Archive for ‘animal welfare’
Foreclosures Lead To Hike In Abandoned Animals
February 5th, 2008
South Florida families are forced to give up their pet after they’re forced out of their homes.
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Dangerous Dogs Listed On New Arlington Website
February 5th, 2008
The City of Arlington has a new Website that lists where dangerous dogs live in the city. The Website shows the dog’s picture and what it did to make the list.
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Animals Rescued From Duplex Are In A Shelter
February 4th, 2008
More than 40 dogs and 3 cats left abandoned in an Oakland apartment are in an animal shelter on Monday. They were found on Sunday inside an empty apartment with a not taped to the door saying “please take care of them.”
Popularity: 4%
World launches talks on forest payoffs
February 4th, 2008
For decades, a flood of aid and an army of conservationists couldn’t save Indonesia’s rain forests from illegal loggers, land-hungry peasants and the spread of giant plantations. Now the world is looking at a simpler approach: up-front cash.
Popularity: 4%
Calif. Salmon Collapse Roils Fishing Industry
February 4th, 2008
Federal fishery regulators say the number of chinook salmon returning to the Sacramento River and its tributaries last fall was astonishingly low. The figures could trigger economic hardships from Central California to the Canadian border.
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PSPCA Debuts Animal Cruelty Hotline
February 1st, 2008
The PSPCA is launching a new hotline to report suspected animal cruelty
Popularity: 4%
New shrew-like mammal in Tanzania, in rare find
February 1st, 2008
A new type of shrew-like creature with a snout similar to an elephant’s trunk has been found in the mountains of Tanzania, the first new species of the mammal found since the 19th century, scientists said.
Popularity: 4%
Polar Bear Sees Double
February 1st, 2008
Germany’s polar bear cub Flocke is enamored with her own reflection in the mirror. The cute cub is almost five-weeks old.
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Green eggs, hold the ham
January 31st, 2008
The hen’s owners have said it will stay clear of the stew pot and live a nice long life.
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Coconut Grove Sailing Club Faces Crocodile Threat
January 31st, 2008
Workers at this Coconut Grover sailing club want to be able to carry about their tasks without the threat of this dangerous reptile lurking around.
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Latest scientists’ views of sea level rise
January 31st, 2008
Six of the 10 experts contacted by Reuters in the last 10 days stuck to projections by the U.N. Climate Panel that sea levels will rise by between about 20 and 80 cms by 2100. Four said gains could be higher because of likely bigger thawing of Antarctica and Greenland. None thought the IPCC was exaggerating the risks.
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Injured Manatee Fights for Life
January 31st, 2008
A rescued manatee is fighting for his life after being hit twice by boats off the Florida coast.
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Senators fault delay in bear protection
January 30th, 2008
A decision on whether to protect Alaska’s polar bears under the Endangered Species Act might not come before the government opens a major bear habitat to oil leases next week, although staff recommendations are completed, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service chief said Wednesday.
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First Antarctic marine census launched
January 29th, 2008
U.S., New Zealand and Italian marine scientists began a two-month voyage to Antarctica’s northern coast Tuesday as part of the first-ever census of Antarctic marine biodiversity, Prime Minister Helen Clark said.
Popularity: 3%
Martinez Beaver Dam Takes Beating In Storms
January 29th, 2008
The Martinez beaver dam in downtown was damaged in last weekend’s storms. But some say city officials damaged the dam
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