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Why ethicists say we should stop keeping pets

Aspetkeepinghasbecomeawidespreadphenomenonglobally,recentresearchintoanimalsemotionallivescastsdoubtontheethicsofpetkeeping,reportssaid.Researchisrevealingthatt

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China’s zoos help cool down animals as summer heat continues

Animal keepers at zoos throughout China are helping their dwellers stay cool as the summer's sweltering heat wave continues.

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China’s zoos help cool down animals as summer heat continues

AnimalkeepersatzoosthroughoutChinaarehelpingtheirdwellersstaycoolasthesummer'sswelteringheatwavecontinues.Keepersareusingiceblocksandcoldwatertocooldownoverheat

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Refreshing treats help zoo animals keep cool during summer

China's summer heatwave has pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius in many cities across the country. The scorching weather can be extremely uncomfortable for zoo animals, but Chinese zoo keepers have taken creative measures to help their animals stay cool.

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Study: When it comes to animal speed size matters

It’snotquiteE=mc2,butscientistsunveiledapowerfulformulaMondaythatexplainswhysomeanimalsrun,flyandswimfasterthanothers.Callitthe"speedrule":Strengthalonedoesnotd

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Africats to the Purr-ymids: DNA study reveals tale of cat domestication

StudyofancientgeneticmaterialfromEgypttoVikinggraveyardsrevealsalltamedcatsdescendedfromonerodent-catchingAfricansubspeciesfirsttamedbyNearEastfarmers9,000years

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DNA left by ocean animals helps survey marine ecosystems

Researchershaveshownthatgeneticcluesleftbehindinshedcells,tissues,scalesandfecesbyoceananimalscanbeusedasforensicmarkerstoaccuratelyandeasilysurveymarinelifeinc

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Biggest delivery of Australian alpacas lands in China

SevenhundredalpacashavelandedinChinainthebiggestsingleorderoftheanimalsfromAustralia.Thecharteredcargoflightfilledwiththealpacasworth10millionyuan($1.5million)l

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Disabled dogs get new lease of life thanks to homemade wheelchairs

DisableddogsinTaiwanhavemorechancestowalkandrunagain,thankstocost-effectivewheelchairsspeciallydesignedbyapetenthusiast.PanChieh,a40-year-oldmachineoperator,has

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Last performance for 'the greatest show on earth'

RinglingBros.andBarnumBailey,America'sbest-knowncircus,hasstageditsfinalshowafter146years,markingtheendofanerabroughtonbyanimalrightsadvocates.Thefinalperforman

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Police crack down on illegal online animal trade

PolicehavebeeninvestigatingthecasesincereceivingareportinSeptemberlastyearthatthehighlyendangeredredslenderloriswasbeingsoldonBaiduTieba,apopularonlineforum.Pol

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Indonesian zoo accused of 'starving' sun bears by activists

Indonesian activists are lobbying for a zoo accused of starving its animals, including sun bears, to be shut down.

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Mobile clinic for animals on hold over license plate

Vet says project would show Beijing's humanistic nature amid public concerns

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Why rivers of blood flowed through the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka

What happens when millions of people in a city with poor infrastructure ceremonially sacrifice animals before a torrential monsoon downpour?

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Award-winning filmmaker Kusturica displays tender, sad love story at wartime

"The most difficult thing is to be somebody who observes and who is observed, that is why I'm now a greater fun of Charlie Chaplin and others masters like him," said Serbian film director Emir Kusturica during the Venice Film Festival.

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Lao gov't warns illegal activities against protected species

Lao government has warned poachers, traders and businesses not to hunt, sell or display prohibited or protected wildlife and aquatic species, including live animals, carcasses, their remains or organs.

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China mulls regulating release of captive animals

Authorities at provincial level and above can organize activities involving the release of state-protected animals to the wild, according to the draft submitted to a bi-monthly session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.