Tag Archives: animal rights
Hundreds Of Donkeys Abandoned
Abandoned donkeys recovered by Keith Gantt and his wife Karla Gantt are seen in Athens, La., Friday, March 16, 2012. Prolonged drought in the southern plains coupled with the nation’s economic slump has taken a heavy toll on the humble donkey. Across east Texas and north Louisiana, farmers whose grazing land has dried up have sold off herds of cattle,...
Whistleblowers now forced to secrecy as Iowa passes law to PROTECT & HIDE factory meat filth and cruelty practices
Capturing undercover footage of extreme animal abuse at factory farms is soon to be illegal in Iowa, thanks to the passage of a new bill that squelches First Amendment protections for agricultural whistleblowers. In one of the fastest legislative rush-throughs in history, the “American Heartland” state’s House and Senate recently...
Federal government limits chimpanzee research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced in December 2011 that it will apply more stringent standards limiting government-funded experiments on chimpanzees. The announcement came after new recommendations from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), concluding that studies involving humans closest relatives in the animal kingdom are rarely necessary.
In...
Australian Activists Being Held on Japanese Whaling Ship
The three activists have been named as Geoffrey Owen Tuxworth, 47, of Perth, Simon Peterffy, 44, of Bunbury, and Glen Pendlebury, 27, of Fremantle.
THE Federal Government is under pressure to take swift action to secure the release of three Australian activists detained aboard a Japanese whaling security ship.
But the Government has moved to lower...
Shark Fin Soup Contributes to World Hunger
Karin’s post on shark meat’s high mercury levels made it clear: a bowl of shark fin soup is a bowlful of poison. But a slower death awaits people who depend on healthy seas.
That means all of us. Because the food chain’s myriad links go back to where life started - in that primordial soup, the sea. Global warming, marine pollution, and...
Japanese Whaling Officials Bring U.S. Lawsuit Against Sea Shepherd
Pirate Heros of the Sea Shephard
Today, Japan whaling officials announced that they are bringing a lawsuit in the United States against the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and its founder Captain Paul Watson.
According to Japan Today, ship owner Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha and the Institute for Cetacean Research (ICR) have filed the suit in an attempt...
Among Hundreds of Dead, an Intriguing Survivor
An injured dolphin as it appeared when it was rescued in Alabama last week.
Four more dolphins washed up on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico this week. For coastal residents from Louisiana to Florida, the beached animals are a familiar sight: hundreds of decomposing dolphin carcasses have turned up over the last two years.
But last week, Alabama residents...
More Than 50 Percent Decline in Elephants in Eastern Congo Due to Human Conflict
Humans play a far greater role in the fate of African elephants than habitat, and human conflict in particular has a devastating impact on these largest terrestrial animals, according to a new University of British Columbia study published online in PLoS ONE this week.
In some of the best-documented cases to date, the study shows the elephant population...
Humane Society Claims McDonald’s Using Cruel Treatment of Animals to Create ‘McRib’
There’s been a lot of hoopla over the return of McDonald’s ‘McRib’, but for some, it isn’t all grease and BBQ-sauce heaven.
The pork and BBQ sandwich was put back on the menu a couple of weeks ago, with people expressing so much excitement, it made the sandwich a trending topic on Twitter.
Even Diane Sawyer couldn’t resist the messy temptation....
Ric O’Barry to Be Honored with Bambi Award in Germany
Ric O’Barry, dolphin trainer turned dolphin activist, is known throughout the world for the award-winning documentary The Cove and his continuing presence for the dolphins in Taiji, Japan. Now, he will be honored for his work with the prestigious Bambi Award in Germany.
According to Save Japan Dolphins, the ceremony will be broadcast live to 5 million...
