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Daily Top News: First Emotional Support Animal in the NBA, Woman Sentenced for Sale of Endangered Animals, UN Climate Strategy Overlooks Meat and Dairy Emissions, and More!

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Every day, One Green Planet brings you today’s top news. For those who don’t have a lot of time to look through the news each day, this will be a great resource and an easy way to catch up! Here you’ll find different categories of news and links to each article published! Enjoy! 1. Puppy With Surrendered and Overlooked Facial Deformity [VIDEO] Luna, a pit bull with a resilience matched only by her cuteness, has proven the positivity that social media can be capable of. Luna’s journey from the brink of euthanasia to becoming a viral sensation is a testament…
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Sussex zoo animals treated to Easter ‘Egg-richment’

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Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now Monkeys, mongooses, capybaras, lemurs, and binturongs were among the animals tucked into the seasonal treats for the zoo’s annual photoshoot opportunity. Zookeepers at Drusillas Zoo Park offered their monkeys, mongooses, lemurs, binturongs, armadillos, and capybaras colorful eggs and giant carrot piñatas filled with bugs, popcorn, nuts, and veggies in place of traditional chocolate. The activity, as well as producing fun seasonal photos, forms part of the zoo’s daily enrichment programs which aim to encourage animals to investigate, explore and interact with new and unusual…
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‘Condescending’ UK anti-hunting bill is revival of ‘colonial conquest’, says Botswana president | UK News

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The president of Botswana has told Sky News an anti-hunting bill proposed by UK MPs is not only “condescending” but also a “resurgence of a colonial conquest”. Ministers are to debate a proposed ban on UK safari hunters bringing body parts of animals they shoot, like tusks, back home. President Mokgweetsi Masisi said he would be “abhorred, disappointed and disturbed” should the bill be passed, stressing the autonomy of Botswana as a democratic sovereign republic. Speaking on The World With Yalda Hakim, Mr Masisi defended trophy hunting as “you pick which [animal] you hunt” whereas “culling” has a connotation of…
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2 more belugas dead at Marineland marking 17 whale deaths since 2019

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Two more beluga whales have died at Marineland, bringing the total number of whale deaths since 2019 to 17. Ontario’s Animal Welfare Services has been investigating the Niagara Falls tourist attraction since 2020. “The ministry has been made aware that two beluga whales at Marineland have passed away this March,” said Brent Ross, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Solicitor General, the government body responsible for animal welfare. The province did not say how the whales died. In a statement, Marineland said “independent necropsies confirmed the two belugas both died from torsion after valiant medical efforts to assist them.”…
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Unparalleled intake of more than 200 cats and kittens from single property expected to drain BC SPCA resources

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The BC SPCA is preparing to take more than 200 cats and kittens into its care from a single home in Houston, BC Despite the Society’s extensive experience and unique position within the province to be able to support large animal intakes, one of this size and nature is exceptional and will draw extensively on all the organization’s resources to care for these animals in need. “There is so much coordination and resource allocation that goes into caring for a number of cats this significant, especially given that many of them are very young kittens,” explains Eileen Drever, senior officer,…
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University gallery explores world of ancient Egyptian and Sudanese animals – News

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This spring the University of Liverpool’s Victoria Gallery & Museum presents, Creatures of the Nile. The exciting exhibition explores the fascinating position of animals held in ancient Egyptian and Sudanese society and culture. On from Saturday 4 May – Saturday 5 October 2024, Creatures of the Nile features more than 250 objects, many of which have never been on public display. Highlights include one of the earliest known depictions of a domesticated dog, a sheet from the 3,500-year-old Book of the Dead and a bronze statue which entombed a mummified cat. Exhibited objects come from the collections of the University…
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