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Gassing Animals May be Outlawed in N.C.new

The use of carbon monoxide could be outlawed as a euthanasia method in animal shelters by 2012.

INDY Week | Lisa Sorg | 11-16-2007 | Animal Issues

Dispatches from the Congonew

For the past decade, the Milwaukee Zoological Society's Bonobo and Congo Biodiversity Initiative has been dedicated to studying and protecting the elusive bonobo.

Shepherd Express | Gay Reinartz | 11-12-2007 | Animal Issues

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The Ohio Queen Project Creates 'Super Bee'new

Beekeepers are attempting to breed a bee immune to disease and the cold to deal with colony collapse disorder.

Cleveland Scene | Rebecca Meiser | 11-09-2007 | Animal Issues

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Gone Battynew

Bat people and the bizarre beauty of the creepy winged creatures.

Metro Times | Samantha Cleaver | 11-06-2007 | Animal Issues

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Gorillas in Our Midstnew

In the North Georgia mountains, Jane and Steuart Dewar built a one-of-a-kind haven for gorillas in need.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Scott Freeman | 11-01-2007 | Animal Issues

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Mass. Activists Bullish on Circus Bannew

During a raucous State House hearing last week, animal advocates pulled out all the stops convince the legislature to effectively ban the circus.

Dig Boston | Keith Howard | 10-24-2007 | Animal Issues

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Raising Chickens in Your Own Back Yardnew

It may seem like a daunting task, especially in a city environment, but some Boise residents find keeping chickens a low-maintenance, highly rewarding project.

Boise Weekly | Kelly Lynae Robinson | 10-11-2007 | Animal Issues

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Carl's Jr. Takes First Step Away from Factory Farmingnew

Prodded by PETA, the fast-food chain has promised to immediately begin purchasing 15 percent of its pork from suppliers who do not use "gestation crates," increasing that to 25 percent by July 2008.

Santa Barbara Independent | Martha Sadler | 10-09-2007 | Animal Issues

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Tusko's Bad Tripnew

LSD experiment at zoo in 1962 killed an elephant.

Oklahoma Gazette | Rob Collins | 10-05-2007 | Animal Issues

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Blue Whale Requiemnew

Mystery reigns as sonar tests pit military training against beloved Southland pods.

L.A. Weekly | Judith Lewis | 10-01-2007 | Animal Issues

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Let's Goat Crazy!new

Pygmy goats are awfully cute, but is the Seattle City Council's bid to equate them with cats and dogs such a good idea in a modern metropolis?

Seattle Weekly | John Metcalfe | 09-18-2007 | Animal Issues

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Miami's Feline Fringe is a Vanishing Breednew

Animal rights activists, alarmist neighbors, and the squeeze of increasingly tighter legislation have pushed Miami's cat people from the city to the suburbs to the farthest edges of town.

Miami New Times | Calvin Godfrey | 09-18-2007 | Animal Issues

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