Adorable Adoptable Pets Of The Week At Cherry Hill Area Shelters

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Looking to add a furry friend to your family and do something good for the Cherry Hill community at the same time? Then you should consider adopting a dog, cat or other animal from a local shelter or organization. During the coronavirus pandemic, facilities in and around Cherry Hill have dogs, cats and other pets ready and waiting for someone to take them home.

There are thousands of dogs, cats and other animals of all ages, sizes and breeds without a home throughout New Jersey — and many are located not too far from you. For those looking to adopt, a great place to start the search for a new friend is at Matchdog Rescue, where Caramel the dog is waiting patiently, or another local animal shelter. If you aren't sure if you have time to take care of a pet year round, many shelters also offer opportunities to foster pets until they are placed in permanent homes.

If you need some help in your search, Patch and Petfinder have you covered. We create a list each week of all the pets recently put up for adoption in your area. If you're a dog person, meet Brynn, an American Staffordshire Terrier mix up for adoption. If cats are more your thing, there are several great cats available, too. Click on any listing for more information, or to start the adoption process.

Editor’s note: This list was automatically generated using data compiled by Petfinder. Please report any errors or other feedback to content@patch.com.

Brynn

  • Name: Brynn

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Paw It 4ward, P.O. Box 163, Cherry Hill, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Female, American Staffordshire Terrier Pit Bull Terrier Mix

  • Good With: Dogs

  • Description: "Stats about Brynn: I am already: Up to date with shots, Spayed, Microchipped, house and crate-trained, good with people of..." Learn more

Tator Tot

  • Name: Tator Tot

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Purely Positive Pets Rescue Inc, Cherry Hill, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Baby, Medium, Female, Domestic Medium Hair Maine Coon Mix

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "Tator Tot is 5 months old. She is spayed, vaccinated and microchipped. She was trapped outside along with her mom..." Learn more

CARAMEL

  • Name: CARAMEL

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Matchdog Rescue, Marlton, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Male, Spaniel

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "If you love decadent, delicious, and delightful desserts, then MatchDog has your dish! Welcome the Cutie Pie Pups - chock..." Learn more

BonBon (Muneca)

  • Name: BonBon (Muneca)

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Matchdog Rescue, Marlton, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Baby, Small, Female, Dachshund Chihuahua Mix

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "If you love decadent, delicious, and delightful desserts, then MatchDog has your dish! Welcome the Cutie Pie Pups - chock..." Learn more

Sundae

  • Name: Sundae

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Matchdog Rescue, Marlton, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Male, Labrador Retriever

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "If you love decadent, delicious, and delightful desserts, then MatchDog has your dish! Welcome the Cutie Pie Pups - chock..." Learn more

Croissant

  • Name: Croissant

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Matchdog Rescue, Marlton, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Small, Female, Shih Tzu

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "If you love decadent, delicious, and delightful desserts, then MatchDog has your dish! Welcome the Cutie Pie Pups - chock..." Learn more

NUTELLA (Kevin)

  • Name: NUTELLA (Kevin)

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Matchdog Rescue, Marlton, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Male, Terrier Australian Cattle Dog / Blue Heeler Mix

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "If you love decadent, delicious, and delightful desserts, then MatchDog has your dish! Welcome the Cutie Pie Pups - chock..." Learn more

BEIGNET

  • Name: BEIGNET

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Matchdog Rescue, Marlton, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Adult, Medium, Male, Spaniel

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "If you love decadent, delicious, and delightful desserts, then MatchDog has your dish! Welcome the Cutie Pie Pups - chock..." Learn more

HERSHEY (Sawyer)

  • Name: HERSHEY (Sawyer)

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Matchdog Rescue, Marlton, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Male, Schnauzer

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "If you love decadent, delicious, and delightful desserts, then MatchDog has your dish! Welcome the Cutie Pie Pups - chock..." Learn more

CHEESECAKE

  • Name: CHEESECAKE

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Matchdog Rescue, Marlton, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Small, Female, Terrier

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "If you love decadent, delicious, and delightful desserts, then MatchDog has your dish! Welcome the Cutie Pie Pups - chock..." Learn more

Naomi

  • Name: Naomi

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Matchdog Rescue, Marlton, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Baby, Medium, Female, Labrador Retriever Wire Fox Terrier Mix

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "Introducing Naomi! A 5 month-old female Labrador/Wire Haired Terrier blend WEIGHING 10-15 POUNDS, Naomi is a sweet, loving pup! Her..." Learn more

FLUFF (Portia)

  • Name: FLUFF (Portia)

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Matchdog Rescue, Marlton, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Adult, Small, Female, Poodle

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "If you love decadent, delicious, and delightful desserts, then MatchDog has your dish! Welcome the Cutie Pie Pups - chock..." Learn more

Nara

  • Name: Nara

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Matchdog Rescue, Marlton, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Baby, Medium, Female, Labrador Retriever Wire Fox Terrier Mix

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "Introducing Nara! A 5 month-old female Labrador/Wire Haired Terrier blend WEIGHING 10-15 POUNDS, Nara is a constant source of happiness!..." Learn more

MERINGUE

  • Name: MERINGUE

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Matchdog Rescue, Marlton, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Small, Female, Shih Tzu

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "If you love decadent, delicious, and delightful desserts, then MatchDog has your dish! Welcome the Cutie Pie Pups - chock..." Learn more

DONNIE

  • Name: DONNIE

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Matchdog Rescue, Marlton, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Small, Male, Shih Tzu Dachshund Mix

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "Welcome, Donnie! We named this adorable pup to represent the beginning of a new day and a New Year! Donnie..." Learn more

PIZZELLE (Athena)

  • Name: PIZZELLE (Athena)

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Matchdog Rescue, Marlton, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Small, Female, Shih Tzu

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "If you love decadent, delicious, and delightful desserts, then MatchDog has your dish! Welcome the Cutie Pie Pups - chock..." Learn more

Zelda

  • Name: Zelda

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Sarama Animal Rescue, Voorhees, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Baby, Medium, Female, Domestic Short Hair

  • Good With: Cats

  • Description: "Meet Zelda! Zelda is a shy girl that can be very sweet, friendly and playful. She would do well with..." Learn more

Paris

  • Name: Paris

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Sarama Animal Rescue, Voorhees, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Baby, Medium, Female, Domestic Short Hair

  • Good With: Cats

  • Description: "Meet Paris! Paris loves attention and especially enjoys playing with other cats. Paris is spayed, microchipped, vaccinated and FIV/FeLV negative." Learn more

Patch

  • Name: Patch

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Misfit Angels Of South Jersey, AUDUBON, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Baby, Medium, Male, Pit Bull Terrier Labrador Retriever Mix

  • Good With: Kids and dogs

  • Description: "Meet Patch. He is a sweet pup that is just waiting for his forever home. He is not a hyper..." Learn more

DANCER

  • Name: DANCER

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Animal Sanctuary Society Inc, P.O. Box 24, Mount Laurel, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Female, Husky Labrador Retriever Mix

  • Good With: Kids and dogs

  • Description: "Animal Sanctuary Society, Inc.PO Box 24Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054856-642-0004http://www.animalsanctuarysociety.org/ DANCER is a sweet girl ready for her forever..." Learn more

Squidward

  • Name: Squidward

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Randalls Rescue, Mount Laurel, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Baby, Small, Male, Domestic Short Hair

  • Good With: Kids and cats

  • Description: "Meet Squiddy!! This super adorable endearing little guy is full of life and spunk! Squiddy has mild to moderate Cerebellar..." Learn more

Boomer

  • Name: Boomer

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Kats Kitty Rescue, Moorestown, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Large, Male, Tabby Domestic Short Hair Mix

  • Good With: Kids and cats

  • Description: "Boomer is a soft and cuddly boy who loves to be held but he does also like to play with..." Learn more

FLIK

  • Name: FLIK

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Almost Home Animal Shelter, 9140C Pennsauken Highway, Pennsauken, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Adult, Small, Male, Pomeranian Chihuahua Mix

  • Learn more

Angie

  • Name: Angie

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: The Riley Rescue, Bellmawr, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Female, Mixed Breed

  • Good With: Kids and dogs

  • Description: "Available for adoption Angie is shy but very sweet The adoption fee for altered animals is $460.Please note that..." Learn more

Jojo

  • Name: Jojo

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: The Riley Rescue, Bellmawr, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Adult, Medium, Female, Mixed Breed

  • Good With: Kids and dogs

  • Description: "Available for adoption .The adoption fee for altered animals is $460.Please note that we do have transportation available..." Learn more

Renae

  • Name: Renae

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: The Riley Rescue, Bellmawr, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Baby, Medium, Female, Mixed Breed

  • Good With: Kids and dogs

  • Description: "Available for adoption .The adoption fee for altered animals is $460.Please note that we do have transportation available..." Learn more

Turing (formerly Yuki)

  • Name: Turing (formerly Yuki)

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Furrever Friends Rescue And Volunteers Inc, PetsMart, Woodbury, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Adult, Medium, Female, Domestic Short Hair

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.Turing sadly outlived her mommy. Shy at first,..." Learn more

Delsea

  • Name: Delsea

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Furrever Friends Rescue And Volunteers Inc, PetsMart, Woodbury, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Adult, Medium, Male, Domestic Short Hair

  • Description: "You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.I am shy at first, but I will..." Learn more

Little Three

  • Name: Little Three

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Furrever Friends Rescue And Volunteers Inc, PetsMart, Woodbury, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Male, Domestic Short Hair

  • Description: "You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website." Learn more

Little Two

  • Name: Little Two

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Furrever Friends Rescue And Volunteers Inc, PetsMart, Woodbury, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Male, Domestic Short Hair

  • Description: "You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website." Learn more

Little Four

  • Name: Little Four

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Furrever Friends Rescue And Volunteers Inc, PetsMart, Woodbury, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Female, Domestic Short Hair

  • Description: "You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website." Learn more

Violet

  • Name: Violet

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Furrever Friends Rescue And Volunteers Inc, PetsMart, Woodbury, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Adult, Medium, Female, American Shorthair

  • Good With: Kids and cats

  • Description: "You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.Sadly, Violet outlived her purr-son, and now is..." Learn more

Bohdi

  • Name: Bohdi

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: One Love Animal Rescue Group Inc, Blackwood, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Adult, Medium, Male, Labrador Retriever

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "Sweet Bohdi is a 4-year-old owner surrender that formerly lived with kids cats and dogs. Bohdi is a beautiful small..." Learn more

Ivy

  • Name: Ivy

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: One Love Animal Rescue Group Inc, Blackwood, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Female, Labrador Retriever

  • Good With: Kids and cats

  • Description: "Sweet Ivy 18 months of Lab mix go go go! Ivy is a 45 pound fun-loving girl looking for an..." Learn more

Rolly

  • Name: Rolly

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: One Love Animal Rescue Group Inc, Blackwood, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Male, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Terrier Mix

  • Good With: Kids and dogs

  • Description: "Meet Rolly! This adorable male puppy is approximately 5 months old. He is a happy, sweet, smart, silly, energetic pup...." Learn more

Mac

  • Name: Mac

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: The Cats Meow Rescue Group, Delran, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Male, Domestic Short Hair

  • Description: "The adoption fee includes spay/neuter surgery, age-appropriate vaccinations, deworming, flea-treatment, FIV/FeLV testing.Please visit our www.catsmeownj.org to print an Adoptionion..." Learn more

Button & Lil Orange

  • Name: Button & Lil Orange

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: The Cats Meow Rescue Group, Delran, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Male, Domestic Short Hair

  • Description: "The adoption fee includes spay/neuter surgery, age-appropriate vaccinations, deworming, flea-treatment, FIV/FeLV testing.Please visit our www.catsmeownj.org to print an Adoptionion..." Learn more

Lil Orange & Button

  • Name: Lil Orange & Button

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: The Cats Meow Rescue Group, Delran, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Male, Domestic Short Hair

  • Description: "The adoption fee includes spay/neuter surgery, age-appropriate vaccinations, deworming, flea-treatment, FIV/FeLV testing.Please visit our www.catsmeownj.org to print an Adoptionion..." Learn more

Freddie Mercury

  • Name: Freddie Mercury

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Paws Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, 100 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Male, Domestic Short Hair

  • Description: "Born to a feral mother in someone's backyard, what can be more rockstar of a start than that? Freddie Mercury..." Learn more

Millie

  • Name: Millie

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Paws Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, 100 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Female, Domestic Short Hair

  • Good With: Cats

  • Description: "Millie is a playful teen kitten who loves to purr like a popcorn machine!Millie is an adorable young girl..." Learn more

Lorraine

  • Name: Lorraine

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Paws Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, 100 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Adult, Large, Female, Mixed Breed

  • Good With: Dogs

  • Description: "Lorraine is good-natured, affectionate, intelligent, and active. She would love either another playful confident pup in her new home to..." Learn more

Blimpie

  • Name: Blimpie

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Paws Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, 100 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Male, Domestic Short Hair

  • Good With: Kids

  • Description: "Blimpie barely needs any words to describe him, as they would all fail to do justice to his perfection! Found..." Learn more

Stumpie

  • Name: Stumpie

  • Species: Dog

  • Location: Paws Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, 100 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Extra Large, Male, Mixed Breed

  • Description: "Stumpie is a big boy with a big heart. Stumpie is very friendly and loves people, he charms nearly everyone..." Learn more

Bella

  • Name: Bella

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Paws Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, 100 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Senior, Medium, Female, Domestic Short Hair

  • Description: "Sweet Bella, the perfect country gal name for her sad country song backstory. Bella was surrendered directly to PAWS when..." Learn more

Ozzie

  • Name: Ozzie

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Paws Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, 100 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Adult, Medium, Male, Domestic Short Hair

  • Description: "Ozzie, lover of catnip and an expert engineer of the judgmentally inquisitive gaze. This confident and handsome gentleman is ready..." Learn more

Gold Dust

  • Name: Gold Dust

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Paws Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, 100 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Adult, Large, Male, Domestic Short Hair

  • Description: "Why, we do believe there is gold in them darn purrs! Our Gold Dust is about to cause a rush..." Learn more

Butter Purrs-a-lot!

  • Name: Butter Purrs-a-lot!

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Paws Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, 100 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Baby, Small, Female, Domestic Short Hair

  • Good With: Cats

  • Description: "That's not an earthquake, that is Butter's purrs! This petite, bouncy, special needs kitten is a sweet hearted starlet who..." Learn more

Coraline

  • Name: Coraline

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Paws Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, 100 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Female, Domestic Short Hair

  • Description: "Coraline is an absolute doll and would love to make your pet-free fantasy world a cat filled reality! She's a..." Learn more

Ace and Wilbur

  • Name: Ace and Wilbur

  • Species: Guinea Pig

  • Location: Helping All Little Pipsqueaks, Philadelphia, PA

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Adult, Large, Male, Short-Haired

  • Good With: Kids

  • Description: "Wilbur and Ace are sweet boys waiting for a new home. They have been in rescue for a little while..." Learn more

Junior and Snowball

  • Name: Junior and Snowball

  • Species: Guinea Pig

  • Location: Helping All Little Pipsqueaks, Philadelphia, PA

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Adult, Medium, Male, Abyssinian

  • Good With: Kids

  • Description: "Snowball is the black and white boy and Junior is the orange boy. They are anxiously waiting for their forever..." Learn more

Billie

  • Name: Billie

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Hart 2 Heart Animal Rescue, Philadelphia, PA

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Baby, Medium, Female, Calico

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "Meet Handsome Harry and Beautiful Billie!!! These bonded brother and sister kittens are 4 months old and ready to find..." Learn more

Harry

  • Name: Harry

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Hart 2 Heart Animal Rescue, Philadelphia, PA

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Baby, Medium, Male, Domestic Short Hair

  • Good With: Kids, dogs and cats

  • Description: "Meet Handsome Harry and Beautiful Billie!!! These bonded brother and sister kittens are 4 months old and ready to find..." Learn more

White Castle (Foster Care)

  • Name: White Castle (Foster Care)

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Homeward Bound Pet Adoption Center Inc, 125 County House Rd, Blackwood, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Small, Male, Domestic Short Hair

  • Good With: Cats

  • Description: "Hi, I am White Castle. I am a very friendly boy who loves the company of other cats. I cannot..." Learn more

Patchouli (Sicklerville Petsmart)

  • Name: Patchouli (Sicklerville Petsmart)

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Homeward Bound Pet Adoption Center Inc, 125 County House Rd, Blackwood, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Female, Domestic Short Hair

  • Good With: Cats

  • Description: "Patchouli is an essential girl that you will want to adopt because she is a aromatic little beauty. She is..." Learn more

Bagheera

  • Name: Bagheera

  • Species: Cat

  • Location: Homeward Bound Pet Adoption Center Inc, 125 County House Rd, Blackwood, NJ

  • Age, Size, Sex, Breed: Young, Medium, Male, Domestic Short Hair

  • Good With: Cats

  • Description: "Our mini black panther, Bagheera, would love to serve as friend, protector, and mentor to your little "man-cub". He is..." Learn more

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  • Outcry as Trump officials to transfer sacred Native American land to miners

    Critics condemn ‘callous betrayal’ after Trump officials set in motion transfer of Oak Flat to Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton Protesters in Oak Flat in June 2015. Oak Flat is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its spiritual and cultural significance. Photograph: Ross D Franklin/AP As one of its last acts, the Trump administration has set in motion the transfer of sacred Native American lands to a pair of Anglo-Australian mining conglomerates. The 2,422-acre Arizona parcel called Oak Flat is of enormous significance to the Western Apache and is now on track for destruction by what is slated to be one of the largest copper mining operations in the United States. Steps for the controversial land transfer from the US government, which owns the land, to the miners were completed on Friday morning, when a final environmental assessment was published. The government must soon transfer title to the land. Native Americans in the area have compared it to historical attacks on their tribes. “What was once gunpowder and disease is now replaced with bureaucratic negligence,” said Wendsler Nosie, founder of activist organization Apache Stronghold and a member of the Apache band descended from Geronimo. “Native people are treated as something invisible or gone. We are not. We don’t want to be pushed around any more.” The move comes after the administration sped up the environmental approval process for the transfer by a full year. During a meeting with environmental groups, regional Forest Service officials attributed the accelerated timeline to “pressure from the highest levels” of the US Department of Agriculture, though the government says it is only because the work was finished more quickly than expected. The recipient of the land is a firm called Resolution Copper, which was set up by the miners Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. “The Forest Service is clearly jumping through flaming hoops to get this done for Rio Tinto before Trump leaves office,” said Randy Serraglio, conservation advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity. He called it “a callous betrayal of Native people who value the land as sacred.” Last May, Rio Tinto blasted a sacred Aboriginal site in western Australia’s Juukan Gorge. The widespread public outcry and investor revolt over the destruction led the Rio Tinto chairman, Simon Thompson, to promise that the company would “never again” destroy sites of “exceptional archaeological and cultural significance” during mining operations. The Resolution Copper east plant near Superior in Arizona. Photograph: Nancy Wiechec/Reuters Called Chi’chil Bildagoteel in Apache, Oak Flat is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its spiritual and cultural significance to at least a dozen south-west Native American tribes. It contains hundreds of indigenous archaeological sites dating back 1,500 years and is a place where Apache tribes have performed ceremonies for centuries. Yet thousands of feet beneath Oak Flat is a copper deposit estimated to be one of the largest in the world and worth more than $1bn. If the mine goes forward as planned, it will consume 11 square miles, including Apache burial grounds, sacred sites, petroglyphs and medicinal plants. Unbeknown to tribes and environmental groups who had long opposed mining Oak Flat, the land transfer was passed by Congress and signed by Barack Obama in December 2014 as a last-minute rider to a Department of Defense spending bill. The legislation calls for giving Oak Flat to Resolution Copper in exchange for 5,736 acres of its privately held land across Arizona that are desirable for recreation or conservation. While conducting its environmental review, the Forest Service acknowledged that the mine will destroy sites sacred to Native Americans but claimed the loss was an unavoidable consequence of the land exchange mandate. The San Carlos Apache Tribe filed a lawsuit in US district court in Phoenix on Thursday alleging, among other things, that by moving forward with the land exchange the Forest Service is violating the National Historic Preservation Act, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and an 1852 treaty between the United States and Western Apache tribes. On Friday, the judge denied a request to delay publication of the environmental assessment, and ruled that the transfer could take place in 55 days. In a separate action this week, Apache Stronghold filed a lien on Oak Flat claiming that the land was owned by the Apache according to the 1852 treaty – under which Oak Flat was deemed a part of the Apache homeland – and the Forest Service did not have legal title to the property. The Arizona representative Raúl Grijalva and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders also plan to introduce the Save Oak Flat Act in Congress to repeal the land exchange. Tribes and environmental groups are hopeful Oak Flat can still be preserved. “There are plenty of things an incoming Biden administration can do to stop this,” said Serraglio of the Center for Biological Diversity. Even if Oak Flat ends up in the hands of Resolution Copper through title transfer “there is no guarantee they will be able to get any of the other federal permits to actually do the mine”.

  • Kudlow says he's "very disappointed" in Trump's treatment of Pence

    White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow criticized President Trump’s response to last week's U.S. Capitol siege and his treatment of Vice President Mike Pence in the aftermath of the 2020 election, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Friday. The big picture: Trump has lost support from a number of top aides and allies since a mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6, resulting in five deaths. Kudlow is the latest to publicly speak out against the president.Get smarter, faster with the news CEOs, entrepreneurs and top politicians read. Sign up for Axios Newsletters here.What he’s saying: “I was hoping that he would come out quickly and make statements calling everybody back and stopping the violence," he said. * The White House National Economic Council director praised the video that Trump released the day of the riot, but said he wished Trump put out a statement sooner. * Kudlow said he considered resigning after the Capitol violence, but spoke with other senior White House officials and decided that “we needed to do the work of the country in the last 10 days or so.” * Kudlow was also “very disappointed” with Trump’s public criticism of Pence. The president turned on his VP after Pence said he would certify Biden’s win. “[V]irtually, except for a few extremists, the entire legal profession agreed with Pence,” Kudlow said. * “Once the electoral college declared Mr. Biden to be president-elect, we would have been better advised to acknowledge that and to pivot toward talking about our positive achievements and the policies that generated those policy achievements.”What to watch: Trump plans to leave the White House the morning of Inauguration Day, according to multiple reports. He will then face his second impeachment trial in the Senate.Be smart: sign up FREE for the most influential newsletter in America.

  • Trump supporter sued after refusing to pay $100 bet over election results

    A friendly $100 wager over the 2020 presidential election has landed in a Florida small claims court.

  • Spanish kings's former lover says he was behind threats to kill her over hunting trip scandal

    The one-time lover of Spain's former king has accused him of ordering the secret service to deliver death threats to her after their relationship was exposed. Speaking as a witness in a court hearing on Friday, Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein stated that her life and those of her children were threatened by the then head of Spain’s CNI secret service, General Félix Sanz Roldán, in her London hotel room in May 2012. The beginning of the alleged campaign of harassment came weeks after a disastrous elephant-hunting trip to Botswana had led to her relationship with Juan Carlos becoming public knowledge. “Sanz Roldán and King Juan Carlos were at great pains to make it clear that it was Juan Carlos who was giving orders to Sanz Roldán, that these orders were coming from the top,” the 56-year-old businesswoman said, speaking to the court in Madrid via a video link from Westminster Magistrates Court. The comments came in a trial in which former Spanish police commissioner José Manuel Villarejo faced charges of slander and false accusation against Mr Sanz Roldán. Mr Villarejo was facing defamation charges after he accused Mr Sanz Roldán of threatening Ms zu Sayn-Wittgenstein during a 2017 television interview. Mr Villarejo has been remanded in custody since November 2017 while he is investigated on dozens of counts of alleged illegal espionage and other offences. In court, Mr Villarejo said he had been commissioned by the CNI to meet Ms zu Sayn-Wittgenstein in London in 2015 “to gain her confidence” and convince her to hand over sensitive documents and defuse the dispute between her and Juan Carlos. Ms zu Sayn-Wittgenstein ratified that she had told Mr Villarejo that Mr Sanz Roldán had said he “could not guarantee my safety and that of my children” during a meeting she said was arranged by Juan Carlos in London’s The Connaught hotel. Since a tape of the conversation between Mr Villarejo and Ms zu Sayn-Wittgenstein was leaked to the media in 2018, she and other associates of Juan Carlos have been placed under investigation in Switzerland for alleged money laundering. After prosecutors at Spain’s Supreme Court also opened a probe into the former monarch last June, Juan Carlos left Spain and has remained in exile in UAE since.

  • More Inside Artist Jorge Pardo's Transformed Bushwick Carriage House

    When it came to the lighting in his home, Pardo drew inspiration from the insides of fruits, nuts, and seeds, as well as sea creatures and machine parts.Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest

  • Philippines, China vow cooperation for post-pandemic recovery

    China promised on Saturday to donate 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines as the two countries signed infrastructure deals aimed at boosting post-pandemic recovery efforts, officials said. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte imposed one of the world's longest and strictest lockdowns to contain the virus in March last year - bringing one of Asia's fastest-growing economies to a standstill. "As a friend of the Philippines and your closest neighbour, we will firmly stand with the people of the Philippines until the defeat of this virus," senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said during a meeting with the Philippines' foreign minister.

  • Wisconsin teen charged with killing infant daughter in woods

    A 16-year-old boy has admitted fatally shooting his newborn daughter and leaving her body inside a fallen tree in the woods in southern Wisconsin, according to prosecutors. Logan Kruckenburg-Anderson, of Albany, is charged as an adult with first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse. According to a criminal complaint, the teen took the infant shortly after she was born Jan. 5 to a wooded area in Albany, about 80 miles (129 kilometers) southwest of Milwaukee, placed her inside a fallen tree and shot her twice in the head.

  • California sees record highs as Midwest deals with blizzard conditions

    As blizzard conditions impacted parts of the Midwest, two Southern California coastal locations registered a national high temperature of 94.

  • Trump will take nuclear football out of DC on his final day in office - and the codes will be deactivated at the stroke of noon

    Military officials will have second 45-pound briefcase ready for Joe Biden

  • Jessie Schuster Transforms a Spacious SoHo Loft Inside an Old Factory Building

    The Manhattan-based interior designer preserved the element of gritty New York through a “raw but elevated” renovationOriginally Appeared on Architectural Digest