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Petfinder operates the largest online pet adoption website serving all of North America. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The company reports that it currently lists “more than 315,000 adoptable pets from nearly 14,000 animal shelters and rescue groups.” [ 2 ] A commercial enterprise founded in 1996, it is now owned by Nestlé Purina PetCare Company and reports ...
Red list categories of the IUCN Demonstrator against biodiversity loss, at Extinction Rebellion (2018).. The current rate of global biodiversity loss is estimated to be 100 to 1000 times higher than the (naturally occurring) background extinction rate, faster than at any other time in human history, [25] [26] and is expected to grow in the upcoming years.
Water pollution sources in Peru include industrial waste, sewage and oil related waste. Peru has 1746 cu km of renewable water resources and 86% of this water is used for farming and 7% for industrial activity. In urban areas only 87% and in rural areas 62% of the population have access to clean water.
Dealing with a population of unwanted domestic animals is a major concern to animal welfare and animal rights groups. Domestic animal overpopulation can be an ecological concern, as well as a financial problem: capturing, impounding and eventual euthanasia costs taxpayers and private agencies millions of dollars each year. [4]
The NGO Global Witness reports that in 2014, four Thai environmental activists were murdered due to their work on local environmental issues. [162]: 8 From 2002-2014, Global Witness estimates the total to be 21 deaths. [163] South Thailand's "Southern Peasants Federation" (SPF) names four of its members who were murdered between 2010–2015. [164]
Leduc oil. Pollution is an environmental issue in Canada.It has posed health risks to the Canadian population and is an area of concern for Canadian lawmakers. Air, water and soil pollution as well as the associated health effects are prominent points of contention in modern Canadian society.
Although the environmental basis of violent behaviors is not well understood, scientists have been able to link air pollution to violent and aggressive behaviors in humans. [33] A 2019 study reported emerging evidence that air pollution causes aggressive or impulsive reactions in people.
Air pollution from the United States and to lesser extent Canada; caused by metal smelting, coal-burning for utilities, and vehicle emissions has resulted in acid rain, has severely impacted Canadian waterways, forest growth, and agricultural productivity. [2] Pollution reduces the value of the assets that make up Canadians' wealth.