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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

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There are sections on transport, wildlife career info, and domestic animal issues; there are links to other wildlife organizations, wildlife and law enforcement agencies in several states, and contacts for marine mammal and sea turtle strandings. . California Towhee attacking its reflection in glass. Raccoon kits where they should be.

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Activists Continue to Target UC Animal Researchers

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California recently passed a law protecting animal researchers from animal activists. This law changes NOTHING. All the vivisectors and anyone assisting in this sadism at UC Berkeley (researchers, post-docs) shall consider themselves an appropriate target. Tags: academic research ALF.

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Eagle Deaths by Wind Turbines Increasing, Study Finds

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Wind turbines at Altamont Pass in Northern California (a known eagle-fatality site not included in the study); image by Bonita de Boer/Flickr/Creative Commons License. . It’s worth noting that these numbers are self-reported, so researchers assume that actual death totals are higher. Apparently, the U.S.

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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

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A recent study of a multiyear, peer-reviewed research project, conducted in Texas, indicate dove hunters using shotshells loaded with lead pellets enjoy no advantage in effectiveness over those using shotshells firing non-toxic steel pellets of similar or slightly larger size. References: 1 Birds of North America Online , 2 Droege, S.

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UC Davis Named in Criminal Complaint for Mistreatment of Lab Animals

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The University of California, Davis is the focus of a major federal complaint charging it and two other nationally known university research centers have killed dozens of primates through traumatic injuries, veterinary negligence and other violations. Tags: universities animal experimentation animal research animal cruelty.

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EU Bans Battery Cages

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To offset yesterday's crappy news about California, here's good news from the EU! The law, finalized in 1999, comes after a 12-year "phase-out" period meant to allow egg farmers time to implement the costly transition away from battery cages. Full article on Food Safety News. As of Jan. As of Jan. Duncan, Ph.D., Duncan, Ph.D.,

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National Justice for Animals Week

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Here is the full press release: During its first-ever National Justice for Animals Week, February 22 – 28, 2009, the national non-profit Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) is recognizing some of the top law enforcement professionals in the nation for getting real justice for animals who are victims of abuse.

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