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    han3286 wrote a new blog post: Why Using Environmentally Friendly Food Packaging is So Necessary 1 year, 6 months ago

    Environmental issues are coming back to the fore additional and more. As we tend  to use up natural resources and fill landfills with non-biodegradable waste, it  is changing into increasingly vital that we tend to find less harmful  alternatives. One space where there was considerable process is within the food  packaging industry. The invention of [...]

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    han3286 wrote a new blog post: B.C. salmon farm installs netting to limit need to shoot invading animals 1 year, 6 months ago

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    By Judith Lavoie, Postmedia News October 19, 2011

    VICTORIA — The largest salmon farming company in B.C. is installing thick netting around its fish farms in an effort to reduce the number of marine mammals killed. Marine Harvest Canada is using winter predator guards, made of high density polyethylene with a stainless steel core, around farms [...]

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    han3286 wrote a new blog post: Shelters applaud limits on pet store sales 1 year, 7 months ago

    Bylaw praised; Toronto stops shops from selling animals supplied by breeders By René Bruemmer  September 23, 2011 Montreal animal shelters are applauding a Toronto bylaw banning pet stores from selling dogs and cats that come from breeders and asking for the move to be copied here. The new law, which stipulates only dogs and cats from animal…[Read more]

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    han3286 wrote a new blog post: Opposing Viewpoints on Animals in Product Testing 1 year, 7 months ago

    Thumbnail Animal testing by humans incites impassioned arguments from all sides. Many research groups developing products from experimental vaccines and medicines to lipstick and eyeliner test these products on animals before humans. By first observing any negative effects in animals, the researchers can anticipate any potential problems before exposing…[Read more]

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    han3286 wrote a new blog post: Animal rights groups ask top court to hear elephant case 1 year, 7 months ago

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    Lucy the elephant walks with her handlers at Edmonton’s River Valley Zoo on Sept. 17, 2009. (Ian Jackson / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    The Canadian Press Date: Thursday Sep. 29, 2011 7:00 AM ET

    EDMONTON — The Supreme Court of Canada could be getting involved in the battle over the fate of an ailing elephant [...]
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    han3286 wrote a new blog post: South Pacific water shortage hits Tokelau 1 year, 7 months ago

    Thumbnail4 October 2011 A second South Pacific community is suffering a severe water shortage due to an ongoing drought crisis. Tokelau declared a state of emergency late on Monday, following a similar move in neighbouring Tuvalu, where water is already being rationed. A New Zealand-administered territory of three islands, Tokelau’s 1,400 people have less…[Read more]