Gangetic dolphins, or Ganges river dolphins, live in the rivers of Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. Sadly, their population is steadily declining. They used to have a population of tens of thousands, but now there are less than 2000 due to “direct killing, habitat fragmentation by dams and barrages and indiscriminate fishing.” Recently, a video from […]
Tag: animal cruelty
Victorian woman charged with animal cruelty after almost 130 wedge-tailed eagles found dead
A Victorian woman is facing almost 300 animal cruelty charges after wildlife officers allegedly found the carcasses of 140 protected native birds, including 128 wedge-tailed eagles, at her property. The office of the conservation regulator said police, wildlife officers, and officials from the agriculture department searched the woman’s property in Violet Town in August after […]
Foxes starving to death and resorting to cannibalism in Polish fur farms
Starving foxes were forced to feed on the rotting corpses of others, an investigation by animal rights charity has found, highlighting the brutal conditions the animals are subjected to on fur farms in Poland. Open Cages, a British animal welfare charity, was probing a complaint of animal cruelty after a local NGO informed it about […]
Armadillo Forced to Drink Alcohol and Dragged Behind a Motorbike for Fun
During a municipal election celebration in Brazil, a woman decided to celebrate by forcing an armadillo to drink alcohol. According to the Daily Mail, video footage showed a woman force-feeding the animal alcohol and then dragging it behind a motorbike. The video was filmed in Caridade, in northeastern Brazil. Police received the footage and identified […]
Petition: Hermès to Build New Farm and Kill Over 50,000 Crocodiles to Supply Skins to Make Bags and Shoes
Luxury brand Hermès is looking to build one of Australia’s largest crocodile farms to hold 50,000 crocodiles for use in bags and shoes. Animal activists are speaking out against the French brand’s decision. The Northern Territory of Australia is home to numerous crocodile farms, all owned by major fashion companies. These crocodiles are exploited to […]
Petition: Orangutans Forced to Dress Up and Fight in a Boxing Ring at Cambodian Zoo
Images featuring animal abuse through wildlife tourism at the Phnom Penh Safari in Cambodia were released recently in an article from the Khmer Times. The newspaper outlet sent journalists to the zoo to report on the conditions the animals were being kept in. What they found is angering animal welfare advocates across the globe. Images […]
Petition: Maine Police Officers Fired After Beating Porcupines to Death
Two Maine police officers have been fired from the Rockland Police Department after beating porcupines to death with batons while on duty Addison Cox, 27, and Michael A. Rolerson, 30, were both charged Oct. 2 with Class C aggravated animal cruelty and a misdemeanor count of night hunting. Cox was also charged with misdemeanor unlawful […]
Petition: Ban Fox and Coyote Penning in All 50 States
It’s shocking to think about how blood sports still continue today. No animal deserves to be tortured or killed for entertainment and the fact this still goes on in many places around the U.S. and the world is despicable. While many people know about dogfighting, cockfighting, and bullfighting, coyote and fox penning is a lesser-known […]