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  • USDA not preventing puppy mill cruelty, report says

    Sat, May 29, 2010 10:57 AM

    The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has failed to enforce the Animal Welfare Act designed to prevent cruelty, according to a new report.

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  • Mike Tyson's tiger removed from Indiana tattoo parlor

    Sat, May 29, 2010 10:01 AM

    Four tigers were taken from a tattoo shop in Gary, Indiana, including one sold to the owner by Mike Tyson.

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  • Alaska sues feds over predator control

    Fri, May 28, 2010 11:01 PM by Mark Thiessen, AP

    The state wants to kill wolves to preserve a caribou herd inside the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge on Unimak Island.

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  • New York grants aim to save rare bog turtles

    Fri, May 28, 2010 3:42 PM by Mary Esch, AP

    The turtle is losing habitat throughout its range from Georgia to New England.

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  • Give your pet store an eco-checkup

    Fri, May 28, 2010 2:51 PM by Siel Ju

    Have your local PETCO and PetSmart store taken dangerous flea tick products off their shelves? NRDC wants to know.

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  • Pigeon held in India on suspicion of spying

    Fri, May 28, 2010 11:07 AM by Agence France-Presse

    The pigeon had a ring around its foot and a Pakistani phone number and address stamped on its body in red ink.

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  • Sea otter that survived 1989 Exxon Valdez spill dies in Seattle

    Fri, May 28, 2010 1:14 AM by Associated Press

    Nuka was considered geriatric and her health had been declining over the past several months.

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  • Shark attacks spike on new moons, Sundays

    Thu, May 27, 2010 6:56 PM by Agence France-Presse

    The study's conclusions are based on statistics gathered over a 50-year period in Florida's Volusia County, the 'shark attack capital of the world.'

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  • 4 Bolivia lion cubs freed to Bob Barker-funded refuge

    Thu, May 27, 2010 5:02 PM by Carlos Valdez, AP

    The cubs were rescued under a Bolivian law set to take effect in July that prohibits circuses from having any animals.

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  • Eel checks out BP oil leak

    Thu, May 27, 2010 1:30 PM

    Video: An underwater camera catches an eel checking out the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.

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  • Mysterious flying mammals: Meet the bats

    Thu, May 27, 2010 10:56 AM by Dr. Reese Halter

    Turns out they aren't blind, and very few are blood suckers.

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  • Rats damage China's grasslands

    Thu, May 27, 2010 5:35 AM by Agence France-Presse

    The rats have left holes across 25,000 square miles of Inner Mongolia.

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  • Baghdad's wildlife trade anything but tame

    Thu, May 27, 2010 2:03 AM by David Rising, AP

    Lack of government regulation means animals like lions and crocodiles are going home with people unequipped to take care of them.

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  • Kitten survives cold wash and spin in a washing machine

    Thu, May 27, 2010 1:44 AM by Reuters

    The Persian kitten was rushed to the vet where she was put on an intravenous drip and treated for shock and hypothermia.

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  • Flood of frogs shuts down Greek highway

    Wed, May 26, 2010 3:33 PM by Associated Press

    Authorities closed the highway after three car drivers skidded off the road trying to dodge the frogs.

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