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Canada's seal hunt, after brief interlude, to resume as early as Thursday
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Spike In Guinea Pig Adoptions as "G-Force" Tops Box Office
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Breaking News !
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Marin Animal Adoption Center Shut Down
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Canada Ignores Rescue Option, Kills 500 Endangered Narwhals
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50 smuggled orangutans flown out of kick-boxing theme park
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Five Amazing Animal Rescue Stories
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PETA Killed 95 Percent of Adoptable Pets in its Care During 2008
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The recued koalas who became best friends
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Food or Friend: Animals That Adopt out of Their Species
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