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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/07/greyhound-racing-banned-by-australian-state-after-barbaric-cruel/

Greyhound racing banned by Australian state after 'barbaric cruelty'The Australian state of New South Wales has declared an end to greyhound racing after “

Tibetan Buddhism: What to do when your pet dies.

Tibetan Buddhism: What to do when your pet dies.Tibetan Buddhism: What to do when your pet dies.

Goats Are As Smart As Dogs and Love Humans Just as Much, University Study Finds

Goats Are As Smart As Dogs and Love Humans Just as Much, University Study FindsScientists have discovered that goats, too, can make great pets and may even rival dogs for the title of “man’s best friend.” A recent study by Queen Mary University of London researchers revealed that the goat, mainly domesticated for agricultural purposes, also possesses the ability to form an emotional bond with its owner, according to the …

http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2016/07/when-my-dog-died-i-didnt-understand-why-it-felt-like-a-human-had-died-then-i-read-the-research/

When My Dog Died, I Didn’t Understand Why It Felt Like a Human Had Died. Then I Read the Research."Only 500 years ago did we started using the word 'pet' to describe a dependent, nonworking animal - orphan lambs that had to be raised by hand." Read more

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/woman-who-shocked-toddler-with-electric-dog-collar-142427139.html

‘Cruel’ Woman Punished Toddler, Two, With Electric Shock Collar Made For DogsLana Monaghan, 34, (pictured above) from Fort Augustus in Scotland, was jailed for three years and four months. Monaghan also admitted four further charges of abuse between April 2014 and July 2015 at addresses in the Highlands, including kicking the child, hitting him with a wooden spoon, biting him

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-36764592

Dairy farm closures: More than 1,000 shut in three years - BBC NewsThe number of dairy farms in England and Wales has fallen by more than 1,000 in three years, an industry body says.

http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8073&catId=1

Eating Fruit and Vegetables Increases HappinessLongitudinal research project finds positive link between healthy eating and psychological well-being.

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/monkeys-brazil-entered-stone-age-700-years-ago/

Monkeys In Brazil Entered The Stone Age 700 Years AgoHumanity is no longer the only species on Earth that has entered the Stone Age. It’s been known for some time now that various other primates use stone too

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/12/pamplona-bull-run-tainted-by-reports-of-sexual-violence?CMP=share_btn_fb

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-monks-free-lobsters-1.3672032?%3F%3F

P.E.I. monks buy 600 lbs of lobster to release them into oceanMore than 600 pounds of lucky lobsters were spared the pot Saturday, thanks to compassionate monks on Prince Edward Island.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mystery-of-male-swordfish-courtship-ritual-revealed1/

Mystery of Male Swordfish Courtship Ritual RevealedThe first photographic evidence of a male swordfish courting a possible mate has been published, ending a decade-old mystery

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/swordfish-grease-themselves-to-cut-through-water/?WT.mc_id=SA_EVO_20160711

Swordfish Grease Themselves to Cut through WaterA lubricating gland behind the “sword” may help explain the swimming mechanics and speed of the enigmatic fish

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http://sciencewa.net.au/topics/environment-a-conservation/item/4250-south-west-possum-populations-in-peril?utm_source=ScienceNetwork+WA+Updates&utm_campaign=34d1108971-12_07_2016_SNWA7_12_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2ae83837c4-34d1108971-48095165

South-west possum populations in perilClimate change is putting pressure on endemic and elusive brushtail possum subspecies Koomal's will eventually split into two geographically separate...

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/top-greyhound-trainers-to-plead-guilty-on-animal-cruelty-charges-20160711-gq3az4.html

Live baiting scandal: Top greyhound trainers to plead guilty on animal cruelty chargesFour men once famed among Victoria's greyhound racing industry have indicated they will plead guilty to animal cruelty offences over the use of live rabbits and pigs to bait dogs to run faster.

http://www.takepart.com/article/2016/07/10/global-fish-stocks

Even as Fish Stocks Decline, the World Eats More Seafood Than EverAquaculture is supplying much of the growing demand, but overfishing continues to be a problem.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/20/pets-allowed?mbid=nl_Sunday%20Longreads%20(45)%20remainder&CNDID=42403058&spMailingID=9178710&spUserID=MTM1NzQzODUxOTY5S0&spJobID=960761182&spReportId=OTYwNzYxMTgyS0

The Confusion About PetsWhy are so many animals now in places where they shouldn’t be?

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/03/25/a-box-of-puppies?mbid=nl_Sunday%20Longreads%20(45)%20remainder&CNDID=42403058&spMailingID=9178710&spUserID=MTM1NzQzODUxOTY5S0&spJobID=960761182&spReportId=OTYwNzYxMTgyS0

Canine CravingsThe classic reasons that people have dogs are only intellectual concepts in the face of a squealing lunatic.

There is no difference between the sentiment of this American and the Asian dog-eater who has a pet dog: “I eat chicken all the time, so I am not morally opposed to killing a chicken, but I couldn’t kill my own pet, so I took her back to the vet. After he injected her with the fatal dose of pentobarbital, I went out into the waiting room and s…[Read more]

The Rise of the It BirdA history of the back-yard chicken.

Missing from the article is any discussion of how the fish are obtained for the pet trade, the high mortality rate of fish in the pet trade, and the quality of life for fish in a…[Read more]

Gods of a Fish-Eat-Fish WorldAn aquarium service technician is part plumber, part veterinarian, and part ringmaster of a world where things aren’t meant to live in harmony.