What Should SeaWorld Do Now?
If you were the new CEO of SeaWorld, what would you do? Last week, you saw yet another nail being driven into the coffin of your…
End These Religious Festivals Now!
It’s hard to drum up a lot of sympathy for people like 20-year-old Benjamin Miller, who required three hours of surgery last February after being gored…
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…
Greyhound Shock Angers Australians
“Make no mistake,” writes greyhound racer Kevin Pitstock. “Greyhound racing in Australia is teetering on the brink of destruction.” In the wake of an investigative report…
SeaWorld Stock Officially in the Tank
When SeaWorld’s stock took a dive earlier this year, the company claimed that the weather and the timing of Easter were to blame for the drop…
SeaWorld Becomes a Laughing Stock
You know your company is in trouble when everyone starts laughing at you. That’s what’s happening to SeaWorld now that the activists have been joined by…
Surprise: Elephants Are Really Intelligent (Really!)
Why are we humans always surprised to learn that other animals (aka “animals”) are “also” intelligent? Perhaps it’s because we’re not so bright ourselves when it…
In Carriage Horse Fight, Who’s Most Contemptible?
When actor Liam Neeson goes on The Tonight Show to promote the carriage horse industry (along with his latest dumb movie) … … and Jimmy Fallon…
Of Marius, Zoos and Prince William
Bengt Holst is bewildered. He can’t figure out why everyone is so upset about his zoo knocking off Marius the giraffe. Holst is the science director…
NYC Carriage Horses – from the Frying Pan into the Fire?
Good news: The carriage horses of New York City may soon all be retired. New York’s top two mayoral candidates, Democrat Bill de Blasio and Republican…
Seattle Zoo Investigates Itself
It’s a dark tale of rape, incest, torture and cover-up: A female elephant artificially inseminated at least 112 times; a male elephant forced to breed with…
Blackfish, CNN and SeaWorld’s Silence
If you haven’t seen Blackfish yet, be sure to watch it on CNN tomorrow evening. The movie by Gabriella Cowperthwaite uncovers much of what SeaWorld has…
They’re on Their Way
Two trucks, three elephants, and a convoy of veterinarians, caregivers, police and other appropriate officials. After three years of petitions, arguments, agreements, disagreements, votes, flight plans,…
Running Out of Patience
Her patience, it seems, finally ran out. Maybe it’s because elephants never forget. And Patience had a lot of bad things to remember – dating back…
Leaving Las Vegas
Last December, Terry the chimpanzee celebrated his 34th birthday. He got some apples and other treats, and a few visitors wandered by, but it wasn’t much of…
Shamu’s Exercise Machine
SeaWorld is planning to install exercise machines for the orcas it holds captive at its marine circuses.
Orcas like Tilikum, SeaWorld’s biggest killer whale, who has killed three people and now spends most of his time languishing motionless in a small tank, could get some longer-distance swimming time.
Should we give SeaWorld a thumbs-up for this?
NRA Lobbyist Shoots Elephant on NBC Show
Hard to know what to say about this one. I mean, where do you even begin with a major TV network airing an episode of its…
This Time It’s for Real?
Toka checks out her travel crate After more than two years of false starts, this time, everyone seems agreed that the three elephants at the Toronto…
Carriage Horse Owner Admits Lying to Public
The horse on the left is not the real Jerry As the old game show used to say: Will the real carriage horse Jerry please stand…
Costa Rica Shuts Down Its Zoos
Kivu the lion will soon be looking for a new home. And that’s a good thing. Last month, Costa Rica announced that it’s closing its two…