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When we see "cruelty-free," "not tested on animals" or a bunny picture on a product label it seems safe to assume that the products in question were actually made without harming animals and may actually be the reason consumers choose these products. Unfortunately, these labels are often misleading. Products with these labels may have been tested by other companies, in other countries, at the ingredient level or at certain stages of development making it confusing for consumers who can be duped into thinking they're supporting an ethical product when they are not. CHOICE, a consumer watchdog organization based in Australia, conducted an investigation and found that many companies are ...

There's compelling evidence that dogs experience "runner's high," a euphoria-inducing buzz experienced by regular runners and other athletes. The discovery, published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, could mean that nature rewards many animals with this pleasant feeling, encouraging them to run and jump around. David Raichlen of the University of Arizona and his colleagues wrote that "a neurobiological reward for endurance exercise may explain why humans and other cursorial mammals habitually engage in aerobic exercise despite the higher associated energy costs and injury risks, and why non-cursorial mammals avoid such locomotor behaviors." In short, we're fools for exercise ...

The image of harried letter carriers running from overprotective suburban guard dogs is sometimes used for comic effect, but canine attacks on postal workers make for a genuine hazard, and the U.S. Postal Service keeps track of those attacks. The service has released its ranking of U.S. cities by number of dog attacks, just in time for National Dog Bite Prevention Week. Los Angeles easily topped the service's list, with 69 recorded dog attacks in 2012. Here are the 20 top-ranked cities along with their number of attacks: 1. Los Angeles - 69 2. San Antonio/Seattle - 42 3. Chicago - 41 4. San Francisco - 38 5. Philadelphia - 34 6. Detroit - 33 7. St. Louis, Mo. - 32 8. ...

A Provo, Utah, man was shocked to learn that an enormous beehive was teeming with between 60,000 and 80,000 bees in the walls of his bedroom, according to Fox 13 News Salt Lake City. Tyler Judd first found the bees at his home this past weekend, noticing some of them swarming outside by his chimney. The encounter led to the discovery of the enormous hive behind a wall in Judd's master bedroom. The hive was about four or five years old, but Judd had no idea it was there. "I couldn't believe it was a couple of inches from where we were sleeping because I didn't hear anything in our bedroom at all," he said. Judd called in beekeeper Al Chubak of Utah Bee Removal to get rid of the hive, ...