Sunday, July 31, 2016

Venezuelan Zoo Animals Starve To Death Due To Food Shortages, Fifty Dead In Past Six Months - The Inquisitr


The Inquisitr

Venezuelan Zoo Animals Starve To Death Due To Food Shortages, Fifty Dead In Past Six Months
The Inquisitr
At least fifty animals have starved to death in a Venezuelan zoo over the past six months due to a food shortage. Caricuao Zoo in Caracas has been forced to ration the food supplies in an effort to keep the animals alive for as long as possible, hoping ...

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FROM MY WINDOW: Animals, humans share bond - The Daily Progress


FROM MY WINDOW: Animals, humans share bond
The Daily Progress
I have held animals and animal behavior in great wonder all my adult life. The way an animal cares for its young, the things that determine an animal's place in wild society, how baby animals, just like human children, grow so quickly into young adults ...



Letters to the editor, July 31: Animals, mail delivery - The Tennessean


Letters to the editor, July 31: Animals, mail delivery
The Tennessean
Reputable shelters can combat hoarding by accepting all animals — no waiting lists, no surrender fees — using common-sense adoption safeguards, and focusing on preventing animal homelessness at the roots, by requiring that all animals be spayed and ...



More Than 50 Animals Starve to Death in Venezuela's Zoos as the Nation Endures Devastating Food Shortages - PJ Media


PJ Media

More Than 50 Animals Starve to Death in Venezuela's Zoos as the Nation Endures Devastating Food Shortages
PJ Media
At least 50 animals have died in the last six months at the Caricuao zoo in Caracas, Venezuela, due to widespread food shortages that are affecting both man and beast in the socialist nation. Marlene Sifontes, a union leader for employees of state ...
Venezuelan Zoo Animals Starve To Death Due To Food Shortages, Fifty Dead In Past Six MonthsThe Inquisitr

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The First Known Extinction Event May Have Been Caused by Early Animals - Motherboard


New Historian

The First Known Extinction Event May Have Been Caused by Early Animals
Motherboard
These fossilized organisms lived in a time of ecological upheaval and transition; defined both by the rapid, spectacular diversification of complex animal life known as the Cambrian explosion, as well as the first major die-off in known evolutionary ...
First Mass Extinction Event Caused by Arrival of AnimalsNew Historian
Early animals might have caused a mass extinction event, says new evidenceThe Verge
New fossil evidence supports theory that first mass extinction engineered by early animalsAstrobiology Magazine (registration)
Gizmodo -The Statesman -indiatvnews.com -Vanderbilt University News
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Lovable Llama Club members enjoy working with animals - The Daily Progress


Lovable Llama Club members enjoy working with animals
The Daily Progress
The South American pack animals are characteristically social and friendly toward humans. Their wool is hypoallergenic. "They're easy to train, smart and fun animals to be around while training," Fisher said. The Loveable Llama Club members compete in ...

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First Mass Extinction Event Caused by Arrival of Animals - New Historian


New Historian

First Mass Extinction Event Caused by Arrival of Animals
New Historian
New fossil evidence from Namibia has added weight to the idea that Earth's first mass extinction event was triggered by the arrival of the first animals. Known as the end-Ediacaran extinction, earth's first mass extinction event took place 540 million ...
Early animals might have caused a mass extinction event, says new evidenceThe Verge
New fossil evidence supports theory that first mass extinction engineered by early animalsAstrobiology Magazine (registration)
Early animals engineered first mass extinctionThe Statesman
Gizmodo -indiatvnews.com
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Venezuelan Zoo Animals Starve To Death Due To Food Shortages, Fifty Dead In Past Six Months - The Inquisitr


The Inquisitr

Venezuelan Zoo Animals Starve To Death Due To Food Shortages, Fifty Dead In Past Six Months
The Inquisitr
At least fifty animals have starved to death in a a Venezuelan zoo over the past six months due to a food shortage. Caricuao Zoo in Caracas has been forced to ration the food supplies in an effort to keep the animals alive for as long as possible ...



Local man gives animals massages - WSBT-TV


WSBT-TV

Local man gives animals massages
WSBT-TV
His name is Mike Conley and he's one of the first animal massage therapists to reside here. Massage therapy can be done on cats, dogs, horses and even snakes. "It deals with issues with sore muscles, I mean animals get sore too. They can have hip ...



Letters to the editor, July 31: Animals, mail delivery - The Tennessean


Letters to the editor, July 31: Animals, mail delivery
The Tennessean
Reputable shelters can combat hoarding by accepting all animals — no waiting lists, no surrender fees — using common-sense adoption safeguards, and focusing on preventing animal homelessness at the roots, by requiring that all animals be spayed and ...



Tourists aiming to protect underfed, injured animals at Grand Canyon - ABC15 Arizona


ABC15 Arizona

Tourists aiming to protect underfed, injured animals at Grand Canyon
ABC15 Arizona
In fact, many tourists seek out guides that use these horses to haul equipment and belongings on the miles-long trek. And it comes at a huge cost to these animals, says Susan Ash, founder of the group, "S.A.V.E." which stands for "Stop Animal Violence."



The Verge review of animals: the frigatebird - The Verge


The Verge

The Verge review of animals: the frigatebird
The Verge
This new research shows how much there is still to learn about animals - there is a great deal we don't know. How amazing is that? I will be keeping my eyes out for frigatebirds the next time I am in a tropical coastal area - or sitting in a plane ...



We Ask An Expert: Do Animals Actually Have Dreams? - Huffington Post Australia


Huffington Post Australia

We Ask An Expert: Do Animals Actually Have Dreams?
Huffington Post Australia
"There is every likelihood that animals dream," Dr Joanne Silince, managing director of Pets Australia told The Huffington Post Australia. "Some species have similar REM sleep patterns to humans, others a much shorter pattern (depending on whether you ...



Special optical tags on all RAK animals - Emirates 24|7


Emirates 24|7

Special optical tags on all RAK animals
Emirates 24|7
Ras Al Khaimah municipality in coordination with the Department of Public Works and Services will ensure owners of animals fix special optical tags on the bodies of the animals to avoid collision with vehicles, 'Al Bayan' newspaper reported. This comes ...

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Coming soon: Special optical tags on all animals in RAK - Emirates 24|7


Emirates 24|7

Coming soon: Special optical tags on all animals in RAK
Emirates 24|7
Ras Al Khaimah municipality in coordination with the Department of Public Works and Services will ensure owners of animals fix special optical tags to the bodies of the animals to avoid collision with vehicles, 'Al Bayan' newspaper reported. This comes ...

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After California Wildfire, Exotic Animals Return to Forest Sanctuary - Wall Street Journal


Wall Street Journal

After California Wildfire, Exotic Animals Return to Forest Sanctuary
Wall Street Journal
The Wildlife Waystation, a 160-acre nonprofit wild animal sanctuary located along a windy road near the edge of the Angeles National Forest, evacuated its animals just hours after the fire began July 22. Many of the animals are former pets given up by ...



Binghamton Zoo celebrates two new fuzzy animals - WBNG-TV


WBNG-TV

Binghamton Zoo celebrates two new fuzzy animals
WBNG-TV
BINGHAMTON (WBNG) -- The Binghamton Zoo is celebrating two new fuzzy animals after it received two new red pandas. Their names are Ferguson and Maley. Maley is the female panda. They were recently introduced to the zoo as a highly endangered ...



Humpback whales around the globe are mysteriously rescuing animals from orcas - Mother Nature Network


Mother Nature Network

Humpback whales around the globe are mysteriously rescuing animals from orcas
Mother Nature Network
Humans might not be the only creatures that care about the welfare of other animals. Scientists are beginning to recognize a pattern in humpback whale behavior around the world, a seemingly intentional effort to rescue animals that are being hunted by ...

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A man and four animals dead in SPCA fire - Times LIVE


Times LIVE

A man and four animals dead in SPCA fire
Times LIVE
One person died and four animals were killed in a fire at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) offices in Highveld Ridge in Secunda‚ Mpumalanga. Save & Share. Email · Print. According to Christine Kuch of SPCA national council ...
One person, four animals killed in SPCA office fireEyewitness News

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Saturday, July 30, 2016

Lovable Llama Club members enjoy working with animals - Washington Times


Lovable Llama Club members enjoy working with animals
Washington Times
GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - Growing up in neighborhoods instead of farms doesn't stop kids at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair from participating in shows or contests. For Mallory Fletcher, it was her interest in llamas that brought her to the 4-H Loveable Llama ...

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Coming soon: Special optical tags on all animals in RAK - Emirates 24|7


Emirates 24|7

Coming soon: Special optical tags on all animals in RAK
Emirates 24|7
Ras Al Khaimah municipality in coordination with the Department of Public Works and Services will ensure owners of animals fix special optical tags to the bodies of the animals to avoid collision with vehicles, 'Al Bayan' newspaper reported. This comes ...



More Than 600 Animals Rescued In July By SPCA Cruelty Investigators - CBS Local


CBS Local

More Than 600 Animals Rescued In July By SPCA Cruelty Investigators
CBS Local
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The seizure of 14 pit bulls from a property in Kaufman County Friday capped off what's been an alarming number of cruelty cases this month for the Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals of Texas. The SPCA cruelty ...

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12 Who Make a Difference: Hatch saving animals' lives - Hattiesburg American


Hattiesburg American

12 Who Make a Difference: Hatch saving animals' lives
Hattiesburg American
After that, Hatch said she began looking at ways to come up with other options for the shelter animals. And she began having some say in the decisions being made concerning the animals' lives. One way was to get more of the shelter animals spayed or ...



Instant mood booster: These are the most adorable baby animals around the world - Express.co.uk


Express.co.uk

Instant mood booster: These are the most adorable baby animals around the world
Express.co.uk
If you're in the need for an instant pick-me-up, look no further than the faces of these baby animals. Rarer than your average pet, these furry, scaly and feathery friends are making names for themselves in all corners of the world. From the desert to ...



Fur and feather sale awards some with animals, others with opportunities - Janesville Gazette


Janesville Gazette

Fur and feather sale awards some with animals, others with opportunities
Janesville Gazette
Scholarship donations are made when an initial bidder says he or she is donating the money to the exhibitor, rather than buying the animal. A second buyer then makes a bid and gets the animal, and that bid amount is given to the scholarship fund.



California State Prison Takes In Animals Threatened by Sand Fire ... - ABC News


ABC News



Binghamton Zoo celebrates two new fuzzy animals - WBNG-TV


WBNG-TV

Binghamton Zoo celebrates two new fuzzy animals
WBNG-TV
BINGHAMTON (WBNG) -- The Binghamton Zoo is celebrating two new fuzzy animals after it received two new red pandas. Their names are Ferguson and Maley. Maley is the female panda. They were recently introduced to the zoo as a highly endangered ...



Utah teens upset by treatment of animals at Lagoon start petition - East Idaho News


Utah teens upset by treatment of animals at Lagoon start petition
East Idaho News
Thirteen-year-old Grace Barkdull and her 16-year-old sister, Kenna, started a petition to try to relocate the animals that are part of the Wild Kingdom Train ride at Lagoon. In the 13 days since Grace wrote the petition, more than 139,000 people have ...