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Shocking abuses revealed on Lithuanian mink farm

Shocking abuses revealed on Lithuanian mink farm - Fur Free AllianceLITHUANIA – 17 SEPTEMBER 2016 – A recent investigation on a Lithuanian mink farm in August revealed serious violations of environmental and animal welfare laws. The undercover footage, that was conducted by Lithuanian Fur Free Alliance member Open Cages in August, showed gravely injured animals, dead animals burned on trash piles and improperly handled manure. Gabrielė Vaitkevičiūtė, the head

http://www.nature.com/news/how-cats-conquered-the-world-and-a-few-viking-ships-1.20643?WT.ec_id=NEWSDAILY-20160920

How cats conquered the world (and a few Viking ships)First large-scale study of ancient feline DNA charts domestication in Near East and Egypt and the global spread of house cats.

California sea otter population reaches record high number

California sea otter population reaches record high numberIn a historic rebound, California sea otters, the frolicking ocean ambassadors of Monterey Bay and Big Sur, have reached their highest population level since 1982, when federal and state officials …

Taxidermy cat handbag sells at auction in New Zealand
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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/20/man-v-rat-war-could-the-long-war-soon-be-over

http://www.care2.com/causes/investigation-exposes-the-true-cost-of-fur.html

Investigation Exposes The True Cost Of Fur | Care2 CausesAnimal advocates have been working for decades to end trapping, now another undercover investigation into this insidious industry has exposed the cruel and

http://www.takepart.com/article/2016/09/20/norway-plans-kill-two-thirds-its-68-wolves?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2016-09-20

Norway Plans to Kill Two-Thirds of Its 68 WolvesConservationists are fighting the government-sanctioned hunt, which is supposed to deter wolves from preying on sheep.

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183 Countries Are Meeting to Discuss the Future of the World’s WildlifeRestrictions on trade of pangolins, elephants, sharks, rhinos, and more are up for debate this month.

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Fast Food Isn’t Doing Enough When It Comes to AntibioticsChains have made promises to remove drugs from their meat-supply chains, which is lauded in a new report, but action is needed.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160921160343.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Reef fish see colors that humans cannot -- ScienceDaily

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/theres-a-dog-at-this-funeral-home-ready-to-pray-with-you/2016/09/19/ee77a17a-6a35-11e6-8225-fbb8a6fc65bc_story.html?tid=a_inl

There’s a dog at this funeral home, ready to pray with youLulu the therapy dog helps comfort mourners.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/your-dog-can-make-you-feel-better-and-heres-why/2016/09/19/fde4aeec-6a2a-11e6-8225-fbb8a6fc65bc_story.html?wpisrc=nl_most-draw10&wpmm=1

Your dog can make you feel better, and here’s whyPets can be good for your health and relieve stress.

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US Cattlemen blast Humane Society’s lawsuitThe National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has vehemently attacked a lawsuit filed by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), claiming it will “open old wounds” and “weaken”  the beef sector.

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France powers up Sweden’s mobile abattoirRising demand for ethical and traceable protein has seen Sweden’s Hälsingestintan roll out its innovative mobile slaughter unit in France, heralding a new wave of meat production.

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Horsemeat import controls tightened by BrusselsMore stringent controls governing EU imports of horsemeat have been adopted by the European Commission, with the decision likely to hit Canadian and South American producers.

“Like a casino dealer shuffling the deck, climate change is starting to reorder species from the grasslands of Argentina to ice-free areas of Greenland. New research published Monday (Sept. 19, 2016) in the journal Nature Climate Change by researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark and the University of Wisconsin-Madison illuminates where and…[Read more]

Where and how climate change is altering species -- ScienceDaily

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160921084604.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Fishing erodes natural size variationFishing typically removes the large individuals from the population. Over time, this not only leads to evolutionary shrinking of fish but it also erodes natural trait variability in fish stocks. This was demonstrated in a study where r Read more...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/21/new-zealand-kea-the-worlds-only-alpine-parrot-faces-extinction

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/16/us/no-the-federal-government-will-not-kill-45000-horses.html?module=WatchingPortal&region=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=wide&state=standard&contentPlacement=46&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F09%2F16%2Fus%2Fno-the-…[Read more]

No, the Federal Government Will Not Kill 45,000 HorsesA federal agency says it will not take the advice of an advisory board to slaughter tens of thousands of wild horses and burros.