Warden Who Condemned Lennox Gets Promoted
The Belfast dog warden who gave Lennox the big thumbs-down that led to his execution has been given a promotion.[readon] Sandie Lightfoot testified under oath that…
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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
Largest U.S. Natural Disaster Ever
Not an earthquake, hurricane or tornado cluster; it’s the drought that’s burning up half the country. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared natural disaster areas…
Weekly Recap July 14, 2012
From bird flu … to chimpanzees on the lam … to people who paint their pets … to nice people and not-so-nice people … to what it…
When Chimpanzees Escape
It rarely ends well for chimpanzees in captivity when they try to escape. And the fact is they always do want to escape … they’ll do…
The Perfect Cat – on Nat Geo Wild
“The Unlikely Leopard” premieres on Sunday July 15th on Nat Geo WILD You don’t realize until the very end of this gorgeous TV movie that filmmakers…
Bird Flu Strikes Mexico–2.5 mil Chickens Killed
Chickens at a factory farm in Mexico Two and a half million chickens have been slaughtered in the last few weeks in 31 factory farms in…
First Internet Cat Film Festival
On a brighter note than my previous post . . . One of the nation’s leading art museums is hosting the first-ever Internet Cat Video Film…
Of Cults, Crimes and Kittens
Just down the road (about 50 miles) from where I live at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is Colorado City, a small Arizona/Utah town nestled up against…
You Like Acid, Metal, Punk Rock? Here’s Why.
Why does anyone enjoy nasty, metal, punk acid rock music? Evolutionary biologist Daniel Blumstein says he can explain – and he has a scientific study to…
Ex-Bullfighter: “I Was Wrong”
He’s basically one of a kind – a former bullfighter who now fights against bullfighting. Alvaro Munera started his career in Colombia when he was 12…
When You’re Dead, Are You Really?
Have you ever imagined being dead and buried … and then waking up in a coffin, like in an Edgar Allen Poe story? Or being declared…
Sheer Spite Kills Lennox
In the end, it simply boiled down to sheer spite and bloody-mindedness on the part of petty officials. The more people from around the world, pleaded,…
Now Pigs Can Fly
If your “service” pet is a pig or a horse or a monkey, you can now take her on a plane with you. The Dept. of…
When Labs Are Tigers and Chows Are Pandas
It started in China, but is spreading to the West: dyeing your dog to look like another animal. From tigers to turtles, it’s pets as fashion…
Zoos Trying to Play Noah
With a bit of divine intervention, taking a few animals into Noah’s Ark might have worked to repopulate wildlife a few thousand years ago. But it certainly wouldn’t today. Captive breeding isn’t about conservation of species; it’s about conservation of zoos. And the primary work of zoos is to entertain (not educate) the public. That’s why millions of dollars are being spent on these breeding programs, rather than on protecting wildlife.
Fourth of July – Spanish Style
Here in the United States, on the Fourth of July we’re celebrating life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In Spain, on the Fourth of July,…
Shark Fin Soup Out at Official Dinners in China
The Chinese government says shark fin soup will be phased out at state banquets. They say this will take three years to implement. By that time,…
Climate Change IS a Hoax!
Yes, that’s the conclusion of renowned activist Bill McKibben, who now concedes that when it comes to global warming: the floods in Minnesota that even drowned…
Rodeo Shocker!
An animal protection group has blown the whistle on the rodeo industry with video footage of cowboys giving electric shocks to the horses as they open…
Why Baby Chimp Died at Zoo
Male chimpanzees can be violent with babies who are not their own. That’s natural, but what’s not natural is when it’s brought into the confines of captivity at a zoo, where, in this case, Gracie had nowhere to go with her baby and her friends except to another part of their enclosure.