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Rossen Reports: Some 'faux fur' sold in stores comes from real animals – today.com

Hot List: Editor-Loved Essentials to Beat the Heat — From $6 Jeff Rossen and Charlie McLravyAccording to a May 2014 Gallup poll, nearly 100 million Americans think buying and wearing fur is “morally wrong.”Some of the nation’s biggest retailers, including Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom Rack, Belk, Jacadi and Gilt Groupe, advertise “faux fur.” But a Rossen […]

Sale of rhino trophy mounts banned – Save the Rhino International

You are here: Home » News » Sale of rhino trophy mounts banned28 Feb 2012By: Save the Rhino On 18 February 2011 the UK’s Animal Health’s Wildlife Licensing and Registration Service (WLRS), following European Commission guidance, brought into force a ban on the selling of rhino horn trophies. Mounted rhino horns and taxidermy rhinoceros heads […]

How Fearsome Wolves Became Loyal Dogs — and Changed Human History Forever – ZME Science

Home → Science → NewsLong before dogs were pets, they were partners, protectors, and family.From Nordic lullabies to Grimm’s fairytales, the wolf has always haunted the edges of human history. Even today, wolves would represent a serious danger to nomads and herders, who ironically often employ dogs for protection. But this raises an evolutionary puzzle: […]