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Working Animals Face "Firing Squad" in Developing Countries

Critter News

Fortunately the donkey was rescued by the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA). Like many poor people in Morocco, Humar’s owner had little chance of being able to afford a vet – or even find one close by. Tags: developing countries donkeys animal cruelty working animals animal welfare. Horrible story.

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Africa’s endangered species

10,000 Birds

This is despite the fact that the Northern Bald Ibis was one of the earliest officially protected species, thanks to a decree by Archbishop Leonhard of Salzburg in 1504. This colony outlived dozens of others as it was protected by the local religious belief that the ibises migrated each year to guide Hajj pilgrims to Mecca.