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  Anheuser-Busch stops cutting off tails of Budweiser Clydesdale horses after backlash

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  “The practice of equine tail docking was discontinued earlier this year,” said Budweiser's parent company, Anheuser-Busch. “The safety and well-being of our beloved Clydesdales is our top priority.” Anheuser-Busch says it has ended its practice of cutting the tails of the famous Clydesdale horses …

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  Amazon driver 'in very serious condition' after rattlesnake bite in Florida

  NBC News - Dennis Romero

  The unidentified driver was placing a package at the entrance of a residence in Palm City, Florida, when she was bitten, authorities said. A woman delivering packages for Amazon was seriously injured when a rattlesnake bit her at a residence in Palm City, Florida, authorities said. "The snake bite …

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  Bears raid Krispy Kreme doughnut van making deliveries on Alaska military base

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  The bears chomped on doughnut holes and other pastries, ignoring the banging on the side of the van that was aimed at shooing them away. JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — Two bears on an Alaska military base raided a Krispy Kreme doughnut van that was stopped outside a convenience store …

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  Washington man fatally shot while trying to help deer cross the road

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  Dylan Picard, 22, has been charged with second-degree murder in the Sept. 7 slaying. A Washington man was fatally shot while trying to help deer cross the road, authorities said. Daniel Spaeth, a 37-year-old corrections officer, was attempting to slow traffic near his home to help the animals when he …

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  Rhino at Austrian zoo attacks couple, killing the woman and hurting the man as he helped her

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  Zoo director Sabine Grebner said the 33-year-old woman, a German citizen from Bavaria, had been assigned to put insect repellent on the rhino. BERLIN — A rhinoceros attacked a married couple working as zookeepers in Austria on Tuesday, killing the woman and seriously injuring the man as he attempted …