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Protecting the Hyacinth Macaw and the Cerrado

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The Hyacinth Macaw is more than just another pretty face; these birds are social with strong family values. The Hyacinth Macaw doesn’t start a family until it is seven years old. Last but certainly not least, the macaw suffers along with the other species in its ecosystem from rampant habitat destruction and deforestation.

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Breed Specific Legislation

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According to information gathered by Best Friends Animal Society , the charity beneficiary of funds raised by ITo, “cities around the country are passing bills to round up and kill family pets, who simply look like the kind of dog who might attack someone.” The goal is to raise funds to stop the proliferation of BSL.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

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Beloved family pet Dalmatian, Pepper, is stolen, and after several weeks of searching is discovered to have been experimented on at a hospital and died on the table when researchers tried to implant her with an experimental cardiac pacemaker. Let's deconstruct: Part I: Where's Pepper? I addressed this one last week. And for what?

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Guinness Brewery: Guinness Draught

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Ironically, the Guinness explicitly wanted to avoid a campaign that focused too strongly on their sole product – beer. Benson artist and illustrator responsible for the iconic Guinness artwork, explained the company’s peculiar request: “The Guinness family did not want an advertising campaign that equated with beer.

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Why are Kiwis called Kiwis?

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Anzac Day started as a commemoration day for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps’ disastrous Gallipoli Campaign during the First World War. I’ll be down at the dawn service on Thursday morning remembering not only their dead but also the war contributions of my own Australian family during the two great wars.