Animal Welfare (23)
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8 Eyebrow-Raising Animal Crossing Signs From Around the World
Apr 18, 2012
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Field of Fish Dreams: Is a Major League Ballpark Aquarium a Bad Idea?
By Dr. Gregory A. Lewbart, Apr 18, 2012Bam! The sound is easily heard by the first 20 rows of fans cheering wildly in the 11th inning of a tie game between the Miami Marlins and the Philadelphia Phillies. Thwump! A… Full Article ›
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From Boxing Champ to Slum Dog Advocate: The Woman Behind The Sato Project
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, Apr 16, 2012Christina Beckles, a British-born former champion amateur boxer, has spent the last six years working to save the lives of abandoned satos (slang for mongrels) on Puerto Rico's Dead Dog Beach… Full Article ›
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Exotics Owners Come Out for Amnesty Day — With Giant Snakes
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, Apr 25, 2012Buck the 12-foot Burmese python, Jaws the alligator snapping turtle and another python named Bruno were among the exotic (and illegal) animals recently turned in at an amnesty event for owners who… Full Article ›
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Puppy Mills Get De-Friended on Facebook
By Nora Zelevansky, Mar 26, 2012Despite its popularity, Facebook still drums up its fair share of complaints from its legions of users about everything from hacked accounts to overzealous status updates from new parents about… Full Article ›
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Greyhounds May Get a Reprieve From Running Race Tracks in Florida
By Dr. Patty Khuly, Apr 1, 2012April is National Greyhound Adoption Month, and let me say at the outset that I love Greyhounds. Yet I’d like nothing better than to see a whole lot less of them in my working… Full Article ›
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Will a Ban on Small Animal Imports Harm Britain's Scientific Progress?
By Dr. Patty Khuly, Mar 27, 2012A small white mouse scampers along the front edge of several glass-fronted cubes. They line an expansive wall, holes in a beehive — laboratory-style. Just beyond the glass, the mouse's… Full Article ›
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How Savvy Shelters Are Bettering the Lives of Adoptable Cats Across the Country
By Arden Moore, Mar 20, 2012Walk into the San Diego Humane Society Shelter in Oceanside, Calif., and you won't hear a single bark. That's because the building houses only cats, rabbits and other small animals. The… Full Article ›
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Why Shark Fin Soup Should Be Banished From Menus Around the World
By Dr. Patty Khuly, Mar 21, 2012Would you ever eat a shark? Although you might not, a huge and growing number of the planet's citizens would — in a heartbeat. Shark fin is a highly sought-after delicacy in many Asian… Full Article ›
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Keep Your Cats Indoors! Do It for the Birds!
By Dr. Patty Khuly, Mar 11, 2012Is it wrong to let your cat roam free? Full Article ›
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Is It Wrong to Keep Exotic Animals as Pets?
By Dr. Patty Khuly, Feb 27, 2012Other girls coveted ponies. When I was very young, I really wanted a squirrel monkey. My mother’s family had kept several of them in Cuba, where she grew up. Stories of her… Full Article ›
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British Royal Pets — Past, Present and Future
By Nora Zelevansky , Feb 7, 2012We may think that our pets get the royal treatment, but Prince William and Duchess Catherine have just adopted a lucky pup who is the newest member of England’s ruling family. Although… Full Article ›
