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Image of Cotton-Candy-Colored Lobster Goes Viral—Hopefully, It Wakes People Up

A lobster named Lucky, who was caught off the coast of Maine last November, has become the latest social media sensation thanks to his bright cotton-candy-colored shell. The nearly albino lobster was handed over to the Huntsman Marine Science Center in New Brunswick. And while we wish Lucky had been released back into the wild, […]

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Joe Loria
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How Much Do You Actually Know About Cheese?

We hear it all the time: I would go vegan but I really love cheese. But how much do you actually know about the creamy dairy product you claim to love?  Cheese is a dairy product made in a wide array of flavors, textures, and forms through the coagulation of the milk protein casein. A […]

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Joe Loria
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Devastating! Nearly 5,000 Pigs Burned Alive in Ohio Barn Fire

According to The Cincinnati Enquirer, about 5,000 pigs were burned alive in a massive barn fire in Wayne Township, Ohio. Authorities say the fire started at around 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the Straathoff Swine Farm, about 45 miles southwest of Columbus, and destroyed two barns. The cause of the fire has not been determined. […]

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Joe Loria

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