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Humane Society Puts Pressure on South Carolina's Bear Baying

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Ugh, this is barbaric and right out of the dark ages. The training exercise called bear baying is intended to make the bears easier to shoot in the wild and it's only allowed in South Carolina. Animal rights advocates say it's cruel to the nearly defenseless bears and harms them psychologically. From the AP.

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My mom got bit by an insect and she has weird symptoms. (South Carolina, USA)

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It looks like there’s two right next to each other, but it doesn’t itch. She got bit on her foot by a bug of some kind. It’s a small, barely visible dot on her skin. It hurts around the bite area, and she occasionally gets a sharp stinging pain, and is slightly puffy. What did she get bit by?

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Animals as Raw Material

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I came across this article in USA Today entitled "Waste not, want not: Companies find uses for leftover animal parts." For years, those parts have ended up in cosmetics, soap, pet food and animal feed. It's pretty gruesome when you apply the thought to dead humans, but not so much to dead animals.they're both dead though right?

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. Two days ago I went on Facebook and queried some of my exhausted compatriots: if you could have one wish right now – anything in the world – what would it be? “I Summer is high season.

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Chaser, the dog that knows 1000 words! #Chaser1000

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The story of Chaser actually begins with Yasha, the faithful companion of John Pilley, emeritus professor of psychology at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Noticing right away that Chaser was a bright dog, John set out to determine how best to tap into her intellect. As always, my opinions are my own.

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