Out of all those Golden Globe nominations handed out last week, guess how many nods were given to animals for their work in show business this year? Zero. That’s how many. And it’s a national scandal, a shame of the highest order. It was a great year for our furry, feathered and otherwise non-human friends, [...]
We are a nation of animal lovers: Fully 97 percent of us tell pollsters that we believe animals should be protected from abuse. But, are we willing to do anything about it? Not if our diets are any indication. Most Americans continue to chomp down on chicken nuggets, ribs and burgers — inadvertently supporting abuse [...]
Bosses at a top Chinese restaurant fear their business could be wrecked after false rumours circulated they were serving up dog meat to diners. Estelle Johnston, who has run the China Rose in Bawtry, near Doncaster, for almost three decades, spoke out after hearing several versions of a similar story from friends, neighbours and customers. [...]
PETA is at it again. Just days after a man on a spearfishing trip survived a shark attack near the Gulf of Mexico, PETA launched a controversial campaign portraying a shark chomping a man to death with the tagline “Payback Is Hell, Go Vegan.” “With the recent shark attack in the news, we thought that it [...]
Heidi, a cross-eyed opossum that took the internet by storm in December, garnering hundreds of thousands of Facebook fans, inspiring a line of stuffed dolls and even earning an invitation to the Oscars, has died at the age of three-and-a-half, the Associated Press reports. According to Reuters, Heidi was put to sleep at her home at the Leipzig zoo in [...]
Who needs a guard dog to ward off invaders, when you have a bird as overprotective as Charlie? The macaw helped save his owner Jack Dukes after two intruders allegedly entered his apartment in Fort Smith, Arkansas, early Monday morning, according to KFSM-TV News. Dukes said he let the men into his home, thinking one of [...]
A cow might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words “intelligent animal,” but if we’ve learned one thing from the Internet these past few weeks it’s that our bovine companions might have a little more personality than we give them credit for. Take the dudes in this video. At [...]
Miami, with its beautiful beaches, warm temperatures and vibrant nightlife, might be known for its fast-paced atmosphere, but now residents are finding themselves facing an infestation of sluggish proportions: Giant African Snails. The snail (Achatina fulica) can grow to be 10-inches long, 4-inches wide, and has made its way into the tropical city for the third [...]
Drugs fed to animals to promote growth and prevent diseases may play a key role in the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria, microbiologists said. The practice of administering large quantities of antimicrobial drugs “favors the emergence of drug resistant bacteria that can spread to humans through the consumption of contaminated food, from direct contact with [...]
PHOENIX — A southern Arizona hog farmer said Thursday that she watched in horror as thousands of bees swarmed a 1,000-pound hog during an attack that lasted about two hours. “I went out three times to hose him down,” June Hewitt told The Associated Press. “The very last time I went, he lifted his head [...]
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