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virunga happy news primates mountain gorillas endangered speciesTwins born in February, a rare event! Here's the link to some cute pictures! Eerie how similar to humans they appear. MORE

Starting tomorrow, Critter News content will be featured on AnimalRightsZone.com. Note - we'll still be here. But, some of our posts will show up on the new site as well. Joining us will be Animal Person , Creature Talk , and Animal Ethics. I'm hoping there will be more, because I think it's a great idea to organize this kind of content in one area. So, I hope you'll time to check out the site and check out some of the other bloggers. The site officially launches on Tuesday April 21st MORE

cute video newsThe little polar bear that captured the attention and hearts of so many has passed away. Knut was only 4 years old, and the cause of death is still unknown. MORE

I stumbled across this site called FiercePharma that has all kinds of news about the drug industry. Note - this company has a lot of industry news sites on a wide range of topics, so they do more then just drug company news. If you go to the very top, there are tabs for FierceBiotechResearch and other topics. I've never heard of them before. MORE

This is fun news!BOBS BOBS from Skechers has created five styles of a limited collection to benefit Best Friends Animal Society. MORE

Reuters dutifully puts it on their website , which then gets picked up on my Google news page. The United Egg Producers issues a press release claiming that egg prices will rise 25% if animal welfare advocates get their way. All according to a study by some agribusiness related consulting firm. MORE

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The good news is that a new population of about 2,000 individuals was discovered in Borneo. The bad news is that the pet trade is decimating the population on Sumatra. MORE

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news people helping animalsWe hope that you all had a wonderful holiday weekend, we sure did! Baby was very excited about what was in her stocking and gifts, hopefully your pets were spoiled a bit too. You may have heard of a great program called Iams Home 4 the Holidays. MORE

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I hope one day to leave a bunch of money to help animals in such horrible conditions. Of course, I have to figure out how to earn that money first :-). In the meantime, direct from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. MORE

We got some great holiday news in our inbox this morning! news people helping animalsOn December 20th, Americans voted online to raise funds for five national pet-related charities. MORE

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Such happy news from Joplin! cute video news people helping animals rescuesThe ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and Joplin Humane Society successfully found permanent homes for 745 pets during its weekend adopt-a-thon event on June 25 and 26. MORE

This occurred a week or so ago. Katie Couric did a story on the use of antibiotics on factory farms in the US and the potential harm to humans. Unfortunately, I missed this series as we don't watch network television. A friend of mine said it was quite good. According to her, there was a message that removing the use of antibiotics would actually improve these poor animals' welfare. Here is an article about the series. MORE

This video nicely highlights the insanity in killing “racing&# horses when they become injured. I think my favorite parts are when Shawn’s mother says “it’s just so expensive to keep a lame gymnast&# ; and then when the host asks her if Shawn was in a lot of pain at the end, and she replies, “oh no, no, no – there was no pain – just a quick shot to the back of the head.&#. MORE

Do you remember the news story not so long ago about a plucky little dog who joined a team … Continue reading → books dogs giveawaysI was provided a copy of the book Arthur for my review, and the publisher is providing copies for our giveaway. MORE

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cats news wildlifeSarah the cheetah broke her own world record! © Ken Geiger/National Geographic Magazine. Sarah, an 11-year-old cheetah at the Cincinnati Zoo, broke her own world record by running 100m in 5.95 seconds on June 20, 2012. She was clocked at 61mph. MORE

dogs newsA 9-year-old yellow Lab named Tanya from Arizona whose human partner is a blind golfer was honored as 2015 Dog of the Year at the Guiding Eyes for the Blind Annual Golf Classic June 12, 2015. MORE

Although the court noted that these practices are controversial and that downed animals ‘suffer greatly,’ it found the record on appeal insufficient to warrant striking the regulations at this time,” explains an article from the Environmental News Service. Thanks to Farmed Animal Net for this information from August 8. MORE

Here are a couple recent bits of good news. We who want humans to stop using sentient nonhumans have few victories to celebrate. But one area that continues to provide them is the fight against the use of greyhounds as a source of entertainment (and gambling revenue) by forcing them to race. You may recall that Massachusetts voters let their opinions about dog racing be heard when they voted to ban racing in their state. MORE

Paco Sosa, New York City’s oldest dog, is the subject of a new film called Wolf Dog. Paco, who passed away last year, will be doing helping animals, even after his passing, through sharing his true story as an animal celebrity! MORE

news rescuesWe are thrilled to report that the Iams Home 4 the Holidays was a big success this year! 1,125,667 animals were adopted between Oct. 1 and Jan. MORE

This one's more like Good News for Mary Martin. I received a call yesterday from a woman who started a coalition for homeless cats. She said her Trapper Man could go to the Project Treadstone site--last night and this morning--and trap up to 10 cats that she would bring to Pahokee. Pahokee will keep them overnight after their surgeries, then they will be returned to their colony. MORE

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So, I click on this story because the link says no pets were lost on the US Airways flight that went down in the Hudson. Great, right? Makes it sound like they were rescued right? Well, no pets were lost because there were no pets on the flight in the first place. The miracle US Airways flight that went into the Hudson River has another feel-good story: The airline says no pets were lost on the flight. MORE

Here's an article exploring whether it's pointless to try to rescue oiled bird in the Gulf. This article states that most of the oiled birds probably won't even show up before they eventually die, so we'll never know how many have actually been killed. MORE

Such great news to share today! Angels for Animals Foundation and Partners Reach Fundraising Goal for Hero K9’s Life-Saving Operation. The Guardian Angels K9 Fund, a dedicated fund of the Angels for Animals Foundation specifically serving police and military K9s, … Continue reading → The post Hero K9 Receives Donations for Life-Saving Surgery appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. dogs people helping animals MORE

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We now have a group on Facebook. As of yet, I am the only member. Oh well. We've got to start somewhere to get anywhere on the Interwebs and all MORE

Looks like blue whales may be coming back to Alaska. Here's hoping Sarah Palin leaves them alone. From the Associated Press: Blue whales are returning to Alaska in search of food and could be re-establishing an old migration route several decades after they were nearly wiped out by commercial whalers, scientists say. MORE

We are so excited to be “spreading the news”!! Best Friends Animal Society Opens First Pet Adoption Center in New York! The SoHo Center will Raise Awareness for the Nearly 5,500 Dogs and Cats Killed Every Day in U.S. Shelters. MORE

Clearly a win for the damn livestock industry. It was a question of federal vs. state authority. Sucks. And it was a unanimous decision. Read the full story at CNN. A state law mandating "humane treatment" of downed livestock headed for the slaughterhouse was unanimously overturned Monday by the Supreme Court. MORE

I received an alert from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The Alamagordo chimps will be allowed to remain in New Mexico for about two years while the NIH studies the issue of their transference. This gives animal rights activists some time to prepare further defense of the animals. Good way to end 2010. Here's the story as reported in NewsWest. ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) AP) - Some 186 chimpanzees will remain at a federal facility in New Mexico for now. MORE

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy. Tags: cute animals news This is a truly amazing animal encounter! Earlier this month, California surfer, Jodie Nelson, decided that she would paddleboard the 40 miles from Catalina Island to mainland California to raise money for breast cancer in honor of her best friend and mother who both survived recent battles. MORE

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news people helping animalsTwo giant pandas made their way from China to ZooParc de Beauval in France today. FedEx Express donated services to transport the giant pandas in a special plane named the “FedEx Panda Express”! MORE

I signed up yesterday to get email alerts from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. I called the fund and spoke to the front desk person who said this was the best way to get updates from them about the situation in the Congo. I thought things would settle down after the election, but now I'm tied up in knots again! I am so worried about these animals. MORE

A canary liberated in Mexico! With the desire to add ourselves to the call to action to carry out wild sabotage, we of the Frente de Liberación Animal-Comando Verde Negro (FLA-CVN) have not sabotaged any institution or company, however on the morning of June 15 we rescued a canary from a cage where he was kept captive in Mexico State; we have taken a prisoner from cells which had condemned him to live his entire life in captivity. MORE

Watch the video below to see the story: cute of the day news people helping animals pet storiesAfter being washed out to sea, and somehow surviving on top of the roof of the house that was washed out, this miracle dog was rescued! MORE