An animal rescue rescued an injured iguana that showed the risks and cruelty behind the pet trade. As the iguana’s legs had been tied behind its back in a popular hogtied position. This is a popular method for transporting reptiles and iguanas, even though it is highly controversial. The iguana had been left this way […]
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Man banned from owning animals after ‘standing on hare while his dog mauled it’
A man from County Durham has been banned from owning animals for five years after what a judge described as “absolutely appalling animal cruelty”. Paul Bowes, 30, of Etherley Dene, Bishop Auckland, was convicted of hunting with a dog at Rise in East Yorkshire and causing unnecessary suffering to a brown hare, by standing on […]
30 Lions Had to be Euthanized After Wildfire
A captive-bred lion farm recently had to euthanize 30 lions after suffering severe neglect and the repercussions of a wildfire. The lion farm owner allegedly left the lions to suffer in severe pain for 5 days before addressing their injuries. The South African lion farm was discovered by Bloemfontein SPCA workers, who were searching for […]
5 Ways Animals are Exploited for Labor
What is Animal Labor? Let’s start with speciesism. Speciesism, as defined by PETA, “is the belief that some animals’ lives and experiences are inferior to those of humans or other animals simply because they are members of a different species, and it underpins all the most widespread forms of animal abuse.” Unpacking this a step […]
Petition: Don’t Allow Trophy Hunting Influencer to Post Hunting Photos on Instagram
Influencers have a huge role in our social media-obsessed society. They have hundreds of thousands, and sometimes millions, of followers who look to them for what to wear, do, read, watch, and more – essentially, these famous social media stars influence how people live their lives. Sadly, while some types of influence may have a positive […]
Push for Ban on Advertising Unethical Elephant Tourism in the UK Gains Momentum
UK-based campaign group Save the Asian Elephants (STAE) is pushing for a ban on advertising in the country of unethical elephant tourism venues. Its campaigning hit a milestone in early 2020, with a petition on the issue surpassing a million signatures. STAE’s founder Duncan McNair says it is “the largest petition in history for the […]
Bodies of drowned deer recovered from frozen lake after being scared by poachers
Warsaw, Poland – Polish rescuers recovered the bodies of a herd of drowned deer on Thursday after illegal poachers scared the animals with firecrackers and drove them onto a frozen lake where the ice then broke. The rescuers, from the Szczecin fire brigade, managed to rescue 13 deer from the lake, partly by lassoing them […]
Idaho documents reveal weeks-old wolf pups among 570 maimed, slaughtered wolves
BOISE—As the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week that the removal of wolves from Endangered Species Act protection nation-wide is “very imminent,” new data from Idaho show the ugly face of state wolf management there. According to an analysis of records obtained by Western Watersheds Project, hunters, trappers, and state and federal agencies […]