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Surfer safe but shaken after a shark crashes into his board from below. In an odd twist, he's connected to a local shark bite survivor.
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Surfer safe but shaken after a shark crashes into his board from below. In an odd twist, he's connected to a local shark bite survivor.

  • Pam Marino
  • Nov 1, 2022

Lifelong surfer Jim Affinito is convinced a shark wanted to eat him for Halloween dinner. 

Animal welfare groups successfully sue the county to enforce its own cockfighting ordinance.
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Animal welfare groups successfully sue the county to enforce its own cockfighting ordinance.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jan 11, 2021

There are good reasons why cockfighting is outlawed in all 50 states. It’s not just cruel and inhumane for the roosters who are drugged, outfi…

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  • Benjamin Von Wong
  • May 5, 2016
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  • Benjamin Von Wong
  • May 5, 2016
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  • May 5, 2016
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  • Benjamin Von Wong
  • May 5, 2016
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  • Rob Rogers
  • Apr 28, 2016
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  • Rob Rogers
  • Apr 28, 2016
California Rodeo Salinas responds to animal rights group's charges of underreporting animal injuries.
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California Rodeo Salinas responds to animal rights group's charges of underreporting animal injuries.

  • Mark C. Anderson, Alexandra Videmsky
  • Dec 18, 2014

No one should be surprised that animals (and humans) get hurt doing rodeos that include high-speed, high-impact events like steer wrestling, b…

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