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1 week ago | ladyfreethinker.org | Haley Van Horn

A stray dog wandering the streets found a happy home at The Philomena retirement community in Kyle, Texas, according to CBS Austin. When a cook who worked at the community found a small, severely matted dog, he reached out to Priscilla Duran, Executive Director of The Philomena — and a known animal lover.

1 week ago | ladyfreethinker.org | Haley Van Horn

A snake was in a harrowing situation when the animal became tangled in landscape netting in Henrico County, Virginia. The eastern kingsnake was rescued from the netting but had some injuries and is now recovering in the care of the Wildlife Center of Virginia, according to ABC8 News. “Entrapment in landscape netting is sadly a common issue for snakes and other wild animals.

2 weeks ago | ladyfreethinker.org | Hailey Myers

A young elephant seal was languishing on a beach in California with a plastic packing strip secured tightly around her neck, according to news. She was emaciated, likely because the plastic made it difficult to forage. It appeared to be killing her slowly. Rescuers carefully approached, sedated her, and cut the strip from her neck. Her scars will likely remain, but she survived — not all animals are so fortunate.

3 weeks ago | ladyfreethinker.org | Amy Buxton

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3 weeks ago | ladyfreethinker.org | Amy Buxton

In a big win for Alaska’s wildlife, an Anchorage Superior Court judge ruled that a state program that authorized the killing of nearly 200 brown bears is unconstitutional and bypassed due process, as reported by KSKA. The ruling effectively put a stop — at least for now — to the culling. Judge Andrew Guidi stated that the Board of Game’s (BOG) expansion of the state’s wolf-culling program to include bears significantly altered the program’s “subject matter” without sufficient notice.