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http://www.smh.com.au/good-weekend/liveexport-whistleblower-vet-i-wish-now-id-shot-more-20160901-gr6fka.html

'I wish now I'd shot more,' says whistleblower vetWhen vet Lynn Simpson documented the appalling conditions faced by Australian animals on live-export ships, she lost her job and her health. But has anything really changed?

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/sep/12/ignorance-bliss-vegan-planet-destroyed

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37382919

How Indonesia's rare birds are facing extinction - BBC NewsA BBC team finds rare Java hawks for sale, as environmentalists say more must be done to tackle Indonesia's illegal bird trade.

http://www.wildhorsepreservation.org/media/blm-wont-euthanize-wild-horses-it-cannot-adopt-—-kornze

BLM won't euthanize wild horses it cannot adopt — KornzeBy Scott Streater, E&E News September 15, 2016 Bureau of Land Management Director Neil Kornze told a congressional panel yesterday that the agency has no plans to follow the recommendation of an advisory panel that has called on BLM to euthanize potentially thousands of wild horses it cannot sell or adopt.

BirdLife Malta calls on the Prime Minister to suspend the autumn hunting season

BirdLife Malta calls on the Prime Minister to suspend the autumn hunting season - Birdlife MaltaYesterday was a sad day for Malta’s conservation efforts when two Black Storks were shot dead. BirdLife Malta’s officials witnessed one of the Black Storks (Ċikonja Sewda) struggling in flight over Buskett with what looked like a blood stain on the chest. It eventually died and was in police custody. The Black Stork was originally... Read More

When we starve, scald, and otherwise torment animals to test whether they have the capacity for empathy, what does that say about our own? Humans truly are the sociopaths of the animal kingdom.

http://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2016/2/8/10925098/animals-have-empathy

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/cat-guides-injured-walker-safety-swiss-alps-switzerland-gimmelwald-reddit-a7218136.html?utm_source

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160916094452.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

How rattlesnakes got, and lost, their venomMillions of years ago, the ancestor of modern rattlesnakes was endowed with a genetic arsenal of toxic weaponry. But in a relatively short period of evolutionary time, different types of snakes kept different types of toxin genes, and shed others.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160916135002.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Fish lose their unique personality when they go to 'school' -- ScienceDaily

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/09/16/urban-war-rats-cities-turn-to-dry-ice/90409978/

http://www.care2.com/causes/success-its-now-a-felony-to-abuse-companion-animals-in-ohio.html

Success! It's Now A Felony To Abuse Companion Animals In Ohio | Care2 CausesInstead of being just a misdemeanor, it's now a fifth-degree felony to knowingly cause pain or harm to a companion animal in Ohio.

http://www.care2.com/causes/bureau-of-land-management-votes-to-kill-45000-horses-and-burros.html

BLM Votes To Kill 45,000 Horses And Burros | Care2 CausesThe Bureau of Land Management will slaughter thousands of unlucky wild horses and burros.

http://www.care2.com/causes/catch-and-release-isnt-harmless-to-fish.html

Catch-and-Release Isn't Harmless To Fish | Care2 CausesReleasing a fish back into the water does not ensure the fish's survival.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/14/humanity-driving-unprecedented-marine-extinction

@armandornava Hello! I just read your profile, and about your interest in animal communication and ESP. Our social media coordinator, Anita Mayangpuspa, is also very interested and knowledgeable on that subject. If you’d like you can contact her through her profile, https://animalpeopleforum.org/members/anitam/

http://www.care2.com/causes/if-you-love-otters-you-should-probably-stop-eating-fish.html

If You Love Otters You Should Probably Stop Eating Fish | Care2 CausesAs baffling as it may seem, otters do have enemies, however, and if you eat fish, you may be supporting them.

http://www.care2.com/causes/usda-steps-up-to-stop-cruelty-to-gaited-horses.html

USDA Steps Up To Stop Cruelty To Gaited Horses | Care2 CausesThe USDA is introducing proposed legislation to help end the ongoing torture of gaited horses.

Oysters need something to attach themselves to in order to grow, and the large surface areas of old toilets provide plenty of places to attach. The use of toilets is very appropriate, since oysters are micro water treatment systems. This makes it easy to pick up diseases such as hepatitis from eating…[Read more]

It's The Ultimate Recycling: Old NYC Toilets Become New Oyster Beds | Care2 CausesNew York City plans to revitalize long-dead oyster beds with the porcelain pieces of thousands of old toilets.