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• Over 250 animals rescued from ‘horrific’ conditions on Ohio fur farm

  28-01-2025 18:05
  
  Humane Society says farm was used to raise and slaughter animals for fur and urine, and to sell them as exotic petsMore than 250 animals, including foxes, coyotes, wolf-dog hybrids and skunks, have been removed from a fur and urine farm in Ashtabula county, Ohio, after they were found in what officials described as “horrific” conditions.According to a press release from the Humane Society of the United States, Ashtabula county commissioners asked the agency for assistance after the o
  
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• Aquarium surprised by ‘virgin birth’ of swell shark in all-female tank

  28-01-2025 16:24
  Baby shark Yoko hatched in early January, flummoxing staff and experts at a US aquariumBirds do it, bees do it. Even educated fleas do it, according to Cole Porter’s classic song on the universal nature of sex.But a baby swell shark born in a Louisiana aquarium that houses only females has flummoxed marine experts and raised the possibility that the species may not require such earthly pleasures to produce offspring. Continue reading...
  
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• Permai the lonely Asian elephant crosses the Nullarbor to join South Australian herd – video

  28-01-2025 03:51
  Perth zoo's last remaining female elephant is on an estimated 36-hour trip to join other Asian elephants at Monarto safari park in South Australia to create a new regional herd. The elephant is being accompanied by an expert team of veterinarians and her beloved keepers, who will be monitoring her the entire way via CCTV streaming to a support vehicle. Her crate is not only insulated, but has been fitted with air conditioning, plenty of snacks and over 1,000 litres of water Continue reading...
  
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