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Date July 22, 2017 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc
Dirty beige with grey-brown stain-like patches, Ming the clam was not much to look at. It did at least get a name, which is more than can be said for most molluscs. Estimated at 507 years old when scientists plucked it from the Icelandic seabed (and killed it) in 2006, the ocean quahog was the […]
Read MoreDate May 17, 2017 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc
(Natural News) A recently published study in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases says wild caught Alaskan salmon may harbor a species of tapeworm previously known to infect only Asian fish. Researchers warn that based on their findings, any salmon caught along the North American Pacific coast may have the parasite. The concern is that if […]
Read MoreDate May 12, 2017 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc
Rainy conditions caused a spill of “hundreds of thousands” of Skittles on a rural Wisconsin road this week, according to CNN. The Skittles were destined for a cattle farm where they were going to be fed to cows. This begs a few questions. Why Are Cows in Wisconsin Feasting on Skittles?
Read MoreDate April 26, 2017 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Toxins, Pollution, Contaminants, Chemicals, Etc
(NaturalNews) Ever since agribusiness giant Monsanto began pushing its GM crops on the public, the company has maintained that the technology is safe, and that consumption of Frankenfood products, such as genetically-modified corn, causes no ill effects in either animals or humans. Rats’ intestines destroyed just 90 days after being fed Monsanto GMO corn
Read MoreDate January 31, 2017 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Artificial Sweeteners, Products, Health Dangers, Etc, Toxins, Pollution, Contaminants, Chemicals, Etc
(NaturalNews) Aspartame is a substance that has been relentlessly scrutinized by the natural health community, and yet also receives an astonishing amount of praise from many mainstream medical practitioners. It’s heralded as a safe alternative to sugar – and some big businesses have even tried to pretend that their aspartame-loaded diet beverages could even be […]
Read MoreDate December 23, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc
NaturalNews) For the first time ever, bees have made their way onto the endangered species list. Following several years of analysis, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has placed not one, but seven species of Hawaiian yellow-faced bees on the list. Seven honeybee species placed on endangered species list as pollinator collapse continues
Read MoreDate December 20, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Toxins, Pollution, Contaminants, Chemicals, Etc
(NaturalNews) A toxic chemical widely used in the manufacture of pesticides, non-stick cookware, carpet sprays and other commercial products since the 1950s, has been found in the blood of 100 percent of birds, dolphins and fish tested in a recent study. Poisoned: Pesticide chemical found in fish, birds
Read MoreDate November 14, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Autism, Vaccines
(NaturalNews) The debate over whether or not vaccines cause autism is far from over, with a new study recently presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) in London, England, destroying the popular claim that any link between the two has been thoroughly debunked by science. Research conducted on baby macaque monkeys revealed that […]
Read MoreDate October 13, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Agriculture, Farming, Etc, Animals, Insects, etc, Genetic Modification, Vaccines
(NaturalNews) We must act to maintain the integrity of organic standards! Action Alert! [1] The semiannual meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) will take place April 25–27 in Washington, DC. Because the NOSB makes decisions that, in large part, determine the future of organic foods (it’s the advisory board for the National Organic […]
Read MoreDate October 1, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Toxins, Pollution, Contaminants, Chemicals, Etc
(NaturalNews) Canada’s New Brunswick province has lately become a center of controversy regarding the use of Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, and the latest revelations involve the decline of deer populations due to widespread spraying of glyphosate – the active ingredient in Roundup. Biologists say Monsanto’s glyphosate is devastating wildlife; deer populations down 50 percent
Read MoreDate September 15, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Vaccines
Veterinary surgeons are warning that cat and dog owners are spending tens of millions of pounds on unnecessary and sometimes dangerous vaccines. Vets issue animal vaccine warning
Read MoreDate June 29, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Agriculture, Farming, Etc, Animals, Insects, etc, Toxins, Pollution, Contaminants, Chemicals, Etc
(NaturalNews) Glyphosate weed killer, heavily used in conjunction with genetically modified crops, is being blamed for a sharp rise in grotesque, horrific animal mutations taking place in Argentina (see horrifying photos below). Glyphosate weed killer unleashes grotesque chemical deformations in farm animals… two-headed calves, pigs born with no skin, twisted life forms seem spawned from […]
Read MoreDate May 30, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Food and More
A preservative chemical that’s routinely added to hot dogs, beef jerky, bacon and breakfast sausage is now being deployed by government researchers as a fatal bait to poison wild hogs to death. Development of the deadly hog poison is being pursued by none other than the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the same agency that legalizes […]
Read MoreDate May 25, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc
In the age of glyphosate and neonicotinoids, it can feel like there’s nothing a single person can do to stem the alarming worldwide decline of pollinator populations. Yet, even as grassroots activists and policy makers battle over the larger issues killing pollinators worldwide, ordinary people can take simple actions to boost pollinator numbers in their […]
Read MoreDate May 12, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Toxins, Pollution, Contaminants, Chemicals, Etc
Yet another study has come out linking pesticide use to the severely diminishing honeybee population; researchers found that 57 pesticides were present in the European honeybees that they studied. This finding is cause for concern, as it suggests that the harmful chemicals play a significant role in their massive decline around the globe. A world […]
Read MoreDate April 22, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Environmental, Toxins, Pollution, Contaminants, Chemicals, Etc
In a new study, environmental pollutants found in fish were shown to obstruct the human body’s natural defense system to expel harmful toxins. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego-led research team suggests that this information should be used to better assess the human health risks from eating contaminated seafood. The study was […]
Read MoreDate April 14, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Genetic Modification
Pregnant goats fed with genetically engineered (GE) soybeans have offspring who grow more slowly and are shorter, according to a new Italian study (Tudisco et al., 2015[1]). NEW SCIENCE: Genetically modified soybeans causes stunted growth of animal offspring
Read MoreDate April 7, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc
GMO skeptics like myself have been warning for years of the unintended consequences of genetic pollution. Even when genetically engineered organisms are released into the world with the best of intentions, such actions can wreak havoc on the ecosystem and human civilization in ways that simply can’t be foreseen by the world’s most well-meaning scientists. […]
Read MoreDate April 2, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Drugs and Drug Companies
We’re all familiar with horror stories about juveniles on drugs, but normally it’s humans that are involved, not fish. This case, however, involves juvenile chinook salmon who never had the chance to “Just Say No.” Salmon caught near Seattle proven to be inundated with antidepressants, cocaine and more
Read MoreDate March 14, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Toxins, Pollution, Contaminants, Chemicals, Etc
As if we need another reason to be very concerned about the harms of pesticides, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has come out with its first scientific risk assessment study[PDF] which explains just how detrimental they may be. The agency studied neonicotinoids – a specific class of pesticides – and assessed their impact on bees […]
Read MoreDate March 3, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Genetic Modification, Toxins, Pollution, Contaminants, Chemicals, Etc
As the European Union considers whether to lift restrictions on three pesticides in the neonicotinoid family, it would do well to consider the phenomenon, known to Canadian beekeepers, in which bees start dying in droves shortly after corn planting season. Millions of bees turning up dead around GMO corn fields soaked with neonicotinoid pesticides
Read MoreDate March 1, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc
It’s no secret we love popcorn. In fact, Americans consume more than 16 billion quarts of popcorn each year, but we’re getting more than we bargained for in all those bowls of popcorn: bee-toxic pesticides. Tell Orville Redenbacher to Stop Killing Bees!
Read MoreDate February 28, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Environmental, Toxins, Pollution, Contaminants, Chemicals, Etc
Large, bloody tumors continue to turn up in Pacific marine animals, raising concern that the ocean food web may be widely contaminated by radioactive isotopes from the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Unfortunately, no U.S. government agency has tested the ocean or its animals for this contamination, making it impossible to know how many North Americans are […]
Read MoreDate February 22, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Environmental
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” – John Muir When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in the United States after being absent nearly 70 years, the most remarkable “trophic cascade” occurred. What is a trophic cascade and how exactly do […]
Read MoreDate February 16, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Vaccines
A report by the ABC7 I-Team investigates whether or not vaccines administered to pets may be having long-term adverse health effects, an investigation that likely would not have taken place if the victim were human. Mainstream media covers vaccine side effects in PETS, but never in humans
Read MoreDate February 12, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Products, Health Dangers, Etc, Toxins, Pollution, Contaminants, Chemicals, Etc
The EPA is fully infiltrated by pro gmo operatives and a completely corrupt agency. ~ Uncle Russ The US Environmental Protection Agency missed its own deadlines for completing risk assessments in 2015 for atrazine, glyphosate, and imidacloprid, three highly controversial, toxic and commonly-used pesticides. The assessments are crucial to understanding the threats the pesticides pose […]
Read MoreDate February 9, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Food and More
Wild bees are disappearing in some of the nation’s most crucial agricultural areas – a phenomenon that may have devastating effects on crops such as blueberries, almonds and apples. Collapse of wild bee populations to devastate supply of almonds, blueberries and apples
Read MoreDate February 7, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Toxins, Pollution, Contaminants, Chemicals, Etc
An insecticide widely used on grains, vegetables, fruit and other crops nationwide threatens honeybees, federal environmental regulators said in a decision that could lend impetus to efforts to ban the chemical. Bees threatened by a common pesticide, EPA finds
Read MoreDate February 5, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Products, Health Dangers, Etc, Toxins, Pollution, Contaminants, Chemicals, Etc
A major pesticide harms honeybees when used on cotton and citrus but not on other big crops like corn, berries and tobacco, the Environmental Protection Agency found. APNewsBreak: US EPA says pesticide harms bees in some cases
Read MoreDate January 13, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc
A mother in Nottingham, England, home of the Robin Hood versus the Sheriff of Nottingham legend, was attacked by an ugly mini-sea-monster when she opened up a can of tuna to feed her kids earlier this year. Okay, that’s an exaggeration. Shocked mother finds possible tongue-eating parasite in can of tuna she was about to […]
Read MoreDate January 11, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Government, Vaccines
The FDA has dramatically expanded the permitted uses of the anthrax vaccine using a post-9/11 law known as the Bioterrorism Act of 2002. A clause of that act, known as the Animal Rule, allows the FDA to bypass human studies of drugs in cases where exposing humans to a disease or toxin would be unfeasible […]
Read MoreDate January 4, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Agriculture, Farming, Etc, Animals, Insects, etc, Drugs and Drug Companies
If it’s been deemed bad in other countries, that’s often when the United States comes in and welcomes it with open arms. In this case, we’re talking about the fact that a California judge recently dismissed two lawsuits that claimed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) illegally approved a harmful drug additive – ractopamine hydrochloride […]
Read MoreDate January 4, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc
In a pasture outside Edmonton, Canada, you’ll find a few dozen cows doing what cows do: mostly eating. The average animal spends eight-plus hours a day filling its belly, or as is the case with cows, bellies. Along with that enormous appetite, cows are born with the ability to digest almost any plant they can […]
Read MoreDate January 3, 2016 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Agriculture, Farming, Etc, Animals, Insects, etc, Genetic Modification
Thanks to Monsanto’s genetically modified crops and creations, one pig farmer in Denmark is sounding the alarm on what he believes are deformities caused by genetically modified feed, crippling the pigs he raises. According to The Ecologist, farmer Ib Pedersen has found piglets born with spinal deformities, visible growths and abnormalities, and even conjoined twins. […]
Read MoreDate December 18, 2015 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Environmental
A new study reveals that in the past large land animals, whales, seabirds and fish played a vital role in recycling nutrients from the ocean depths, spreading them far and wide across the globe and taking them deep inland. Declines in whales, fish, seabirds and large animals disrupt Earth’s nutrient cycle
Read MoreDate November 12, 2015 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Food and More, Vaccines
In a recent episode of the online radio program “Health Revolt,” Natural News editor Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, discussed a little-known “recycling” procedure that few Americans likely know much about — the recycling of your pets. Mike Adams reveals disturbing details of pet food industry and vaccines in newest Health Revolt episode
Read MoreDate October 26, 2015 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc
A special investigative report set to air in November is said to contain “shocking evidence” that mega-corporations have conspired with government agencies to create a “genetic Armageddon.” When your family pet is euthanized, it can end up being “recycled” into food and cosmetics
Read MoreDate October 7, 2015 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Genetic Modification
Ecologists refer to bees and a few other select organisms as keystone species. This term is analogous to the keystone of an arch. Remove the wedge-shaped stone at the top, and the entire structure collapses. Monsanto wants to replace the bees they are killing with genetically engineered flying ants
Read MoreDate September 23, 2015 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Agriculture, Farming, Etc, Animals, Insects, etc, Drugs and Drug Companies
Decontamination protocols eradicated both methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and antibiotic resistant, pathogenic intestinal bacteria, the Enterobacteriaceae, from a pig farm. The research appears online September 4th in ASM’s journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Decontamination exterminates antibiotic-resistant bacteria from pig farm
Read MoreDate August 13, 2015 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Genetic Modification
Nearly 100,000 German beekeepers are calling for a nationwide ban on the cultivation of GMO crops. The beekeepers are represented by the German Beekeepers Association (DIB), which is pursuing the ban after the introduction of legislation allowing member states to opt out of GM planting schemes that have been approved at the EU level. 100,000 […]
Read MoreDate July 1, 2015 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, BPA, Plastics, Bottled Water, Drugs and Drug Companies
Two widespread industrial chemicals can cause infertility in fish down to at least the fourth generation: The plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA) and a key ingredient in human birth control pills, according to a study conducted by researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and published in the journal Scientific Reports. Birth control pills and […]
Read MoreDate June 7, 2015 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Environmental, Toxins, Pollution, Contaminants, Chemicals, Etc
The city of San Diego, California recently initiated a lawsuit against Monsanto, home of GMO-produced foods, dangerous chemicals such as glyphosate and of course, denial. San Diego sues Monsanto for poisoning environment and wildlife with toxic chemicals
Read MoreDate June 3, 2015 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Agriculture, Farming, Etc, Animals, Insects, etc
Frankenfish.com is dedicated to the study and discussion of fish species not native to the waters in which they live. This site also offers a number of ways for the scholar, sportsman or family to further their study of Frankenfish or enjoyment of fishing in general. Finally, Frankenfish.com offers a number of products for sale. […]
Read MoreDate June 2, 2015 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Agriculture, Farming, Etc, Animals, Insects, etc
A shocking new animated graph created by Counting Animals illustrates the unnatural rate at which chickens grow on today’s factory farms. Franken-Chickens Growing Six Times Faster Than a Century Ago
Read MoreDate May 25, 2015 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Toxins, Pollution, Contaminants, Chemicals, Etc
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that is used in a variety of consumer products, such as water bottles, dental composites and resins used to line metal food and beverage containers. Often, aquatic environments such as rivers and streams become reservoirs for contaminants, including BPA. Now, University of Missouri researchers and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) […]
Read MoreDate May 24, 2015 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, BPA, Plastics, Bottled Water
Bisphenol A is a chemical that is used in a variety of consumer products, such as water bottles, dental composites and resins used to line metal food and beverage containers. Often, aquatic environments such as rivers and streams become reservoirs for contaminants, including BPA. Now, scientists have determined that fish exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals will […]
Read MoreDate May 24, 2015 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Agriculture, Farming, Etc, Animals, Insects, etc, Genetic Modification
It’s a given that the health risks of consuming genetically modified soybeans are steeped in controversy. Many people are adamant that ingesting them leads to serious health consequences, while those in favor of such foods and the herbicides they’re sprayed with (mainly, the la-la-land folks at Monsanto) believe they’re safe. GM soybeans transfer mutated DNA […]
Read MoreDate May 10, 2015 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Agriculture, Farming, Etc, Animals, Insects, etc
FRONTLINE investigates the spread of dangerous pathogens in our poultry — and why the food-safety system isn’t stopping the threat. The Trouble with Chicken
Read MoreDate May 9, 2015 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Science
Shedding new light on the dangers associated with cultivating genetically engineered organisms, which have the potential to spread into the wild, a recent study published in The Biological Bulletin explains how genes can transfer from one species to another and become a permanent part of the other species, which then passes on these foreign genes […]
Read MoreDate May 7, 2015 Author By Russ Bianchi Category Animals, Insects, etc, Toxins, Pollution, Contaminants, Chemicals, Etc
Monarch butterflies, sometimes referred to as the “king” of butterflies, are struggling to stay alive, their situation so dire that the Center for Biological Diversity has filed a petition requesting that they be considered an endangered species that requires special protection to survive. Monsanto’s Roundup and GMOs are killing off monarch butterflies
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