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Horse sanctuary opens in Southern Oregon
A 1,120-acre horse sanctuary and rescue facility has opened northeast of Oakland, with the first 24 of what is expected to be about 180 horses.
New Virginia laws to take effect Tuesday
Several new laws that take effect Tuesday in Virginia resulted from the criminal dogfighting conviction of NFL quarterback Michael Vick and the mass shootings at Virginia Tech.
New video of mistreated cows released
An animal advocacy group released undercover video footage Wednesday of sick or injured dairy cows that it contends were mistreated at an auction facility where cattle are sold for slaughter.
Kentucky moves to open season on black bears
Though small in number, black bears have become a nuisance in some Appalachian communities - chasing tourists from campsites, eating from backyard trash cans and emptying dog food bowls on back porches. Now the bears could be fair game for hunters next year.
Snohomish farm raided in cockfighting investigation
The Snohomish County sheriff's office says 92 roosters, hens and chicks that were found sick and living in deplorable conditions had to be destroyed.  US probes how horses injured on boat to Puerto RicoNearly 20 race horses, packed inside a double-decker trailer, were forced into crouching positions during a four-day sea voyage from the U.S. to Puerto Rico - causing injuries that have prompted a federal animal abuse investigation.  LI shark tournaments draw protesters, fishermenMore than 100 miles east of Manhattan, out past the Hamptons, sits a tiny village where thousands converge at the docks on summer evenings to ogle at and revere the massive creatures brought back from the sea. |
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