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Animal Antibiotic Alert

Now, after decades of debate, the Food and Drug Administration is poised to stop factory farms from routinely pumping antibiotics into animals. Doctors are worried that this is making us sick and, worse, resistant to antibiotics.

Italian Town Bans Donkey Race

Cruel tradition denounced by minister of tourism. Dozens of “palios” – horse and donkey races around town squares – have been being held in Italian towns…

My Visit to the Dolphins at SeaWorld

The dolphin show was a cross between a Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil extravaganza, a Disney on Ice performance, and a dolphin show.
SeaWorld claims that it does much to educate people, especially children, about the animals in its shows and the benefits of its parks to conservation. But there was no factual information provided during the performance at all. Some factoids were provided before the show started. These were pre-recorded by children, and went along the lines of “Hi, I’m Suzie. I’m 10 years old. Did you know that SeaWorld’s dolphins can weigh up to 500 pounds? That’s more than two professional football players!”
It was very difficult to hear these pronouncements over the noise of the crowd. As far as I could tell, most people were not even aware of them.

The Drive Hunts

This is from Part Two of “The Big Business of Dolphins” in our feature “Dolphins and Us.”

Tilikum’s Son Dies at SeaWorld

Another “mysterious” death at SeaWorld. Except that there’s nothing mysterious about it. Three out of four captive orcas never reach their 10th birthday. Sumar was the son of Tilikum, who went crazy and killed his trainer. Sumar’s mother also died earlier this year. How long can this go on?

Putting the Egg Together Again

For thousands of years, the egg was a universal symbol of life. Last week, it became a symbol of death. Half a billion eggs recalled. People sick. What’s up? Zoe editor Michael Mountain says the answer is really quite simple.