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http://www.mercyforanimals.org/look-out-meat-industry-wall-street-and-silicon

Look Out Meat Industry, Wall Street and Silicon Valley Are Promoting a Vegan DietTime are changing!

Demand For Dairy is Driving the Badger Cull – Yet No One is Talking About it

Demand For Dairy is Driving the Badger Cull – Yet No One is Talking About itToday is National Badger Day, but badgers have been far from celebrated recently. In an attempt to reduce bovine TB in dairy cows, a few weeks ago the government expanded its controversial badger cull to include several new areas. However, experts say that badgers are just acting as stripy scapegoat

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/diet-fitness/vegan-eating-would-slash-cut-food-s-global-warming-emissions-n542886

8 Million Fewer Would Die if the World Went VeganIf everyone went vegan, 8 million fewer people would die per year by 2050, and global warming could be slashed, a new study finds.

http://www.dairyreporter.com/Markets/New-products-created-as-demand-for-dairy-alternatives-rises?utm_source=AddThis_facebook&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=SocialMedia#.V_eN_wYdA8M.facebook

New products created as demand for dairy alternatives risesDemand for dairy alternatives is growing with the creation of dairy-free milk in labs, the emergence of vegan milk alternatives, and increased adoption of coconut and banana milks that offers various health benefits.

Captive Dolphin Who Was Captured in Taiji Drive Kills Her 4-Day-Old Calf. It’s Time to Empty the Tanks!

Captive Dolphin Who Was Captured in Taiji Drive Kills Her 4-Day-Old Calf. It’s Time to Empty the Tanks!

This captive dolphin killing her young is just one more reason why it’s time to empty the tanks.

This Amazing Group Has Banded Together to Protect Doris, a Friendly Eel, From Illegal Fishing

This Amazing Group Has Banded Together to Protect Doris, a Friendly Eel, From Illegal Fishing

This tourism group is doing everything they can to protect the eels in their local river.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/10/05/bigger-brains-mean-longer-yawns/?wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1

http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Livestock/Vietnam-hit-with-bird-flu-outbreak/?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=06-Oct-2016&c=1Mhw64nyxKll%2BTBzgzdnbucTCA5euoUc&p2=#

Vietnam hit with bird flu outbreakHundreds of chickens have been culled in backyard poultry farms in Vietnam following the outbreak of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) strain.

http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Livestock/KFC-welfare-standards-slammed-in-report/?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=06-Oct-2016&c=1Mhw64nyxKlVr7ajIs%2BFx3wwWSwe1E5G&p2=#

KFC welfare standards slammed in reportFor the fourth year in row, Yum Brands ranked second lowest in the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW), a performance that World Animal Protection slammed as “unacceptable”.

http://www.dairyreporter.com/Markets/New-products-created-as-demand-for-dairy-alternatives-rises/?utm_source=Newsletter_Subject&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%2BSubject&c=1Mhw64nyxKlLcmo%2BrSz9aHcgwyXC7Da9#

New products created as demand for dairy alternatives risesDemand for dairy alternatives is growing with the creation of dairy-free milk in labs, the emergence of vegan milk alternatives, and increased adoption of coconut and banana milks that offers various health benefits.

http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Suppliers2/MycoTechnology-unveils-PureTaste-mushroom-protein-at-SSW/?utm_source=Newsletter_Subject&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%2BSubject&c=1Mhw64nyxKndt4rtevqtJ71LsIlV33Tb#

Step aside peas, rice and algae.. there's a new protein in town, from Shiitake mushrooms...Shiitakes are loaded with nutrients, and also contain more protein than rival mushrooms (up to 18% by dry weight), although many other foods contain more. But what if you could use their filament-like roots (mycelium) to manufacture a high-quality, complete protein in significant quantities via a simple fermentation process?

http://www.peer.org/news/news-releases/livestock-land-abuse-rampant-on-public-range.html

PEER - LIVESTOCK LAND ABUSE RAMPANT ON PUBLIC RANGENew BLM Figures Show Little Progress in Healing Lands Degraded by Overgrazing

http://www.thetower.org/article/how-israel-became-the-global-center-of-veganism/

How Israel Became the Global Center of Veganism

http://m.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2016/10/05/terrified-turkeys-to-fall-from-sky-again

Terrified turkeys to fall from sky again | Arkansas Blog They'll be dropping live turkeys out of an airplane over Yellville again this Friday and Saturday at Yellville's Turkey Trot Festival. Some people find this funny. The turkeys probably don't.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/oct/07/greyhound-racing-ban-speculation-grows-over-nsw-government-backflip

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161006160734.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Apes understand that some things are all in your head: Humans aren't the only ones who can tell when someone's beliefs don't match realityWe all know that the way someone sees the world, and the way it really is, aren't always the same. This ability to recognize that someone's beliefs may differ from reality has long been seen as unique to humans.

“This finding suggests that such musical virtuosity may signify more than just the evolution of a way for birds to establish territorial dominance and facilitate mating. It may also provide evidence that musical ability in birds was a precursor to the evolution of the many dimensions of musical ability in…[Read more]

Some birds behave like human musiciansThe tuneful behavior of some songbirds parallels that of human musicians, according to new research.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161006092859.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Beer eases final moments for euthanized invertebrates, study finds -- ScienceDaily

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/oct/07/tick-bites-that-trigger-severe-meat-allergy-on-rise-around-the-world