CAPE TOWN — Seabird ranger Eduard Drost was busy with a routine inspection in an African penguin colony off the South African coast in 2021 when he noticed a troubling number of sickly birds. “Some were emaciated, especially the chicks,” he recalls. “Their chest and hip bones were sticking out. Their bellies were flat, not […]
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Tell the USDA to Shut Down Miami Seaquarium Which Starved Dolphins for Entertainment
A shocking new report confirms that animal abuse and cruelty are everpresent at the Miami Seaquarium. According to the report, the dolphins at the facility were underfed and deprived of food to ensure they would perform for guests. They found that nine dolphins’ daily food rations were cut by 60 percent, and one dolphin lost […]
Emaciated Sperm Whale Washes Ashore With 330 Pounds of Fishing Gear in Stomach
An emaciated sperm whale washed up on a beach in Canada with a whopping 330 pounds of fishing gear in his stomach. The whale was alive when he washed up on Cape Breton Island on November 9 and teams rushed to try to save the whale. Teams from the Marine Animal Response Society (MARS), the […]
Blood, guts and suspiciously mangled fins: inside a porpoise autopsy
The corpse lies on the stainless steel table. Next to it, a tray of sharp blades, pliers and what look like garden implements. The body – dark-skinned above, but pale underneath – was found on the beach at Barmston, Yorkshire, in March, with its dorsal fin mysteriously missing. It’s a harbour porpoise – and I’m […]
Dolphin Injured at SeaWorld Orlando After Being Attacked by Other Dolphins
A video went viral of a seemingly injured and bleeding dolphin at SeaWorld Orlando who was attacked by other dolphins. The video, posted on TikTok by user @the.man.child shows an injured dolphin lying on the side of their tank where they are forced to perform in shows. The user claims that the dolphin was attacked […]
Russian Soldiers Accused of Hanging Animals in Trees in Ukraine
Ukrainian authorities have accused Russian soldiers of killing animals by hanging them in trees. “Killing is entertainment for them,” the Ukraine Ministry of Defense said in a Tweet. Killing is entertainment for them. When the occupiers are unable to torture&kill civilians, they do it to animals. At one position abandoned by russians, animals were found […]
New Zealand’s Dolphins Risk Extinction If Action Is Not Taken Soon
Hector’s dolphins are the smallest dolphin species in the world, and only around 10,000 them remain alive in the wild, off the shores of the South Island of New Zealand, NOAA reports. These dolphins stick to a territorial range of just over 32 miles, rarely venturing away from home, according to Akaroa Dolphins. Within the […]
Russian Soldiers Ate Zoo Animals to Survive, According to Rescue Workers in Ukraine
Russian soldiers were reportedly so hungry that they resorted to eating zoo animals at the Yampil Zoo in Ukraine. Volunteer rescue workers reported that the soldiers killed and apparently ate two camels, a kangaroo, a bison, some piglets, birds, and wolves. The Yampil Zoo is located in the eastern Donetsk region, where the Yampil village […]