(TAKE ACTION) Actors James Franco and Kevin Nealon have teamed up with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine to end chimpanzee experimentation. The pair are promoting The Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act to phase out medical experimentation and release all federally owned chimps to permanent sanctuaries. Read more below to find out how to join Franco and Nealon in their mission to end chimpanzee testing. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL NEWS) PENNSYLVANIA — This morning in front of 18,000 people Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow, saw his shadow and predicted 6 more long weeks of winter. Read below for more details! — Global Animal
(CELEBRITY ANIMAL NEWS) Drew Barrymore seems to have a lot going on these days. A new movie about to hit theatres, a new fiance, and a new puppy. Barrymore and her fiance, Will Kopelman are part of the growing list of celebrities that have adopted dogs recently. Animal lover Drew Barrymore is no stranger to rescuing animals, as she rescued her other dog, Douglas in 2010. Read on for more info on this adorable pooch! — Global Animal
(ANIMAL NEWS) PENNSYLVANIA — Less than 24 hours until the Groundhog Day celebrations begin and we want to know what you think will happen! Will Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow and return to his den for 6 more weeks of winter? Or will he predict an early spring? Vote in the poll below to let us know what you think! — Global Animal
(ANIMAL TESTING) VIRGINIA — Long time animal rights activist Bob Barker has teamed up with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine to ask the University of Virginia to stop doing it’s pediatric testing on live cats. Barker points out that the inhumane and unnecessary tactics used to teach medical residents can easily be replaced with simulators based on actual human anatomy. Read on to learn how you can reach out to UVA and ask them to stop! — Global Animal
(TOUCHING TALE) TENNESSEE — When 4 year-old Lucus Hembree was diagnosed with Sanfilippo syndrome, an incurable disease that causes severe neurological damage, his family searched long and hard to find him a service dog. When they were told one of the dogs would cost as much as 15,000 dollars and Lucas wasn’t a good match, they refused to give up. This is when they came across Juno, an abandoned Belgian Malinois who was only days away from being euthanized at a shelter in East Tennessee. Read more to see how rescuing Juno has literally saved Lucas’s life. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL NEWS) CALIFORNIA — A baby sea otter stranded off the coast of Cayucos, California was rescued last month and taken to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, where she is currently being nursed back to health. Her caretakers are teaching the 10-week old to do the things a mother would normally teach her, like how to groom herself. Read more on Cayucos the orphaned otter, and how she is warming hearts worldwide. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL NEWS) SURINAME — In a recent expedition to Suriname’s tropical forests, researchers discovered over 40 species they believe have never been seen before including a “cowboy frog” and an armored catfish. The project was part of Conservation International’s Rapid Assessment Program, and the team has already met with locals to establish the area as protected. Read on to find out more about these spectacular new species! — Global Animal
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