Posts from the ‘Old News’ category

Ringling Caves!

The elephants are packing their trunks. By any standard, today’s decision by the Ringling Circus to phase out its elephant acts represents a seismic shift in the use of…
Collapse of Antarctic Ice Sheet Irreversible

One of the six major glaciers being eroded from below by warm water What does it mean when two major studies this week tell us that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is…
2013 Game Changers

Two events share top prize as game changers for the year just ending: The Nonhuman Rights Project's lawsuits have started a whole new conversation about how we relate to other…
Mother Carries Shot Pit Bull to Safety

It started out as the same hike that Andi Davis does every day to the top of one of the mountains near where she lives in Phoenix, Arizona. But this time, close to the top,…
Liberators or Terrorists?

When 100 people, mostly women from various rescue groups, rescued 178 beagles from a research lab in Brazil last week, nobody called them terrorists. The five security officers…

The Right Music for Cats

Greyhound Shock Angers Australians

Holiday Gift for Elephant Music Lovers

The Yeti Bear

Jewish Leaders Decry Cruel ‘Tradition’

As the annual Jewish Day of Atonement approaches, more and more rabbis are calling for an end to the centuries-old tradition of “kaparot.”

Where in the World is Ric O’Barry?

He’s everywhere! Like a tornado ripping through the Far East, from Japan to Thailand to the Solomon Islands to Singapore, Ric O’Barry is constantly on the move in his passion to save dolphins from cruelty and exploitation.

Making Friends with an Elephant Seal

Irish photographer and journalist Charlie Bird was on a special assignment in Antarctica when he sat down near some elephant seals.

San Francisco’s New DogPac

In the city of St. Francis, dogs outnumber children. So it’s not surprising that San Francisco residents are looking to elect a dog-friendly mayor.

The Uggly Truth

Some very distressing new video shows dogs in China being literally skinned alive to make imitations of the trendy footwear.

Rick Perry and His Hunting Buddies

The Daily Beast has a detailed story by Wayne Barrett about a three-day hunting expedition celebrating Perry’s father Ray’s 81st birthday in 2006.

Leonardo DiCaprio Speaks for Elephants

Last year, he donated a million dollars to World Wildlife Fund to save the endangered tigers. This year, he’s joining with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to protect the elephants.

Delightful Photos from Animal Blessings

The 27th annual Feast of St. Francis of Assisi at New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Sunday lived up to its reputation, according to everyone who was there.

The Real ‘Contagion’

A scene at the end of the movie Contagion portrays the nightmare scenario for a pandemic flu. And it’s basically just waiting to happen so say doctors and scientists.

Widespread Cheating at U.K. Kennel Club

“We know it is against the rules,” said Sandy Vincent, secretary of the Standard Poodle Club of Great Britain. “But everyone has done it.”

Dogs Take Bite Out of Bullying

Homeless dogs from a local rescue group are helping kids in Kansas City schools learn respect and empathy for each other. The classes are run by…

Remarkable Video of Fish Using Tools

Not long ago, it was generally believed that humans were the only animals that use tools, and that this was one of the chief proofs of human exceptionalism compared to “the animals.”

Surfing Pooches Raise Big Bucks

Buddy was one of the remarkable pooches at the sixth annual Surf Dog Surf-a-Thon in Del Mar, California. It’s all fun, but with the serious purpose of raising funds for the Helen Woodward Animal Center – a no-kill shelter, adoption center and clinic, outside of San Diego.

Pit Bull Patrick Still in the Middle of a Turf War

Even as abused pit bull Patrick was being nursed back to health at the Garden State Veterinary Specialists hospital, he found himself caught up in a custody battle.

West Hollywood Votes to Ban Fur Sales

Now West Hollywood something of a cat fight on its hands, having taken the side of animal protection groups against fashion boutiques that sell fur.

Moving the Peanut for Farm Animals

Paul Shapiro is director of the HSUS’s Farm Animal Protection Division, which has driven farm animal welfare laws such as Proposition 2 in California, and other laws in Arizona, Michigan, Maine, Colorado and Oregon.

Harry Potter Pooch Left Homeless

German shepherd dog Berry played Padfoot, the dog who rescues Harry Potter in The Prisoner of Azkaban. Now, $795 million later, Berry has been abandoned at an animal shelter in England.

Hunter’s Partner, Not Bear, Killed Him

Remember the story about the hunter who shot a bear and whose partner, trying to distract the wounded, enraged bear away from his younger partner, was killed by the bear? The older hunter, it turns out, wasn’t killed by the bear. He was shot by his own partner.

‘Seven-Star’ Pet Hotel Opens in Dubai

It has plasma TV in all of the dog suites for the dogs to watch, and webcams in every room so their humans can watch them when they’re on business in faraway countries.