A Message from 310 Million Years Ago
310 million years ago, a mayfly landed near the bottom of a hill, sat there for a few minutes, then flew away. She landed in just the right way to leave a lasting imprint.
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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
Hopping To It
Hop topped the box office, but box office draw is one thing, worldwide appeal is another. Who is your favorite rabbit? Take our poll or comment on our Facebook page and weigh in.
Family of Killer Whale Victim Breaks Their Silence
As Tilikum the killer whale goes back on show at SeaWorld, the family of Dawn Brancheau, the trainer whom he killed violently and shockingly last year during a performance, has broken a year of public silence.
GoDaddy CEO Bagged Female, not “Bull”
GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons is still saying that the elephant he shot and killed on a hunting expedition in Africa was a dangerous male “problem elephant.”
Millions of Dog Mummies Discovered
Scientists discovered a huge and elaborate labyrinth of tunnels in Egypt, where millions of dogs were carefully mummified before being laid to rest.
Top 10 Cobra Tweets
According to her account on Twitter, it seems the Egyptian cobra who did a Houdini on the Bronx Zoo’s Reptile House had a grand time touring New York City.
You Media Shining Light on Abuses
It used to be somewhat easier for marine circuses and other animal businesses to keep deaths, injuries and other mishaps out of the spotlight, those days are long gone.
Luxury Hotels for the European Pet
Whether you have dogs, cats or chickens, you can put them up in a luxury hotel while you are away. With lodgings like this, will they want to come back home?
Missouri Puppy Mills Back in Glare
In Nov., Missouri voters approved a measure that would give some protection to dogs in puppy mills. But lawmakers immediately laid plans to repeal the new law.
Blind Dog Has Seeing-Eye Cat
Libby is not an official service cat, but she does help Cashew, a 14-year-old Lab, who’s both blind and deaf, to get around. ‘Without this cat, Cashew would be very lonely’
Impact of Gulf Disaster Greatly Underestimated
A new study argues that many more whales, dolphins and other animals died in the Gulf oil spill last year than people were led to believe.
French Hamster Sets Wheels of Justice Spinning
Endangered wild hamsters face extinction in France. One man’s crusade to save them has taken his case to the European Court of Justice.
At a Crossroads with Nature
Health professionals are recognizing nature-deficit disorder as a critical factor in what ails young people emotionally and psychologically and physically.
When the Rescued Become the Rescuers
In Japan, some special dogs comb the wreckage Riley and Eric Gray at their graduation. Photo by S. Hanzelka Riley was a real handful. The rambunctious…
What’s a Magical Animal Experience?
The brief glimpse I had of those kangaroos crossing the road at dusk touched something within me that was quite different from seeing them later at a zoo.
Iowa Moves to Ban Filming of Factory Farm Abuse
The Iowa State Legislature is preparing to vote on a bill that would make it illegal for undercover investigators to capture video of cows, pigs and other animals being abused at factory farms.
Stars Come Out for the Animal “Oscars”
The Genesis Awards honors media and entertainment organizations and celebrities who have helped the plight of animals in past year.
How Do We “Love” Polar Bears?
The death of Knut the polar bear at the Berlin Zoo raises questions on how should we express our love for an endangered species.
A Forest of Blue
They call it the Forest of Blue, and the world’s water keeper – the greatest single storehouse of unfrozen fresh water in the world. It’s not a lake, or a river. It’s the boreal forest of Canada.
Cat Island Continues to Bring Good Fortune
Zoe Staff Report Although the island of Tashirojima, known locally as “Cat Island,” was in the path of the tsunami, it escaped most of the damage.…