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Battery hens get new life as pets

More than 600 battery hens which could have faced a trip to the slaughterhouse have been rehomed. The 628 birds, which have reached the end of their productive laying life, were saved by the Scottish branch of the Battery Hen Welfare Trust. They were collected from battery farms across Scotland and...
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Officials worry about collapse of animal-waste lagoons at factory farms

Along the Mississippi River, they’re watching the levees. In northern Missouri, they’re watching the walls of lagoons holding back millions of gallons of animal waste. Rains this week were filling waste lagoons on industrial farms, and some were leaking and overflowing. State officials, worried...
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Eco-friendly pets: Fido reduces his carbon paw print

Enlightened animal lovers across the United States face a quandary: how to pamper beloved pets without adding to global warming or creating an outsized carbon paw print? Answers for the ecologically-aware pet owner were on offer at the "Going Green With Pets" conference at Manhattan's tony Metropolitan...
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What you need to know when taking the family pet on vacation

photo credit: russelljsmith [...] Americans are more active than ever and their pets are no exception. According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, 69.1 million households own a pet, mostly a cat or dog. While most people want to take their pets on vacations, it’s important...
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Vets’ claims of law breach may halt roo cull

Two senior veterinarians have described the conduct of a mass cull of kangaroos, wallabies and pademelons on Tasmania's Maria Island as "totally unacceptable" and a breach of animal welfare laws. From today, Maria Island, off the state's east coast, will be closed until July 11 while rangers shoot 400...
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Animal activists put themselves in the doghouse on Saturday

Local animal activists put themselves in the doghouse on Saturday,   literally. They were chaining themselves to doghouses on the lawn of the State Capitol to raise awareness about cruelty to dogs. The unusual "chain off" is a part of a week-long event. Statistics show an estimated 6 million dogs...
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What It’s Like To Be A Bat: Vocal Sonar Does More Than Locate Objects; It Cues Memory And Assists Flight

Not many people think about what it's like to be a bat, but for those who do, it's enlightening and potentially groundbreaking for understanding aspects of the human brain and nervous system. Cynthia Moss, a member of the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science program at the University of Maryland, College...
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Nasty chimp named ‘Moe’ escapes from cage, now on the loose in San Bernadino County

There's a chimp on the loose in San Bernardino County. County animal control staff and volunteers were fanning out Saturday across a densely forested area near the town of Devore in search of Moe the chimpanzee. A friend of Moe's owners says the chimp escaped Friday from his cage at an animal sanctuary...
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Ark. mayor faces charges over releasing dogs into forest

An Arkansas mayor who ordered 10 Humane Society dogs let loose in a national forest is wanted on animal cruelty charges after a special judge issued an arrest warrant. The warrant was issued Friday for Helena-West Helena Mayor James Valley. Circuit Judge David Henry found reasonable cause to arrest...
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Veganic farmers eschew animal fertilizers

The tradition of farming the land in northern New Mexico's Espanola Valley had been passed down from Don Bustos' Spanish ancestors who tilled the same soil centuries before. But when Bustos realized the traditional farming techniques could harm his children's health, he went organic 15 years ago. Now,...
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