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We are often bombarded with fear-mongering and shocking headlines that make us feel that the world is falling apart.

However, while it’s important to report on problems and issues, I believe there is so much good in this world that it needs to be found and promoted just as widely.

Because of that, I started The Happy Broadcast. It's an anti-venom to the vitriolic rhetoric that pervades our media. Also, this year, I’ve illustrated even more happy news than in 2018.

We need more positive news to acknowledge that the world is actually getting better little by little.

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When I'm working on The Happy Broadcast, I try to pick news that has an international appeal and touches themes like animal rights, climate change and science. News that shows how much we’re progressing on many fronts despite being often bombarded with few-mongering headlines.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am so happy for their victory, but just find it bonkers that an indigenous tribe had to fight a legal battle to protect their land in the first place.

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I think there are many reasons why negative news is dominating the media. It's like a sudden disaster a, it's more compelling than, for example, little improvements. Bad things can happen quickly, but good things aren’t built in a day, and as they unfold, they're out of sync with the news cycle.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This must make many people happy due to one act. Lovely initiative.

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As humans, we have this thing called “negative bias” that make us respond quicker to bad or dangerous situations. Nowadays, this bias is getting in the way of our happiness and well-being, and even our productivity because most of the narrative surrounding us (print, online or mobile) is that the “world is ending".

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hopefully supermarkets worldwide can implement more eco friendly alternatives also.

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

More funding is needed for stem cell research. They have already discovered some incredible ways stem cells can help with paralysis and other movement disorders etc. Imagine what else they can discover.

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I think we should find a balance between negative and positive news. From politics to climate change and economy, negative and bad news surrounds us everywhere we go. A potential solution could be to limit the amount of bad news, basically slow down our personal news cycle, adding some positive news to our “news diet” to make sure that our outlook on the world is more optimistic. Also, it's very important to invest time to deal with misinformation and the reliability of news sources.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hm, I think Sweden must have forgot to apply then. We dont have stray dogs, at least for decades. Any lost dog gets collected, if no owner is found it gets adopted via Animal Protection. I have seen one or two lost dogs, where we found the owner, but never a genuine stray.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every country needs to do that - and stop whaling.

Kenneth Reese
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fun fact: most animal professionals in the animal care field give their animals far superior care to any lay cat or dog owner. This kind of policy is ignorant and yields to false narratives of cruelty propagated by organizations that, ironically, murder thousands of animals (coughPETAcough)

Arian Cantu
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

True that, well said Kenneth. PETA are the bad guys in this story, and the world needs to know it

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Mooncut
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dolphins and whales don't deserve that kind of treatment

John Greene
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And that includes any wordplay to all the smart alecks out there. Not for entertainment, business, study, education, etcetera.

Grumble O'Pug
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Taiji hunting season is on and they just captured and slaughtered a pod of Melonhead whales. Check out Ric O'Barry's site. They have onsite witnesses to each day's hunt. It's a terrible thing.

William Thorp
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Way to go Canada. I knew I loved my northern neighbors for some reason :-)

Linda Robinett
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those shows are becoming less popular so I would not be surprised to see it in the USA. Also animal free circuses are very popular.

Regina Drake
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

now if they could also please stop clubbing baby seals to death...that'd be great...

Jennifer Gohm
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You do realize this comment sounds like you just crawled out from under a bloody rock. As a somewhat wordly Canadian, please stop watching all the PETA c**p that keeps cycling videos of seals being clubbed from the 70's.......most seals are dispatched with a gun now and the only the Inuk people are aloud to use a club. Seal babies or white coats have been illegal to hunt since 1987.....their are well over 7.7 million harp seals. It is a way of life that you do not want/or wish to understand. Might I suggest reading articles that were posted in the National post or how about Wikipedia, or better yet go read the Newfoundlan and Labrador fisheries information on sealing.

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Jonathan Reiter
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What about when the Cetaeceans start washing up on seashores because their echolocating got screwed up by SONAR on surface and submarine vessels?...

Roxy Eastland
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

UK did this decades ago. Sometimes it shocks me that there are countries still doing this.

Julia Merkel
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This ought to be the way the world works, with every country. Sustaining it's wild population instead of capturing and killing...for entertainments sake?

sharron lynn parsons
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am ecstatic to read this, I pray, all counties do the same, stop animal suffering !!!

Mark Plumridge
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Marineland in Ontario has Boluga whales in a tank. I guess that isn't entertainment??!!

Bean53
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No animals should be kept in captivity for human entertainment - ever.

Christina Uhlir
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No animal should be tortured and killed for human entertainment (trophy hunting, bull "fighting").

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sharron lynn parsons
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WELL, it's about time, eliminate, more suffering, all countries need to follow and soon !!!

Sarah Dunmire
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you really want to see these beautiful creatures go see them in there natural habitat. I agree, this should be everywhere.

Emily Ly
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

nah this ain't a good thing. this will prevent us from learning about and saving cetacean species and makes it impossible to even try and improve captive environments for them. zoos and aquariums save species.

Elizabeth Gardner
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sanity prevails, totally unnecessary to have them performing for humans that is not what they do. To keep them in captivity is cruel the same as someone being kept in a cell for their life time.

Nerdiqueen
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if a zoo keeps them to help with conservation and scientific research (also for conservation), and helps injured and sick wild ones, are they allowed to do shows (which can help and act as a form of physical therapy for some)?

Julie Lynch
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good on you Canada, so happy to hear that, now the rest of the world follow suit!!!

Diara Lucien
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually it can make animals fall into a sort of depression. Also they know how to hunt and defend themselves, they're called 'wild animals' for a reason. https://www.dolphinproject.com/campaigns/captivity-industry/facts-about-captivity/ https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/why-whales-and-dolphins-do-not-belong-in-tanks/ https://animalstudiesrepository.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=acwp_wmm

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This reminds me of Free W***y. I think animals should not be kept unless the animals with to stay with you.

Gautam Bharadwaja
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A law should be passed stopping the keeping of ALL animals in captivity,

Barb Banse
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How come we still have some in captivity If this so called law has been passed?????

Orion Atherstone
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But they're still selling them off for "research"...We haven't 'saved' anyone.

Nadine Francis
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The US needs to do this. We have too many animals in captivity just for the pleasure of people.

Sunzilla
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank the Heavens! This always bothers me. Caged animals. Just as bad as caged children. Go Canada!

Karen Chaddock
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a Canadian and am pleased to know that this bill is in place to help protect sea life .

Tina Hugh
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If animals are able to escape, do they? Or do they explore and then come back (like cats)? It’s literally possible to get the opinions of the animals on this issue. If Marine World is a nice gig I wouldn’t want to take that away from them.

Christina Uhlir
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Marine World is the cruel gig! Animals do not enjoy to be imprisoned; if they could they would escape.

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Willem Groenewald
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It still amazes me that the blue whale is the largest animal that has ever lived on earth. It took an asteroid to kill most dinosaurs, hope we are not the reason for something even bigger to go extinct one day. Ok I know not 100% related to this story as they don't use blue whales for entertainment

Christina Uhlir
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unfortunately, we are the reason for all the destruction of our planet and life it supports.

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Jewlee Catnap
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's actually depressing. The price of animal rights activists is the extinction of the vaquita.

Tina McLarty
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So none of them at Aarineland in the summer in Niagara Falls?

Stille20
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Marineland needs to improve the way they care for their animals. There are part of the reason this law went into affect.

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Who the hell did that? Most places that keep these animals in captivity do so with ill animals afaik, And use "entertainment" to earn some money to keep the animals in good health. There are people/places that keep healthy, completely adapted to the wilderness, marine animals captive for entertainment only?

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Except that any animal already in captivity will remain so. Its a good stsrt though.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Steps like these show the power of the State in achieving large scale sustainable results if there is a will.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

SOOOO not against this! But....shouldn't it be equal pay for equal skill? (meaning, no race, gender, age, or any discrimination at all!) If you have more skill in the task, you get paid more, if you have less you get paid less. Plain and simple (yet I know it is more difficult to prove wrong-doing that way too)

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

IN my state in Australia, the rspca will allow adoptions ( they quiz the humans very carefully, and you have to sign a contract to be kind ) of elder animals free. Cats and dogs over ten years..... i adopted a 14 year old cat and just love him.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a great contrast to all the negativity we hear about women's value in India.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have always hated circuses. Even when I was so young I did not have the words to explain why I was crying. So good to see this!!!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'll believe it when I see it. There have been stories of oil eating bacteria, and all sorts of magical things that eat the bad stuff. I hope to see it, but until then....

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is fantastic. Sooooo many people end up in jail or dead because we fail them as a society.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nairobi has a baby elephant orphanage. So I guess not. Of course, if they are brought up in the orphanage, which is by Nairobi National Park, then they are not sold to a zoo or circus.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's adorable. Not sure how something involving grown adults and the most massive terrestrial animals can be adorable, but somehow it is.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great for packaging! For almost everything else, not so much. But still a great step forward!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is brilliant! And this research has taken a very long time to bear fruit. Thank god for scientists ;p

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is great! This is what us grown ups need to do for the climate strike kids.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is definitely a good thing, but be careful to remember that fortnite is known for an especially toxic crunch culture. Employees are expected to work insane hours with no pay. Planting forests is good, but he should also be held responsible for the unfair and harmful working conditions his company creates.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The rabid, right-wingers still spewing their nonsense that renewables will drive prices up so high no one will be able to have electricity will not be noticing this development. The belief disconfirmation paradigm is too powerful for some people to overcome.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Glad to see them come back. Sad that they died out there in the first place.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ironic to place greenery on the exact place where ice and snow should be.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is nice, but it would be better if children being educated wasn’t contingent on their parents paying any sort of fee.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sweet! Now they just need to do something about the cattle ranchers.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

*one of mathematics most prestigious awards. The Abel prize for mathematics. The most prestigious is the fields medal, was first (and so far only) won by a woman in 2014, Maryam Mirzakhani.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe so but what research has been made to find out the effects seaweed has on the cows body. We already know that corn isn’t very good for them yet they are still fed a high corn diet in some countries (US particularly).

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Although the use of solar panels is green, many solar panel manufacturing processes are not. To create a solar panel, caustic materials will emit greenhouse gases. Plus less than 11% of each panel has salvageable metals so they're not very recyclable once they're usable life has expired. Most people aren't aware that the 'green' alternatives often aren't.

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