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Group Seeks to Ban Chinese Fur Trade with Australia

Critter News

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's fur is used to make Ugg boots, a popular fashion brand in Australia, to line the inside of the shoe. However, the fur is passed off as sheep skin.

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Keep finding decapitated mice/rats under car

Reddit Animals

We do have a possum and a raccoon that live somewhere on the property. Idk, generic store brand bird lol. I have never once seen a cat anywhere in my neighborhood. or even this city for that matter. None of my neighbors have cats and I'm only aware of one dog owner blocks away. Lots of squirrels, chipmunks, deer, rabbits.

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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

10,000 Birds

All the way through – and a brand-new volunteer had to pull it out! Another time I was wearing gloves, just as I should have been, and an adult raccoon bit through them and took a divot out of my middle finger. Healed nicely, with only a small scar to show after the bruising and swelling went down.