The University of Queensland in Australia has found a way to remove animals from neurotoxin testing. A group of deadly neurotoxins used to require animal euthanasia during testing, the University of Queensland’s Venom Evolution Lab has found a new way. The new method uses optical probes to measure binding by looking at the light reflected […]
Category: Petitions
Elephants Found Distressed and Mistreated at Maesa Elephant Camp in Thailand
The tourism industry for animals like elephants is nothing but exploitative. There is nothing in it for the animals but a life of suffering. The spirit of elephants is crushed through a process called phajaan and they are constantly under the threat of a bullhook. They are taken from the wild and forced to live […]
Zimbabwe Exports Over 30 Wild Caught Baby Elephants to Chinese Zoos
Two months ago, at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) conference, the export of wild elephants from Africa to zoos. It was a monumental decision expected to protect many elephants from suffering in captivity. Elephants don’t belong in zoos. They belong in the wild in their natural […]
Petition: Protect Critically Endangered Hawksbill Turtles From Poaching!
Hawksbill turtles are one of the many sea turtles that are critically endangered. Their extinction would affect marine ecosystems as they are a fundamental link that help maintain the health of coral reefs and sea grass beds. Unfortunately, they are endangered by human activity and climate change. The rise of ocean levels leads to an […]
The Dark Truth Behind Kopi Luwak, the World’s Most Expensive Coffee
A cup of Kopi Luwak— the world’s most expensive coffee — can sell for as much as $80 in the United States. If that doesn’t wake you up like your favorite high-octane cuppa, this fact just might: Kopi Luwak is also also known as cat poop coffee. But don’t quit your day job and start […]
Captivity Kills! False Killer Whale Kina is the 141st Cetacean to Die at Sea Life Park Hawaii
In Taiji, Japan, there is an annual large-scale hunt for dolphins. They are forced into a cove and then either slaughtered to be sold for their meat or they’re taken into captivity to be forced to perform for the entertainment of humans. A recent devastating video taken at the cove by the Dolphin Project showed […]
Chile’s Last Circus Elephant is Retired to a Sanctuary!
Ramba the elephant spent 50 years all alone in a circus. The Asian elephant was first forced into circus life in Argentina and later in Chile. In 1997, she was “confiscated” from a circus called Los Tachuelas because she was suffering abuse and neglect. Despite being “confiscated,” she actually had to stay with the circus, […]
Exposed: Illegal Bear Bile Trafficking Network in Asia
Bear carcasses have been a growing problem in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Officials and residents have found them strewn around, many missing gallbladders and genitals. Officials blame poachers searching for the Asiatic black bear for its valuable bile. Madhya Pradesh set up a task force to evaluate the problem. The Forest Department’s […]
