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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lion 'Factory Farms,' and the Dark Side of Wildlife Tourism (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cecil the lion is but a symbol of the "factory" approach to hunting. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicole Paquette ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w4mY7tgcz8Kx77zffByjSL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Elephant Contraception? How a Vaccine is Replacing Sharpshooters (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Instead of sharpshooters, a sterilizing vaccine is now helping bring elephant populations under control. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2015 05:06:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:31:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Karen Lange ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H9q2pyPx2q8PcyJtEDmEsF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ For First Time, U.S. Dietary Guidelines May Boost Veggies Over Meat (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After years of hearing veggies are better for you than red meat, the national dietary guidelines may finally reflect that conclusion. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2015 02:16:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dr. Melissa Li ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p4vRiiZyVZzVs7VbKuCzJg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ U.S. 'Pet' Tiger Trade Puts Big Cats at Great Risk (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tigers make lousy house pets, and outside of accredited zoos, they are at high risk of abuse — or worse. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 02:25:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:53:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicole Paquette ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2ivVtZmEFQdC2qjGhC5uJ8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sumatran Tiger.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[tigers, fun animal facts]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Yes, Animals Have Feelings (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fish have feelings, birds get pessimistic and octopuses love to play. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2014 05:19:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:18:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Balcombe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zfbVB7BGesXSU86NNXaHLY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A baby goat nuzzles its mama. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A baby goat nuzzles his mom.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Abandoned, Even Wild Animals Can Find Sanctuary (Gallery) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48667-abandoned-animals-thrive-at-sanctuaries.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sanctuaries are the final stop for many of the most exotic abandoned animals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2014 04:41:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:18:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BvvuMFfUaFshmdbLvB2vTN-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[(C) Meredith Lee; The Humane Society of the United States]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In January 2012, following an undercover investigation, HSUS helped rescue 11 exotic animals, including three tigers, from a roadside zoo in Mississippi. The tigers were taken to the Black Beauty Ranch, and their personalities began to emerge with daily enrichment, such as play time with oversize Boomer balls and &quot;art&quot; experiences rubbing non-toxic children&#039;s paint across a canvas with their face and paws. In August, sisters Natalia and Anastasia were the first to step into the facility’s new 5-acre big-cat habitat. In this image, in the new habitat, Natalia (left) rubs against Anastasia in a typical headbutt greeting. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[HSUSEV, Ben Callison, Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why We Need Animal Sanctuaries (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48666-why-animal-sanctuaries-are-needed.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Every abandoned tiger needs a home, but not all sanctuaries are created the same. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2014 04:21:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:18:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Callison ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eDdbAyviKhfbZWdvUPogib-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[(C) JP Bonnelly; The Humane Society of the United States]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Penelope, one of many former farm animals in rehabilitation at Black Beauty Ranch.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[HSUSEV, Ben Callison, Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can You Really get Ebola From Your Dog? (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48574-can-you-get-ebola-from-your-dog.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Can you get Ebola from your pets? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2014 05:22:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dr. Michael Blackwell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8pQycEeSPFMGhndyfy2wQC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A dog lays down in grass.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A dog lays down in grass.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ FBI Targets Animal Cruelty as a Serious Crime ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48343-fbi-targets-animal-cruelty-as-serious-crime.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Crimes against animals are serious, and now the U.S. government is recognizing them as such. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2014 03:11:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:18:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sherry Ramsey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9rvHQACkE6pnCWwUi2zyCH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ivonne Wierink, Shutterstock ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Puppies catch on quickly to subtle human cues, new research reveals.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[golden retriever puppy on grey background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Disaster Planning With Pets in Mind ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48214-preparing-pets-for-disasters.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ When disaster strikes, are you prepared? Are your pets? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2014 08:40:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:18:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wanda Merling ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YnwxajwvzArFJvxSmSmrDM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pets need emergency shelter and supplies in the face of disasters, too. Here, two dogs displaced by 2008&#039;s Hurricane Ike shelter in a Humane Society facility set up for hurricane-affected animals.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Dogs evacuated from Hurricane Ike-affected areas shelter at the Humane Society.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Global Food Companies Are Dumping Animal Cruelty (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48149-global-food-companies-dumping-animal-cruelty.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cruel factory-farming practices may soon fade after new policy announcements from some of the world's largest food companies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2014 06:46:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:18:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Balk ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5wtbXGPdzWoxzcjK7GstsU-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[The HSUS]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Confined pigs, animal cruelty]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Confined pigs, animal cruelty]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Turtle and Tortoise Travails and Triumphs (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/47569-turtles-face-many-us-threats.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Turtles across the United States need help. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2014 02:29:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:35:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KExARcDTrfxHiEj4bLoxU5-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[National Parks Service]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Kemp&#039;s ridley sea turtle]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Kemp&#039;s ridley sea turtle, turtles, tortoises]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Banned in 160 Nations, Why is Ractopamine in U.S. Pork? (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/47032-time-for-us-to-ban-ractopamine.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ You may have never heard of ractopamine, but it's common in American pork. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2014 07:47:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TWCgBaMkAhUDwnjzATi4FP-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[USDA/Keith Weller]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Feed the Birds? Not Popcorn and Crumbled Bread (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Feed the birds — but not bread, crackers and junk food. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2014 07:37:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:37:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deborah Robbins Millman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cmUJzPLBEpdoinkrwJVLyk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Got Chlorine? Your Chicken Might (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/46864-chlorine-cleaned-factory-chickens.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ If chicken production were more sanitary, the birds wouldn't need to be drenched in chlorine before leaving the factory. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2014 06:32:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Shapiro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eM4WtCehzZchYitDzoADn8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pork Producers Prohibit Painful Pig Pens (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/46429-cargill-phasing-out-cruel-pig-gestation-crates.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Meat-producer Cargill has decided gestation crates have no place in farming. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2014 06:29:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:17:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Prescott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qr5ub8BuMqGGKag77yTNeR-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Suzanne Danziger.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[While this pig is resting comfortably in a milk crate at a fair, gestation crates are brutally small enclosures the pork industry uses to house breeding pigs. Cargill has made an announcement that it will now be eliminating the tight, restrictive crates.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Piglet in a crate]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Yes, You Can Get Your Cat to Behave ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/46329-getting-cats-to-behave.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Training's not just for dogs — with the right approach, your "problem" cat can be trained to behave. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2014 00:33:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:54:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LrdbPyW3V4VVturpW7t2G6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In 2014, a 24-year-old feline named Poppy was crowned the world&#039;s oldest living cat (pictured cat is not Poppy).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ginger cat]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Too Many Deer? Try Birth Control (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/46175-birth-control-for-deer.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Deer sterilization is starting to make an impact in U.S. communities. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2014 06:35:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Karen Lange ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QmUAwuUqCAjp6oe4JRYm8A-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[U.S. Fish &amp; Wildlife Service]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[First listed on March 11, 1967. Range: Florida.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Halting Drone-Assisted Hunting Before It Takes Off (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/45382-drone-assisted-hunting.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Drones have no place in hunting, but are already showing up at kills. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2014 09:14:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:17:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3tzCL4MvbH7fVxtigHuo5C-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Red deer stag (Cervus elaphus) with velvet antlers in Glen Torridon, Scotland. When the antlers of a deer are still growing they are covered in a special skin called velvet. They lose and re-grow their antlers every year. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[headgear, ruminants, antlers, horns, deer, sheep, cows, giraffes,  ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Adopting an Older Pet Makes Sense (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/45093-loving-older-pets.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ If you are about to adopt a pet, it makes sense to first consider older, mellower candidates. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2014 04:54:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:17:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Inga Fricke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZGjeqE4juJt83ovkimqWjM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Anne Hicks.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[At 16, Buddy is now well trained, doesn&#039;t chew on electrical cords and gets along well with other dogs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[buddy, older dogs, adopting a pet]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ My Horse's Death and the Life of a 'Tennessee Walker' (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/44676-torture-training-of-horses.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Soring is torture, and it has no place in horse training. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2014 14:44:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:17:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Corrin Zumwalt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qBUWgYznD6eW6RqWKTS7J3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Corrin Zumwalt decked out Major for her wedding. Said Zumwalt, &quot;He was so proud of himself, and I was so proud to have ridden him down the isle when everyone told me it couldn&#039;t happen because he was so spooky…he proved them wrong!&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[soring, horses, Corrin Zumwalt, Major]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shelter Pets Reaching Out to Touch Someone (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/44546-shelter-pets-reach-out.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Shelter pet numbers are falling, but are still nearly 3 million too high. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2014 04:48:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:17:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KrrM25KP7P4zrB3HuiqPTb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Anna West.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Leah, a shelter pet Schnauzer rescued by the Washington Humane society.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[shelter pets, schnauzer, hsus]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Modern Family (Planning) for Animals (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/44224-animal-euthanasia-plummets.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ As animal sterilizations pick up, euthanasia rates are plummeting. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2014 07:56:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:17:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oQzwyuUTCr6DGth4bj4p6g-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Josh Chamot]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Dogs have evolved a specific kind of intelligence, the ability to flexibly read human gestures, and an eagerness to please their owners.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A small dog in a harness looks eagerly into the distance.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ellen's Oscar Tweet Turns into Huge Charity Gift (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/43935-ellen-oscar-tweet-charity-gift.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ When Ellen Tweeted her super-selfie, it triggered a huge charity response. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 05:40:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:17:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/roYahechADpUeUjBecoPXf-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Twitter | @TheEllenShow]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The most retweeted tweet ever.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Twitter, Ellen Degeneres,  Oscars]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Extreme Abuse of Calves Leads to Immediate Shuttering of N.J. Slaughterhouse (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/43516-extreme-abuse-shutters-slaughterhouse.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Calves deserve the same humane protections as cows and bulls. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2014 04:51:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:17:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VHxm6vaNptpbHnCpgkMiN9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An Angus calf on grazing lands.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Angus calf in a pasture]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Protect and Serve — Including the Animals (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/43473-law-enforcement-key-to-ending-cruelty.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Law enforcement and animal rights go hand in hand. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 05:09:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:16:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vUESnajkgUpEjnmHHCxmck-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sochi Mass Killing Street Dogs in Olympics 'Cleansing' (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/43184-sochi-killing-street-dogs.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Despite a promise not to, Sochi is now methodically killing its street dogs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2014 06:33:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:57:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GCcJc9gTPYNu67J5ixZV2D-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Super Bowl Ads Symbolize A Positive Cultural Shift for Animals  (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/43014-super-bowl-ads-animal-friendly.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Super Bowl, horses, Doberhuahuas, and the power of positive messages. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 17:15:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:16:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6qX5JMXxpfWYfmB6mq65JM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A doberhuahua presents a good lesson on pet ownership.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[doberhuahua, compromise, Audi, Super bowl 2014 commercials]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Advocates for Humane Treatment Welcome Scrutiny, If It's Honest (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/42963-scrutiny-of-hsus.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Animal advocacy can be controversial, but the conversation needs to be open and honest on all sides. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 04:40:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:33:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T9x7BE3WfyKmLnyGrtatU5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bella, Max, and Lucy topped the list for popular pet names in 2012]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[cat and dog]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Holiday Season, Consumers Demand Humanely Raised Food (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/42155-consumers-demand-humane-food.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This Holiday Season, have some food for thought. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2013 00:09:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:46:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uR7v2VWXUiya6WvuMwKvVo-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Turkey image via Shutterstock ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Long Thanksgiving weekend remains a U.S. tradition, but some must work]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Long Thanksgiving weekend remains a U.S. tradition, but some must work]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ One Chimpanzee's Life is a Testament to Humanity (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/41927-kitty-the-chimpanzee.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Kitty the chimp spent a life in laboratories, but left the world in a sanctuary and at peace. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2013 06:15:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kfxC6anJU5UPUSbz2yeTkZ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Diane Miller for The HSUS.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Kitty the chimpanzee enjoying a carrot at Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Kitty the Chimp eating a carrot]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bringing an End to Bear Baying (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/41784-bringing-an-end-to-bear-baying.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bear baying is not a sport. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2013 02:38:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:57:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/944toCKATyHfp7gpqrGno9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wild Animals are Not for Petting (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/41699-wild-animals-not-for-petting.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Don't pet the tiger. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2013 23:52:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:16:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EviiwdRdQLZ9JpEDYwfZ6-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Laura Bertola]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Siberian tiger, also known as &lt;i&gt;Panthera tigris altaica&lt;/i&gt;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a Siberian, or amur tiger]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ U.S. Research Chimps Heading to New Homes (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/41674-research-chimps-head-to-sanctuaries.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Clearing the last legislative hurdle, U.S. research chimps now head to peaceful retirements at sanctuaries. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2013 14:53:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VsQShCVfzxy2wJa7FDB4LV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Chimp Haven]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Chimpanzees at Chimp Haven, a national chimpanzee sanctuary in Louisiana, grooming and playing with one another.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Chimps playing together]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The World's Most Dangerous Band Promotes Shelter Pets (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/41233-promoting-shelter-pets.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ As adoption rates increase, fewer adoptable shelter animals are being euthanized. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 23:42:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:16:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/We5MrepPMm8EqPNVMzfZ9A-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[bronwyn woods]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Despite people&#039;s strong opinions on dog breeds, what&#039;s on the outside doesn&#039;t necessarily predict the inside.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A larger black dog and a smaller beige dog sit next to each other.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can New Rules Finally End Pet-Treat Poisonings? (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/40944-will-new-rules-end-pet-poisonings.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Can new standards keep poisons out of pet foods? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2013 05:44:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:16:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jnGUpSioMfdbPJ9ipCn9bM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dognition.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A dog is not a wolf.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[cute dog]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ With Bobcat Protections, California Continues to Lead (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/40807-with-bobcat-protections-california-continues-to-lead.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ California, with its record on protecting wildlife, is an example for other states. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2013 06:17:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:31:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KMPVLzmgH9qEYjcFBKJPCH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Largely unseen, the secretive bobcat is in fact our next-door neighbor.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Slaughterhouses Aren't the Solution for Horse Overpopulation (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/40765-slaughterhouses-arent-solution-for-horse-overpopulation.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Leadership of the Navajo Nation recently changed course to oppose wild horse slaughter. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 05:33:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:25:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9ZqXVq8yra7u8wiFVEy5FM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ Alexia Khruscheva, Shutterstock ]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ As Constrictor Attacks Continue, Look to the Snake Trade (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/40203-as-constrictor-attacks-increase-look-to-snake-trade.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's time to restrict the trade on constrictors. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2013 23:42:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HEJP2Fph8kVdmRQZxTRjuR-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Warren Booth.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This boa constrictor is the result of a &quot;virgin birth&quot; in which its mama reproduced without a male in a phenomenon called parthenogenesis.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When People and Wildlife Conflict, Humane Solutions Work Best (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/40099-when-people-and-wildlife-conflict-humane-solutions-work-best.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ For that raccoon living in the chimney, there are humane solutions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 22:22:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:48:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xCknw5UTKR8rM97eZE7reF-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dreamstime.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cute raccoon.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cat Overpopulation Spawning Novel Rescue Approach (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/39987-cat-overpopulation-spawning-novel-rescue-approach.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is there a humane solution to the shelter-cat population boom? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2013 20:20:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QDEWtuE9UFZfXHV92gXWXE-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Norman Chan | shutterstock]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Like their feline relatives, including lions and tigers, house cats sleep for up to 18 hours a day.&amp;nbsp; Scientists believe that this sleeping pattern is a remaining trait from their &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/exotic-kittens-at-home-in-high-altitudes-2023/&quot;&gt;wild cat ancestors&lt;/a&gt;, which slept for most of the day in order to conserve energy for hunting.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[house cat sleeping]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Internet Pet Dealers Finally Face Oversight (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/39962-internet-pet-dealers-finally-face-oversight.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pets sold online finally get the protections they deserve. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 23:28:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:15:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7yeMhTvvAbBUmhuVymjaTT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Puppies may be better at garnering empathy than people are, in some cases, a new study finds. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two puppies lay down next to each other.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gestation Crates Have No Place in U.S. Food Production (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nationwide, gestation crates are falling out of favor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 00:19:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:47:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H5yWaX3MEahjFmgS38iz9S-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Agricultural Research Service]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A mother pig with piglet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[sow_with_piglet-110729-02]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ States Take Steps to Prevent Zombie Deer and Poisoned Condors (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/39840-states-take-steps-to-prevent-zombie-deer-and-poisoned-condors.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Can new laws help stop the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2013 01:51:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:15:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RznVgkA4LmAbocEqujGysQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Andreas Gradin | Shutterstock]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[reindeer crossing a road in its natural environment in scandinavia ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[reindeer crossing a road in its natural environment in scandinavia ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dogs to Prairie Dogs, Animals Need Rescue from Disaster (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/39774-animals-need-rescue-from-disaster.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ When disaster strikes, wildlife and pets both have rescuers on call. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 23:36:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z3zZbzTkp9AMRLEUhfwHkB-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Linda &amp; Dr. Dick Buscher]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Blueprint for Ending the Euthanasia of Healthy Animals (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/39647-blueprint-for-ending-animal-euthanasia.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ California is making great strides toward ending the euthanasia of shelter animals, will other states follow suit? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 22:52:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:15:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DYMMfjek4oz99RtzZUtUNV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dreamstime]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can Farmers Cry Wolf and then Pocket the Cash? (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/39563-farmers-cry-wolf-and-pocket-compensation.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is it fair to compensate farmers when they don't take necessary steps to protect their flocks? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:05:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:55:24 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Land Mammals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WuEGCDk2uSHzPfVmViYaWU-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Lee O&#039;Dell | Shutterstock]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sheepherder wagon and sheep in high desert of Idaho ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sheepherder wagon and sheep in high desert of Idaho ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sharks Gain Protections in India, Will U.S. Follow Suit? (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/39398-sharks-gain-protections-in-india.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ After India grants protections to sharks, will U.S. courts do the same? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2013 03:53:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:18:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G969cuntJQ4pYKcysD73Pc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Shawn Heinrichs for the Pew Environment Group]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Shark fins drying in the sun in Kaohsiung before processing. 30 percent of the world’s shark species are threatened or near threatened with extinction. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Shark fins drying in the sun.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lead in Discarded Bullets a Hazard for People and Wildlife (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/39252-lead-in-discarded-bullets-a-hazard-for-people-and-wildlife.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bullets still a danger even after they've been fired, killing more than 130 animal species in the wild. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2013 17:51:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:15:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hHjNr663emS6CcTgiRrTES-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Warren Price | Dreamstime]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[guns, ammunition, lead]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[guns, ammunition, lead]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Butter-Cow Prank Does Nothing to Help the Cause of Animals (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/39072-butter-cow-prank-does-nothing-to-help-the-cause-of-animals.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Defacing the Butter Cow at the Iowa State Fair is not an example of responsible animal advocacy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 21:46:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:57:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wayne Pacelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CgRDXcc9jJPFbZuQFzieaQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Keith Weller]]></media:credit>
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