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The Discovery Channel will be airing a new 90-minute special on July 7th at 8pm called MAN VS. WOLF!

The special is actually a documentary about man's passion and hatred for the wolf.

Wolves have been pushed to the brink of extinction

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For their upcoming movie, The Campaign, Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell face off in a race for Congress.

Galifianakis plays a dimwit who is duped into running against congressman Will Ferrell.

Our favorite part is

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As Congress millimeters inches towards a solution for privately owned big cats, animal lovers are on both sides of the fence on the issue.

Some believe, like Tippi Hedren, that big cats are natural born killers and they don't belong in cooped up spaces that many owners have set up.

Others, though, agree with

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Testing on chimps is only legal in Gabon in West Africa and… the U.S.!

The U.S. government owns several hundred chimps used for study and testing drugs and vaccines.

Even though the European Union has banned chimp testing, that doesn't stop their scientists from coming and testing on our chimps.

Check out the above video for more information on the battle for animal rights in the U.S. and in Congress.

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Ian Somerhalder is AMAZING!

Back in March, we heard all about the Vampire Diaries star's foundation for animal rights, called the Ian Somerhalder Foundation (ISF).

At the time he was speaking out against animal cruelty. Now he's fighting for wildlife conservation, and he's taken the battle all the way to congress (above).

We are beyond impressed with you, Ian! Keep up the great work and thanks for all the support!

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