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Troubled Country Star Kills Dog Then Self

February 18, 2013

(ANIMAL NEWS) On Sunday, country star Mindy McCready was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The 37-year-old singer was battling substance abuse issues for several years, and her mental state became even more unstable after the father of her youngest child, David Wilson, committed suicide in January. Before the troubled star took her own life, she sadly also shot the family dog. McCready spoke to Dateline NBC about the fact that the dog actually discovered the bullet that killed Wilson. A sad story indeed, considering how pets typically help troubled individuals cope with depression and other mental disorders. Read on for more on the unfortunate tragedy. — Global Animal

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Giraffes Grieve: Science Catches Up To Common Sense

August 25, 2012

(ANIMAL CONNECTION) How many incidences do we have to record for science to acknowledge that many different species grieve? Now, after a giraffe stands guard beside her dead loved one for four days and another giraffe spends hours with her stillborn, zoologists seem ready to add them to the list. Mourning behaviors have also been found in other social animals such as elephants, mountain gorillas and monkeys. While it may be inconvenient to ascribe grieving behavior to animals (because we would have to change the way we view and treat them), their behaviors show time and again that they conceptualize death and feel our same aching emotions. — Global Animal

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Singer Raffi Says Goodbye To His ‘Baby Beluga’

August 8, 2012

(WHALE NEWS) The beluga whale named Kavna that inspired singer Raffi to create the great children’s song “Baby Beluga” passed away at the Vancouver Aquarium on Monday. The 46-year-old whale is thought to have suffered from cancer in her last years. Although Kavna did not swim so wild and swim so free like the song’s memorable lyrics, she touched a generation through one brief yet powerful encounter with the children’s singer and advocate. Read on for the profound impact this beautiful whale had on the world. — Global Animal

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Giraffe Widowed After Zoo Break-In

May 15, 2012

(ANIMAL NEWS) POLAND — Zoo officials are trying to find a companion for Tofik, a widowed Rothschild giraffe, after his two female companions died after a zoo break-in on Saturday. The two females apparently died from stress when vandals broke into the facility in Lodz city. Read on for more on this unfortunate event and why officials are hoping to find a companion for the endangered giraffe. — Global Animal

 

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Obese Cat, Meow, Dies Suddenly

May 9, 2012

(ANIMAL NEWS) Meow, the 39-pound cat surrendered to a New Mexico animal shelter, passed away over the weekend from complications with his weight. The charming orange-and-white tabby, who was a guest on the TODAY Show, developed sudden respiratory problems that specialists were unable to treat in time. Read on for more on the pudgy Meow, and why it is so important to take your pet’s health, and weight, seriously. — Global Animal 

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