Fur Sales on the Rise
One reason for this is the rapidly-growing Chinese market for fur. The new middle- and upper-economic strata of Chinese society now account for more than 70 percent of global fur sales
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Introducing the Whale Sanctuary Project
This blog is taking a break for the next few months so that I can devote my energies to the Whale Sanctuary Project. Here's why.
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Is the Sloth Sanctuary a Zoo?
The Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica was the first of its kind for these wonderfully engaging animals, and it was a model for others that followed. But questions have arisen. And…
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Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary
Tafi Atome looks like a typical forest in Ghana. The monkeys have been revered in this village for two centuries. But being “sacred” is no guarantee of survival.
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The Great Irony of Animal “Rights”
The great irony of the animal rights movement is there is still only one species that has any rights at all: humans. But the Nonhuman Rights Project is setting out to change that.
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Why Mass Extinction Is Part of Human Nature
Why would a supposedly “intelligent” species behave in a way that’s bringing about a mass extinction – one that will likely take us down along with so many other animals?
Is the Stock Market a Global Ponzi Scheme?
Sacred Activism in the Service of Animals
Of Humans and Persons
Humpback Whale Rescued from Ghost Net
These nets create havoc for wildlife, catching fish and other animals – from shrimp to turtles to whales – who then have no way out. This whale got some help
Palin Hires Veggie Chief of Staff
Politics makes strange bedfellows. While Palin shoots wolves from helicopters and hunts elk on her reality TV show, her new chief of staff is a vegetarian
Dottie’s Spay Day in Paradise
In a small town of about 4,000 people, a Texas expatriate is changing hearts and minds with her spay/neuter program. No one is turned away, even if they can’t pay a dollar
Best in Glow!
Kudos to Hickory for winning Best in Show at Westminster. But our special prize goes to Big Mama Jubilee, a rescued pit bull mix who’s all smiles and full of talent
A Roaring Rescue
Kimba has been living in a small concrete zoo in Bolivia for the past 11 years. Today, that’s all over: he and 24 other lions are on their way to a new life at sanctuary in Colorado
Paradise Bay, Antarctica
On a fine midsummer day – January 14th, 2011 – at the edge of Antarctica, a glaciated mountain casts its reflection in the calm but icy waters of Paradise Bay
SeaWorld to Press Judge for Closed Hearings
Dolphin protection groups are crying foul at SeaWorld’s latest maneuver to prevent information about the circumstances surrounding the death of orca trainer Dawn Brancheau from being made public.
The Animal Lover from Tahrir Square
It all began 35 years ago in Tahrir Square, Cairo. But Dina Sulfikar has spent her life working toward another revolution – for the care and protection of animals
Healing from PTSD
She was a pitiful sight, curled in a fetal position, huddled and immobile. She’d come from a puppy mill, and showed all the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder
Wooing Your Mate with a Chain Saw
The lyrebird can impersonate any other bird on the planet, interspersed with human voices, a jack-hammer and the tooting of car horns – all to say “I love you!”
School’s New Teacher Is Very Feline
Rex decided he liked the company on the other side of the street, and kept showing up for class. Eventually, the school co-adopted him, and he’s made a huge difference
Where Ear Studs Mean “I’m Fixed”
Dogs on the streets of Srinagar, Kashmir are sporting ear studs. It’s not a new fashion in jewelry; it’s a new fashion in spay/neuter
Whipping Horses Doesn’t Work
It’s official: Using a whip on a racehorse isn’t just cruel; it’s useless. A new study shows: “The highest speeds in these horses were achieved when they weren’t being whipped”
Homeless Kitty Is No Harry Potter Villain
When Charlie was rescued, he needed to have his ear tips taken off, along with the end of his nose … which is what led to his odd-looking face. But he’s the sweetest cutest kitty ever
Sixth Sense, or Just Paying Attention?
So many people at the park are tuned out to the sights and sounds of real life, and plugged in to their IPods? Animals, however, are always tuned in. Maybe that’s why we often think they have a “sixth sense.”
Unicorn Whales Are No Fairytale
Their remarkable tusks were once thought to have magical healing powers — even raise the dead. Now scientists are learning how they can help protect the living
Do Animals Have a Sixth Sense?
Most Americans with pets believe their animals have some unknown way of sensing things that we don’t. A Cambridge University scientist agrees that they have a sixth sense – and adds that we do, too
The Unsinkable Molly B
She escaped from the slaughterhouse and managed a dangerous swim to safety across the Missouri river. Now Molly has even survived the sanctuary she went to
What’s Happening to Our Bats?
A disease that has wiped out more than a million bats in the eastern United States is now rapidly spreading west. Experts say the little brown bat is a keystone species that we have to save