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Bozeman debacle shows yet again that a fed bear is a dead bear
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First “Pit Bull Awareness Week” 2026 fatality is Alabama three-year-old
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Wood & wine bucks allegedly bring barred owl & mule deer massacres
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Rich Avanzino, 84, one of the suspected “fathers” of bastardized no-kill
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Will flagrant probation violations send SHARK assailant back to prison?
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What do “rescued” beluga deaths signify for marine mammal captivity?
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Tweety & Sylvester Down Under: two new studies exonerate cats
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“March to End Animal Testing” reaches Marshall BioResources
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Alleged no-killer De Anda charged; Miranda’s Rescue back in business
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Rescuer busted after 2nd Hong Kong fatal dog attack in three weeks
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Insider reveals deeper meaning of NIH & FDA animal use policy changes
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Dogs & cat use in labs is up under Trump/Kennedy, says White Coat Waste
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Pit bulls in court: dead include three babies, a grandma, & a grandpa
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Peter Max, artist, vegetarian, & pro-animal philanthropist, dies at 88
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Five alleged cockfighters indicted; ex-NFL star convicted of dog fighting
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Why are those men in black swinging chickens over their heads?
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Can 15-miles-a-day march on the Erie Canal save Marshall Farms beagles?
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Dogs in the road & pit bulls kill people in Bangkok, but not rabid street dogs
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