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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Several countries, including Austria, Bolivia, Colombia, Greece, Peru, Britain and Paraguay, have already imposed or approved bans. The trend is undeniable: The days of hauling and hurting animals in the name of entertainment are quickly coming to an end. Why is the United States lagging so far behind? June 16, 2014'

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Africa’s endangered species

10,000 Birds

All the inhabited continents except Africa have experienced bird extinctions; however the 2012 update of the IUCN Red List shows a startling, but not altogether unexpected, trend in that more and more of our bird species are facing extinction. An African Penguins strolls along Boulders Beach, Simonstown, South Africa.