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Group Seeks to Ban Chinese Fur Trade with Australia

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Humane Society International (HSI) called on Wednesday for a ban on the fur trade to Australia. The call was issued after the animal rights group discovered that the fur were sourced from the raccoon dog in China, ABC Radio Australia reports. The dog fur are used are inside lining for ugg boots.

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Fur Free Fashion Show Winners Announced

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Third Place (The Student Award): Kyle Ramirez, a design student at The Art Institute of Dallas, for his “Cotton Candy Dress” that creates the illusion of something “soft and weightless like fur and cotton candy” but uses cascading ruffles, antiqued satin fabric, artificial flowers and beads, to achieve that illusion.

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Sneeze Prone? Top 5 Dogs for Allergy Suffers

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In fact, it has nothing to do with a dog’s fur. What happens is that the dander is released via fluids or gets embedded in the dog’s fur which is then spread in the air and attached on multi-surfaces when a dog urinates, salivates or sheds. It’s actually the dog’s dander (skin flakes). Miniature/ Toy Poodle.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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to live out their lives in peace, absent the abuse they had suffered in the entertainment industry. I wondered what in the world he’d brought back and discovered the wet ball of fur was a very young bunny. Shirley and Jenny, two female elephants, were reunited after living apart for 22 years.

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On the Psychological Continuum

Animal Person

And that means for the animal rights movement: Social entities like compassion, empathy and suffering are very important factors to motivate humans to change their behaviour. And the only way to totally alleviate that suffering is to not use the animal. And the only way to totally alleviate that suffering is to not use the animal.

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African Penguins in Peril

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Remarkably, this growing colony suffered severe losses from a leopard that habitually came down from the mountains to feast on the easy penguin snacks. Sharks, Cape Fur Seals and even Killer Whales will prey on them in the ocean. Obviously, the penguins are more vulnerable on land, hence their propensity to nest on offshore islands.

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Make This the Year You Do Right by Animals

Animal Ethics

Second, many of the things you can do to stop supporting animal cruelty—like not buying or wearing fur or fur trim—require minimal effort and no expense! Obviously, since not buying and not wearing fur requires minimal effort and no expense, that's a good place to start. Where should you begin?

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