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The Fanimal Blog covers a variety of topics to help you lead a more animal-friendly life.

Animals in Tourism: Theoretical and Practical Insights

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The Endangered Species Act: Defending a Delightful, Diminutive Deer

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The impact of the fast fashion industry on animals

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The Protection and Prevention of Poaching and Trade of the Amur Leopard

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The Burmese Python’s Growing Dominion in the Everglades

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The Marine Mammal Protection Act and Hawaiian Monk Seals

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Three Common Misconceptions About Climate Change

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Sea Turtle Protection Policies

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Effects of Light Pollution on Monarch Butterflies

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Endangered Species: The Gentle Giants of Our Oceans

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Protecting Bristol Bay From The Pebble Mine

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The Black-footed Ferret Recovery Program

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Galapagos Iguanas Conservation Policy

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Zebra Mussels: A Destructive Marine Invasive Species

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The Brink of Extinction

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A Congesting Problem

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Centuries to Form a Bustling City in the United States, Only Seconds to Destroy it in a Climate Catastrophe

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Food Forests: A Sustainable Alternative to Industrial Agriculture

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Factory Farms Produce More Than Just Your Fried Chicken

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The Butterfly Effect: Prostrate Milkweed

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Impacts of Energy Development

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The Marine Debris Act 

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Cutting out the Meat: An Overview of Plant Based Diets and the Intricacies Within the Movement Towards Veganism

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Food systems in black inner cities: redlining, better city planning, and local quality food sourcing

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Conservation Medicine: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Ecological Health

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The Symbiotic Relationship between Art and Science

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The Grassland Ecosystem

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Socially Responsible Investing

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Puppy Mill Interview with Dr. Kristin Lamoureux

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Protecting Alaska’s Porcupine Caribou

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Plastics: All the Way Up

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Overfishing

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Ocean Acidification: Changing Waters Challenge Global Fisheries and the Shellfish Industry

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Decline of the Monarch Butterfly Population

Does the Future of the Plant Lie on Our Plates?

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Food Insecurity

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The Effect of Dams on Wildlife Species

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DNA Tracking of Illegal Ivory and What it has Uncovered

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Climate Change’s Effect on Animal Habitats: A Brief Overview

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Climate Action Plans: How do they affect animals of the area?

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The Tundra Ecosystem

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The Tropical Rainforest

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The Temperate Forest Ecosystem

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The Taiga

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Stillwater Ecosystem

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Rivers & Streams

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The Ocean Ecosystem

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The Littoral Ecosystem

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Desert Ecosystems

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The Coral Reef Ecosystem

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Studying One of the Ocean’s Most Magical Phenomenon: Coral Spawning

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Sustainable Event Planning Guide

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Plastics

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How Human Food Systems Affect Animal Ecosystems: The Fishing Industry

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Interview with Nick Coughlin – Humane Education

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Animal Testing: Cosmetics

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Model Organisms

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Experimental animals: THE 3R RULE

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Animals and Curiosity

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Communication Between Animals and Humans

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Special Communication Systems: Marine Mammals

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Animal Communications Systems (ANICOMS)

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Vegan Fashion in the Cosmetic Industry

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Vegan Fashion in the Clothing Industry

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Vegan Fashion 101

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Benefits of the Human-Animal Bond

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The Moral Debate: Humane Meat

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The Endangerment of the River Dolphin Species

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Ear Cropping and Tail Docking in Dogs: A controversial practice

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Canine Olfactory Detection: for medical and forensic purposes

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The truth about spotted hyenas

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The Role of Ambassador Animals in Wildlife Conservation

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Reducing Your Plastic Consumption

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Timeline for Animal Welfare Advocacy Events Across the World

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History and trajectory of animal experimentation in the US

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Moo-ve over, dairy! Cruelty-free milks are taking over!

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Genetic Diversity in Species

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A Review of the Body Language of Wild Animals

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Cruelty-Free and Vegan Self-Care Products for Men

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Elephant’s Complex Communication System

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How underwater animals communicate

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Progressing animal issues with policy makers

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Environmental impact of animal agriculture

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Approaches to the Plastic Pollution Problem

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History of No-Kill Shelters

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“V” for Vegan: The new fashion identity

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The wildly creative minds of animals

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Seven Books and Documentaries That Informed My Animal Advocacy

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The Endangered Species Act

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What marine mammals’ scats analysis can tell us about them

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How Your Actions Help the World

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Palm oil 101: What are the issues? What are the solutions?

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Veganism: Diet or Lifestyle?

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The Stray Cats of Istanbul

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Animal Assisted Therapy

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Biochemical and Physiological Benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy

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How do poachers become poachers?

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Lessons from Costa Rica

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Horse Therapy

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Why zoos are both good and bad

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Intra-species animal relationship

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Camel Owners in Turkey

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The Aye-Aye: Unlike any Other

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Fanimal Zoonotic Diseases

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Innovations in the fight against poaching

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Why does whale poop help us fight climate change?

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The Green New Deal: Explained

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Animals in Amusement: Fun for us, hell for them…

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The Five Gyres: Where Does Your Plastic End Up?

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The Montreal Protocol: An Overview

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On why we eat certain animals and not others

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Forensic science and wildlife crimes

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Fanimal Rescue Month

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The Dramatic Impact of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on the Environment

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Civet Series 4: Owston’s Civet

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Civet Series 3: The Civet Pet Trade

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Civet Series 2: Kopi Luwak Tourism Trade in Bali

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Civet Series 1: Introduction

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How to Virtually Help All Animals…. Remotely

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Parenting Future Fanimals

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How to Fanimal in an Age of Social Distancing

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The Rise of the Dog Park

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Collaboration is Key