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In this video, Kartick Satyanarayan from Wildlife SOS spoke at TEDIndia in Mysore about their work rescuing Sloth Bears from a long-standing cultural tradition of abuse.

The nomadic Qalandar people in India go back to around the thirteenth century when they settled in Uttar Pradesh. For unknown reasons they picked up bear-fighting as a means either to earn a living or as entertainment – or potentially both. Stories exist telling of old traditions involving the animals who traveled with them. Much like an ancient circus they had bears, monkeys and other performing animals.

They are a marginalized Islamic culture, previously nomadic but now mostly settled. Since , when India outlawed bear hunting, the Qalandar resorted to training “dancing” animals to support their families. But this could only be done through extremely cruel methods. The Indian government tried to eliminate the practice altogether but now thanks to Wildlife SOS the last of the dancing bears was rescued and moved to one of their sanctuaries.

Old traditional, mystic, or religious beliefs are difficult to oust. How do you explain to people that their behavior is no longer considered acceptable by the social majority? Their traditional bear fighting and dancing was blasted with criticism from animal rights activ

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1. Rescue dog visits Kansas second graders who helped save his life

Within a day of hearing about a dog that needed $ for surgery, a second grade class at Shawnee Heights Elementary School in Topeka, Kansas, went above and beyond that goal, raising $ In January, an Australian Shepherd was found abandoned with a broken leg, and brought to the Helping Hands Humane Society in Topeka. The organization posted a video of the dog, named Ryker, on its Facebook page, and requested donations for a surgery to amputate his leg. The students saw the video, and raised $ overnight. Last Friday, Ryker stopped by to surprise the kids, bringing with him individualized thank you notes for every child. They squealed when he entered the classroom, with one student telling KSNT, "I felt like I was going to cry because I was so happy."

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2. 7-year-old starts recycling business to save the planet while earning money for college

At age 3, Ryan Hickman launched his own company, Ryan's Recycling. Now 7, Ryan estimates he has turned in more than , cans and bottles and raised more than $10, for his college fund. Ryan's father, Damion Hickman, told ABC Los Angeles his son became "hooked" on recycling when he visited a recycling center as a toddler, and now collects bottles and cans from friends, nei