xOTEyMjE%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&CMP=GTUS_email

Family finds owl in Christmas tree after a week: 'He was hugging the trunk'The family had brought the tree to their home and decorated it before they spotted the bird, who initially didn’t want to leave

“I’m saying that if we had real democracy, if the agribusiness industry and the meat producers didn’t have the political wherewithal that they do, then we could really talk.” https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/16/magazine/frances-moore-lappe.html?te=1&nl=the-new%20york%20times%20magazine&emc=edit_ma_20191221?campaign_id=52&instance_…[Read more]

She Changed the Way We Eat. She Wants to Fix Our Democracy, Too.Frances Moore Lappé popularized the idea that plant-based diets were good for the planet. But her focus has been on politics all along.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lanabandoim/2019/12/20/what-the-fdas-decision-about-soy-leghemoglobin-means-for-impossible-burger/amp/

What The FDA’s Decision About Soy Leghemoglobin Means For Impossible BurgerThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a notice that rejected the objections from the Center for Food Safety about the safety of genetically engineered soy leghemoglobin. Impossible Foods, Inc., which uses soy leghemoglobin in its vegan Impossible Burgers, already sells its products.

https://www.elsoldetampico.com.mx/local/el-40-de-las-mascotas-regaladas-en-navidad-son-abandonadas-4578699.html?fbclid=IwAR0Tl9Kkd7kefczO9e1r6ALBYcKnoQ1FMMw595RGjLUZRTHgn__doP64LLo

EL 40% de las mascotas regaladas en navidad son abandonadasSeñaló Jesús Andrade Vicencio Ortiz, veterinario que tiene una clínica para mascotas en la zona centro de Tampico, comentando que si se está pensando en regalar un perro o un gato por Navidad, antes se tiene que tomar ciertas medidas

https://www.npr.org/2019/12/18/789369656/act-of-evil-15-horses-were-shot-after-being-hunted-in-rural-kentucky?fbclid=IwAR1uNJSeqSulhoTTqufmV8ZhXrVEsO0LaH2xEKnmTPy2L6RdFeWkIXabXi8

'Act Of Evil': 15 Horses Were Shot After Being Hunted In Rural Kentucky"It looked like a battlefield for just horses — we counted 15 that we found dead," Floyd County Sheriff John Hunt says.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/17/smarter-living/dogs-cars-safe-travel.html?algo=identity&fellback=false&imp_id=441120204&imp_id=38120069&action=click&module=Smarter%20Living&pgtype=Homepage

Dogs in Cars, Getting There SafelyLike any family member, they need to be protected in case of a crash, but also should not distract the driver. Face licking is discouraged.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/us/horses-shot-death-Kentucky.html?action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage

14 Horses Found Shot to Death at Abandoned Coal Mining Site in KentuckyThe Floyd County sheriff said that several of the horses were pregnant, and that the killing was probably premeditated.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/19/scottish-grouse-moor-owners-face-licensing-within-five-years?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlVS19XZWVrZGF5cy0xOTEyMjA%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUK_email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK

Scottish grouse moor owners face mandatory licensingProposed changes would allow owners to be prosecuted or fined for harming other species

https://conservationaction.co.za/media-articles/no-place-for-trophy-hunting-in-the-sixth-extinction/

No place for trophy hunting in the sixth extinction - Conservation Action TrustFor a Western hunter to pay to kill an African animal and expatriate its parts is a form of objectification, dehumanising and therefore morally reprehensible. It may entrench a Western narrative of supremacy underpinned by chauvinistic, colo Read more...

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/19/climate/climate-change-cold-turtles.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage

Changing Seas Bring ‘Turtle Stranding Season’ to Cape CodAs the ocean warms, an increasing number of turtles are heading farther north and getting stranded once the temperatures fall. 

There is no mention in the article of the cruelty of taking the birds from the wild and holding them captive on a post with a hood over their heads, except when they are taken out to hunt. There is illegal trafficking of falcons from many areas of the world to supply birds to…[Read more]

Welcome to the Falcon Hospital. Please Take a Number.In a corner of Doha’s old city, a state-of-the-art facility offers scans, surgeries and a link to a centuries-old pastime. Members of the royal family get to cut the line.

It’s “culture” AND “cruelty,” but if a cultural, traditional or religious practice requires mistreatment of people or animals, then such practice should be abandoned – as many abusive and unjust practices were abandoned in the past.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/us/puerto-rico-cockfighting-ban.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage

Culture or Cruelty? Puerto Rico Says No to Federal Cockfighting BanThe governor signed legislation intended to sidestep a ban approved by Congress. The law is likely to end up in court.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/smarter-living/wirecutter/want-to-gift-someone-a-pet-heres-what-to-do-first.html?algo=identity&fellback=false&imp_id=483389014&imp_id=489801412&action=click&module=Smarter%20Living&pgtype=Homepage

Want to Gift Someone a Pet? Here’s What to Do FirstBefore you put a bow on a puppy or kitten for your family, here’s what to consider when getting a loved one a pet.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/dec/17/see-you-later-trotting-alligators-many-crocodiles-can-gallop?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlBVVMtMTkxMjE4&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTAU_email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayAUS

See you later, trotting alligators – many crocodiles can gallopScientists believe galloping may have first emerged in crocs’ ancient cat-sized ancestors

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/dec/16/how-i-found-peace-with-the-animals-and-perhaps-how-stone-age-man-did-too

How I found peace with the animals – and perhaps how stone-age man did too | LetterLetter: William Crain responds to Barbara Ehrenreich’s article on Palaeolithic cave painters’ fascination with wildlife

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/16/mekong-basins-vanishing-fish-signal-ill-times-ahead-for-cambodia-aoe

Mekong basin's vanishing fish signal tough times ahead in CambodiaRiver waters fall to a record low as dams continue to be built, putting hundreds of species at risk

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/15/end-in-sight-for-edinburgh-panda-breeding-programme-that-shames-scotland

Failed million-pound bid for Scottish panda ‘has been a disgrace’Edinburgh zoo stays silent on prospect of a final bid to produce cubs before Tian Tian and Yang Guang return to China

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/13/harvest-mice-found-thriving-15-years-after-reintroduction-efforts

Harvest mice found thriving 15 years after reintroduction effortsVolunteers find nests made by descendants of creatures released by student in 2004

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/13/camel-cow-donkey-nativity-kansas

Holy cow, donkey, and camel: trio found roaming Kansas booked for Nativity sceneTrio will be among celebrity guests at wildlife park event after animals were found roaming by Goddard police last month

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/16/canada-skater-rescues-family-of-deer-frozen-lake-ice

Canadian skater rescues family of deer from frozen lakeVideo shows mother and two fawns were found splayed on ice being towed to safety at Ontario lake