Animal petitions and issues

[Pajarita]

Will giving Happy the elephant human rights actually make her happy?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/will- ... d=msedgdhp


Trump administration moves ahead on gutting protections for birds:

https://www.pressherald.com/2020/11/27/ ... for-birds/


Swans dying in Europe - virulent avian flu suspected:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medica ... r-BB1bqhtt


What do dogs dream about?

https://www.zmescience.com/other/featur ... hat-about/


Caterpillars butt heads over milkweed:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... E4MjI4OAS2


Drunk squirrel:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/squir ... d=msedgdhp


New monkey was found in lab, not an expedition:

https://www.livescience.com/newest-monk ... faI6s4cccA


Texas tackles wild hogs with high-stakes hunts:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/texas ... r-BB1bpTVU


Raptor boy shows it takes a village to protect a migration route:

https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/phili ... 10dbb013cd


Edible insect production ramps up quickly in Madagascar:

https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/bug-b ... 10dbb013cd


POLL: Should Australian magpie attacks be deterred by killing or relocating them?

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/pol ... title_1120


Bottlenose dolphins could disappear from Ecuador’s Gulf of Guayaquil:

https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/bottl ... 10dbb013cd


Ecologist Carl Safina says we need to listen to animals. Seriously. (personal note: my favorite quote of the interview: "I think that an action is right when it adds compassion and beauty to the world, and it's wrong when it adds pain and ugliness.")

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technolo ... r-BB1bmpZt


Deer steals rifle from hunter:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/de ... li=BBnbfcL


Six scientific reasons to get a dog:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellne ... li=BBnbfcL

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They'll steal your burrito!

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/burrito-s ... 6646213771


Poachers killed the very rare white moose in Canada!

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/eve ... title_1120


Elusive Amazon short-eared dog caught on camera!

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/the ... title_1120


Petition to stop the abuse of great apes and elephants for entertainment:

https://forcechange.com/574628/stop-abu ... -pleasure/


Petition: Woman beat dog so hard she broke his bones and did not take him to vet:

https://animalpetitions.org/935026/just ... treatment/


Covid outbreak in Oregon mink farm:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/orego ... r-BB1bsahL


Article and poll: should dogs be banned from beaches during breeding season?:

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/pol ... title_1120


Are we making raccoons smarter?:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/are-w ... li=BBnb7Kz


Petition Stop sonar tests to protect orcas:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... ect-orcas/


New Research Shows Wildlife Trade Plays Pivotal Role In Virus Transmission:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/human-in ... nsmission/


Brutal police dog attacks caught on video:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/animals ... i-BB1bsOsv


Petition: Justice for tiny Yorkie apparently brutalized to death:

https://animalpetitions.org/937081/york ... s-justice/


Article and poll: should trapping birds with glue be banned?

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/pol ... title_1120


Petition to remove lion cubs from baker's roof:

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/pet ... title_1120


Documentary: Protecting and studying endangered sea birds:

https://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/2020 ... sea-birds/

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Cougar roaming in residential neighborhood:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/couga ... d=msedgntp


Alligators can regrow their tail:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/animals ... d=msedgntp


Spotted owls pushed closer to 'extinction vortex' by Oregon wildfires

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/spott ... d=msedgntp


Hunted and trafficked, pangolins may hold key to COVID-19

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hunte ... d=msedgntp


Robodogs reporting for duty:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/robot ... d=msedgntp


Virginia Zoo Continues Search for Missing Red Panda Who Vanished in 2017

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/virgi ... d=msedgntp


Landscape of fear: why we need the wolf – The Long Read

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/lan ... title_1120


Dogs caught in traps rekindle debate in NM

https://www.abqjournal.com/1522142/dogs ... in-nm.html


Family pigs prefer their owner's company as dogs do, but they might not like strangers

https://phys.org/news/2020-11-family-pi ... -dogs.html


Emaciated And Near Death, 3 Abandoned Dogs Found In Cutler Bay Home, 1 Dead

https://miami.cbslocal.com/2020/11/30/e ... -dead-dog/


2 pet dogs found shot, tied with Christmas lights in Tennessee

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/11/2 ... tennessee/


Petition: Classify Declawing, Tail Docking, and Ear Cropping as Animal Abuse

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... mal-abuse/


50,000 Salmon Escape from Fish Farm

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environm ... fish-farm/


Man accused of killing dad’s cat with frying pan: police

https://nypost.com/2020/11/29/man-accus ... an-police/


Here’s What Happens When Marine Animals Eat Plastic – and Why You Should Care

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environm ... t-plastic/


Armadillo Forced to Drink Alcohol and Dragged Behind a Motorbike for Fun

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... e-for-fun/


33 lb cat fights weight with help from family:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/animals ... d=msedgntp


Soon Emotional Support Animals Won’t Be Allowed to Travel With You on Planes

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/animals ... d=msedgntp


POLL: Should bear hunting be banned?

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/pol ... title_1120


Petition: Three Mountain Lion Cubs Rescued from California Wildfire

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/pet ... title_1120


In the Ancient American Southwest, Turkeys Were Friends, Not Food

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... E5OTA2NAS2


POLL: Should elephant and ape captivity be banned?

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/pol ... title_1120


Severely Malnourished Lion Rescued from Zoo in Nigeria

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/pet ... title_1120

[Pajarita]

Not all birds fly South for the witner:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/na ... E5OTA2NAS2


Dolphins May Be Able to Control Their Heart Rates:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... EwMjYyMwS2


One Wasp Can Ground an Airplane:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... EwMjYyMwS2


Five reasons why testing on animals makes no sense:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... -no-sense/


Petition: Tell IFC to Divest from Factory Farming:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... y-farming/


Dolphins face growing pressure as development eats into Borneo’s interior:

https://news.mongabay.com/2020/12/dolph ... 10dbb013cd


Why some animals catch Covid and others don't:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technolo ... li=BBnb7Kz


Underwater footage of osprey catching fish (awesome!)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/under ... d=msedgntp


Chile zoo introduces two rare red pandas to the public:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chile ... d=msedgntp


Otters solve puzzle faster after seeing another otter do it:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... MwMjIwNwS2


Fish has transparent teeth to fool prey:

https://www.zmescience.com/science/ocea ... -27112020/


Remember the thousands of dead birds MidWest? It was a combination of them starting migration half-depleted plus the weather (record cold and winds) plus the fires.

https://www.abqjournal.com/1523471/lab- ... storm.html


Flightless birds more common globally before human-driven extinctions:

https://phys.org/news/2020-12-flightles ... riven.html


Fantastic beasts (and birds of Patagonia) and where to find them (personal note: I have a niece that lives in Patagonia and I always wanted to visit there)

https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/other/fa ... r-BB1bzQmg

[Pajarita]

Singapore becomes first country to approve consumption of lab-grown meat (chicken):

https://www.zmescience.com/science/sing ... -242789930


Atlas reveals birds pushed further north amid climate crisis:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/a ... r-BB1bBoku


Pet Cheetahs Are Being Used as a Status Symbol:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... us-symbol/


Save Birds by Urging Officials to Enact Leash Laws on Beaches During Nesting Season:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... ng-season/


They shot and killed a dog with a BB gun and filmed it!

https://animalpetitions.org/938384/dog- ... s-justice/


Protect Cheetahs from Trophy Hunting:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... y-hunting/


NOAA scientists discover new species of gelatinous marine animal:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/animals ... d=msedgdhp


Over 100 young seabirds got sick or died in Florida this summer from a mystery illness. Officials now know what it was. (personal note: they know what it was but they do not know where the birds got it due to lack of funding):

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/over- ... d=msedgdhp


Seal spotted in the River Thames in London:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/seal- ... d=msedgdhp


Sperm Whale is Stranded in Alabama:

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/a-s ... title_1120


Cops searching for driver who threw 2 dogs onto N.J. highway where they were run over:

https://www.nj.com/hunterdon/2020/12/co ... -over.html


Japanese Lawmakers Call for International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats:

https://apnews.com/press-release/newswi ... cf6b49e78e


Woman charged with animal cruelty fights to get dogs back from New Canaan shelter:

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/ ... 772133.php


Owner of dogs removed from Westside home had prior run-ins with animal control:

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/202 ... ords-show/


Cats are being shot to death in Loudoun County, authorities looking for perpetrator(s):

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ca ... r-BB1bDDqL

[Pajarita]

Here’s the real story behind Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’:

https://www.popsci.com/story/animals/wi ... ock-birds/


Mouse-deer birth captured on video by zoo in Poland could save endangered species:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mo ... r-BB1bxKas


Tufted puffins denied Endangered Species Act protections:

https://www.opb.org/article/2020/12/03/ ... d-species/


Hong Kong’s biggest seizure of seahorses in two years recovers 75kg of endangered species, valued at HK$1 million:

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/ho ... r-BB1bwmeS


DNR announces wolf season after removal from endangered species list:

https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/dn ... ecies-list


Watchdog Calls on President-Elect Biden to Immediately Reverse the Trump Administration’s Damage to Wildlife, Endangered Species:

https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2 ... istrations


EPA biological evaluation explores impact of glyphosate on endangered species (more than 90%!!!):

https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/149 ... -epa-finds


Here's what 'thousands of floating eggs' look like on Utah's Great Salt Lake:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/heres ... d=msedgdhp


How to stop a kangaroo fight (hilarious scolding by man)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-t ... d=msedgdhp


POLL: Should there by a full ban on all lead ammunition and the use of lead fishing weights? (Duh, YES!)

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/pol ... title_1120


Trump border wall being built on pristine land hurts animal migration:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump ... li=BBnbfcL


Does Visiting Animal Sanctuaries Inspire People to Stop Eating Meat?

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... ting-meat/


60,000 koalas hit by Australia's 'black summer':

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/60 ... d=msedgdhp


Petition: Demand Government Officials Help Save Pangolins:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... pangolins/


A flooded Everglades: Boon for birds but high waters threaten some species:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-flo ... d=msedgdhp


Beheaded tiger is discovered among grim haul of pelts and animal corpses during wildlife trafficking raid on a private zoo in Thailand:

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/beh ... title_1120


Petition: South African President’s Ties to Trophy Hunting Industry Exposed:

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/pet ... title_1120


Investigation underway after dog chews off foot while being held at BARC animal shelter:

https://www.click2houston.com/news/loca ... l-shelter/


Owl be home for Christmas:

https://www.news-journal.com/news/local ... 6e869.html

[Pajarita]

Maya the Senior Dog Helps Search and Rescue Koalas in Australia:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... australia/


Petition: Protect Chimpanzees from Poachers and Traffickers:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... affickers/


Coronavirus is a Threat to Endangered Primates:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environm ... -primates/

How Researchers Are Protecting Great Apes From Covid-19:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science- ... c0MDUzOQS2


Man threw dog down the stairs:

https://animalpetitions.org/937221/dog- ... s-justice/


Avoiding cheetah hangouts helps ranchers protect herds:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/avoid ... li=BBnb7Kz


Giant 9 pound goldfish found in lake:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/giant ... li=BBnbfcL


New emotional support animal rule is unfair to Americans with disabilities Personal note: I don't agree. For one thing, if you really need a service animal, simply get a dog (allergies can now be under total control, if that is the problem - and there are breeds that are less allergenic than others). For another, f you are disabled and need a service animal, why wouldn't you have its paperwork in order?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/ ... d=msedgntp


POLL: Should countries be allowed to auction wild elephants? (NO!):

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/pol ... title_1120


Why You Should Think Twice Before Buying a Teacup Pig:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... eacup-pig/


Pet Pig Who Was Surrendered After Having a Seizure Reveals the Truth About the ‘Micro-Pig’ Trend:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/mic ... gets-help/


End “Sport” Where Hunters Pay $2,000 To Shoot Terrified Pigs From Helicopters:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/ ... licopters/


Big Mammals Suffer Brain Damage in Captivity According to Research (I think that all animals suffer brain damage in captivity)

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/pet ... title_1120


Rare Iridescent Snake Discovered in Vietnam:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/na ... Y0NzY0NQS2


The Science Behind Thailand’s Great Shrimp Parade:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... Y0NzY0NQS2


Inside the Live Animal Export Industry and Why it Needs to End Now!:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... o-end-now/

[Pajarita]

Had to show you! A leucistic penguin!

https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/anim ... w-penguin/

[Pajarita]

Severe poaching in Brazil threatens songbirds (tiny little songbirds and they use them for fights! And it doesn't only happen in Brazil - years ago, they found a canary fighting ring in Connecticut... What the heck is wrong with people?!)


https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/an- ... title_1120

[Pajarita]

Sun-grown coffee destroys birds natural habitats!

https://www.zmescience.com/science/sun- ... for-birds/


Emergency response to bird flu outbreak in Senegal and Mauritania:

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/res ... title_1120