Airlines Ban Snub-Nosed Dogs, Cats
Several airlines already don’t accept dogs and cats who may have breathing problems aboard their planes. This week, the Asian airline Cathay Pacific has taken the same step.
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Introducing the Whale Sanctuary Project
This blog is taking a break for the next few months so that I can devote my energies to the Whale Sanctuary Project. Here's why.
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Is the Sloth Sanctuary a Zoo?
The Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica was the first of its kind for these wonderfully engaging animals, and it was a model for others that followed. But questions have arisen. And…
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Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary
Tafi Atome looks like a typical forest in Ghana. The monkeys have been revered in this village for two centuries. But being “sacred” is no guarantee of survival.
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The Great Irony of Animal “Rights”
The great irony of the animal rights movement is there is still only one species that has any rights at all: humans. But the Nonhuman Rights Project is setting out to change that.
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Why Mass Extinction Is Part of Human Nature
Why would a supposedly “intelligent” species behave in a way that’s bringing about a mass extinction – one that will likely take us down along with so many other animals?
Is the Stock Market a Global Ponzi Scheme?
Sacred Activism in the Service of Animals
Of Humans and Persons
UK Bans Household Product Tests on Animals
The U.K. government has announced a ban on the testing of household products, from air fresheners to toilet bowl cleaners on animals.
Did Bigfoot Pay a Visit?
One day last month, when Michael Patrick’s mother was getting some work done on the pool at her home in Chatham, Illinois, the workmen noticed a large footprint under her apple tree.
Hugs and Goodbyes
See you in Alaska! Visiting the Orcas Tuesday: Grandma J2’s Birthday Wednesday: Off to the Island First Sighting Thursday: T is for Transient Luna the Orca…
SeaWorld Shenanigans
This is from our special feature: “My Visit to the Orcas.”
Behind the Scenes at the Orca Meet-Up
This is from our special feature: “My Visit to the Orcas.”
Orca Dinner Party
Chinook salmon is on the menu
Super-Intelligence
Scientists have several ways of measuring the size and complexity of the brains of different animals. However you look at orca brains, you have to conclude that these guys are super-intelligent.
Superpod!
“The “J” pod is south of us near the point over there and heading up toward where the other pods are coming down. They may all be joining up for a superpod.”
Orcas on Vacation
Hunting in the Antarctic, taking a break in the tropics Visiting the Orcas Tuesday: Grandma J2’s Birthday Wednesday: Off to the Island First Sighting Thursday: T…
Luna the Orca Who Wanted to Be Friends
The story of Luna leading up to that fateful day is told poignantly, but with no editorializing, by Mike Parfit and Suzanne Chisolm, in their movie, The Whale.
T is for Transient
This is from our special feature: “My Visit to the Orcas.”
First Sighting
This is from our feature: “My Visit to the Orcas.”
Off to the Island
From the special feature: “My Visit to the Orcas”
Visiting the Orcas
On July 2, Granny J2 celebrated her 100th birthday. They held a party in her honor on San Juan Island, off the coast of Seattle. How do they know she just turned 100?
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Tuesday: Grandma J2’s Birthday Wednesday: Off to the Island First Sighting Thursday: T is for Transient Luna the Orca Who Wanted to Be Friends Orcas on…
Is It Time to Ban Kosher Slaughter?
Several European countries have banned kosher and halal animal slaughter. The Dutch may soon follow. Jews and Muslims are angry. Which is more important: religious tradition or animal protection?
Ohio City Says We’re Guardians, Not Owners
City Council members in Parma, Ohio, have voted unanimously to change the city’s animal related ordinances to recognize pets as part of the family by adopting the term “guardian” instead of “owner.”
Life Lessons Learned at Critter Camp
An animal rescue organization in Utah invites young people out to its five-day, hands-on Critter Camp programs, to learn about animal care, dog behavior, and good pet guardianship.
Saving the Whale
When Michael Fischbach and his family came upon a humpback whale floating motionless in the Sea of Cortez, they thought at first that she was dead.