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Seal Slaughter Stopped by Russia. Canada? Not So Much.

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Maybe Canada can learn something from the former KGB agent and avid hunter about compassion. The ministry said: “This is a serious step forward to protect Russia’s biological diversity. Activists accused Norwegian companies of encouraging the killing because seal hunting was no longer allowed in their own country.

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EPA Wants to Rely Less on Animal Testing

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It's not a move based on compassion, but efficiency. Environmental Protection Agency is reducing its reliance on animal testing to assess human risk of chemical toxicity and will instead focus more heavily on the tools made possible by advances in molecular biology, genomics and computational modeling.

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Quetzals of Ecuador

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These Blasts From The Past In Praise of Bionic Condors Just For Fun Avian ID Quiz #14 Feeder Watch 1 Just for Fun Avian ID Quiz #11 Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens About the Author Renato Renato was born in Quito, Ecuador and quickly flew to the USA to learn all about engineering and climbing company ladders.

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The Story of Russell A. Crow

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He was placed in a wildlife center in Red Lodge, Montana, where he can live out his life, safe and protected, throwing the occasional apple, with other grounded crows for company. Sometimes the human capacity for both cruelty and compassion can balance out in the life of a single bird.

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We Interrupt Regularly Scheduled.

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Everyone I talked with there was convinced that the military coup that had overthrown the democratically-elected president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, had been engineered by two US companies, with CIA support. The big companies are determined to stop what they call a ‘leftist revolt’ in this hemisphere. 3) George W.

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