With the Winter Olympics just a week away and all eyes turning to Vancouver, now is the perfect moment to draw attention to Canada’s upcoming slaughter of tens of thousands of young harp seals. These sensitive animals are often less than 2 weeks old when sealers beat them, hook them in the eye, mouth, or … Read more »
metro.co / CC TV psychic John Edward‘s got nothing on this clairvoyant cat. Oscar, who lives in a Rhode Island nursing home, has supposedly predicted the deaths of about 50 people over five years by curling up next to patients right before they take their final breath. His purdictions are so reliable that the nursing … Read more »
On my list of life’s simple pleasures, right below “Cuddling with my cat during our Project Runway marathon”: a cold beer, a pair of perfectly worn blue jeans, and a basketful of fried tofu. I’m not alone here: The Grammy Award–winning Zac Brown Band agrees with me—well, at least about the cold beer and blue … Read more »
textually / CC In a landmark move, the jockeys at the Penn National Race Course voted last week to refuse to ride in any races in which horses owned by Michael Gill would be running. Jockeys only get paid when they win, place, or show in races, so giving up a job is a … Read more »
Last week, authorities from at least eight agencies, including the Marion County Humane Society, seized dozens of animals—including big cats, dogs, horses, reptiles, a monkey, and many others—from Barbara Hoffman, who was keeping the animals in several trailers on a property in Texas. Hoffman and her business partner were then apparently placed under arrest on … Read more »
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. —Martin Luther King Jr. Countless prominent African Americans throughout history have used their influence to stand up for animals, and this month we celebrate their inspiring efforts. Civil rights leader Coretta Scott King extended her kindness toward humans to animals by going vegan. The late comedian Richard … Read more »
Today, PETA and Zoocheck Canada are officially initiating a lawsuit against the city of Edmonton, Alberta, over the cruel and apparently unlawful conditions under which Lucy, a solitary elephant at the Edmonton Valley Zoo, is forced to live. Lucy’s health issues—which include upper respiratory problems, arthritis, obesity, and chronic foot ailments—are the result … Read more »
Great news! Thanks to pressure from PETA and kind readers who took action, the St. Lucie County Commission has voted unanimously to ban bullhooks from the proposed National Elephant Center (NEC). elephant-photos / CC A coalition of zoos plans to use the NEC to breed and temporarily house elephants from zoos that are … Read more »
Behold the power of the pen and the protest: Walker Bros. Circus has axed elephant acts from its lineup—and it seems that there’s little chance the pachyderms will return. A spokesperson told KeyNews.com that the circus has “basically done away with using exotic animals in the show because of the [animal rights] activists.” ecology … Read more »
awn / CC 1/26 Update: You can call me soothsayer. Avatar has sunk Titanic and is now the highest-grossing movie of all time! Confession: While I was watching Avatar, I found myself mumbling, “I want to go to there,” as I grabbed at the three-dimensional floating mountains in front of me. But the best … Read more »
The following is a guest post from Joyce Poole, co-founder of Elephant Voices—an organization whose aim is to increase awareness of the intelligence and wonder of elephants. Joyce has a Ph.D. in elephant behavior from Cambridge University and has studied the social behavior and communication of elephants for more than 30 years. She was an … Read more »
My husband choked back his laughter the one time I mentioned that I was a cheerleader way, way back in high school. I wasn’t surprised or offended by his reaction—not only did I retire my miniskirts a long time ago, I’ve also always been a klutz. But back in those days, I could do the … Read more »
There are plenty of movies about basketball that will make any true sports fan groan: BASEketball, Space Jam, The Air Up There … but I’d willingly sit through a marathon of those movies before setting foot into a gymnasium that allows “donkey basketball” to take place. toflyagain / CC Donkey basketball is cruel … Read more »
Sorry, Internet, but even as a blogger, I have to say that there’s no better way to start the morning than to get newsprint-smudged fingers as you flip through the Times. Actually, I stand corrected: The only thing more satisfying is opening up this morning’s New York Times to see an ad that exposes Ringling’s … Read more »
Mali, an Asian elephant imprisoned at the Manila Zoo, was only 3 years old when she was torn away from her mother and shipped away to live in captivity. Share on Facebook | Viewing OptionsEmbed<embed src=”http://www.petatv.com/swf/video.swf?v=Mali_PSA_60_031609_high” _mce_src=”http://www.petatv.com/swf/video.swf?v=Mali_PSA_60_031609_high” quality=”high” pluginspage=”http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” width=”335″ height=”255″ allowscriptaccess=”always”></embed> For more than 30 years, Mali has spent her days … Read more »
