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FILE - A fossil of a Microraptor on display in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Man Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Dinosaur Skeletons Into U.S.

Eric Prokopi, 38, of Gainesville admitted he lied to U.S. Customs agents when he brought a 70 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton into the country from Mongolia and China.

2012/12/27

Dog Fur Used Illegally For Online Products (Credit: CBS 2)

Humane Society Finds That Dog Fur Is Being Used Illegally In Online Products

The Humane Society Of The United States found that dog fur is being used in products ordered online, although it’s illegal. And it is worried that the cruelty behind the products may be more widespread than anyone knows.

2012/07/19

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