Endangered Species Act stripped of key provisions in Trump administration proposal

The proposal would strike language that guides officials to ignore economic impacts when determining how wildlife should be protected.

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Asheville NC bear looking for food in dumpster scares woman

A woman in Asheville, North Carolina, got a scare when she went to throw out trash in a dumpster only to find a bear inside, looking for a meal. After being scared, she caught the bear on video.

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Florida family’s pig loves mints, sleeping indoors

When Travis Claytor comes home from work, there is Cece, a mint-slurping, Instagram-featured pet pig wagging his tail, to greet him.

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As milk production cools in summer, farmers try to help cows take the heat

From fans and misting water to creating a whole new breed of cow, farmers and researchers are fighting rising temperatures to keep the dairy industry from losing millions of dollars to "heat stress."

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Meet the dogs of Chernobyl: These wild animals are up for adoption

Wild dogs, which have thrived since the nuclear accident, forming their own society amid the asphalt of the vast industrial complex, have captured the hearts of cleanup workers. A charity is now bringing them to America.

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Kitten gets trapped under car, survives 45-mile road trip

A stray kitten miraculously survives a 45-mile road trip under a minivan.

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Volcano dogs: Looking for new homes after Kilauea

Dozens of dogs who have been displaced by the Kilauea volcano eruption on the Big Island are finding new homes on Maui, thanks to efforts by animal rescue groups and a handful of volunteer pilots.

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New Mexico man who fed wildlife at his home bitten by bear

Officials say a 70-year-old southern New Mexico man who regularly fed wildlife at his home suffered multiple injuries when he was bitten by a bear as he stepped outside.

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Court stops millions of dollars in additional government payouts to pork lobby

The National Pork Producers Council, the main lobbying group for the pork industry, will not get its hands on two $3 million payouts from a mandatory checkoff fund that pork producers, including small family farmers, are forced to pay into each year.

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Brexit will allow further restrictions on the sale of real fur in UK, say MPs

Committee calls for a consultation on banning real fur to combat high street mis-labelling.

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Macau takes in 533 dogs after Asia’s only race track shuts

Macau authorities took in more than 500 greyhounds abandoned following the closure Saturday of Asia’s only legal dog-racing track.

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Meet the ‘first dogs’ in the SC governor’s race

In November, Republican Gov. Henry McMaster will face Democrat James Smith, both of Columbia, to be S.C.’s next governor. With them will come their dogs: Mac, and Cayman and Laffey.

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