Major Sponsor Drops Trump’s ‘Apprentice’
In the face of continuing outrage from viewers of Donald Trump’s Apprentice show, as well as from people who care about animals just generally, a major sponsor of the show is pulling its advertising.
More Grim Horseracing Stats
In California alone, 261 thoroughbreds died in track-related injuries in 2007. And between 2003 and 2008, more than 5,000 horses died at American racetracks — nearly three animals per day. In short, the deaths of horses on the HBO set were not just predictable, they were inevitable.
Artist’s 15 Minutes of Shame
This past month the media reported that Ms. Amber Hansen’s art project, The Story of Chickens: A Revolution, was in violation of Lawrence, Kansas ordinances that protect animals from being harmed or killed within city limits.
Rich Chinese Pay to Hunt Polar Bears
China’s new wealthy elite are being offered a $100,000 trip of a lifetime – hunting down endangered polar bears – according to a report in the London Daily Mail.
Gored Bullfighter Back for More
Five months ago, in Zaragoza, Spain, the notorious bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla got bested by the bull. It was a grisly scene: the bull, known as Marques, plunged his horn into Padilla’s throat and it emerged out of the man’s eye.
Shocking Conditions for Orangutans at Zoo
It doesn’t get much worse than this for an orangutan being kept at a zoo. Sean Whyte, who runs the grassroots British group Nature Alert, says that these gentle primates are kept in cages 5 feet by 5 feet where they can barely stand up or turn around.
Matt Damon at Mexico Bullfight
He’s a mega-star known for his charity work. But it doesn’t extend to nonhumans. Matt Damon was spotted in the crowd at a bull fight in Mexico City yesterday.
Staying Away from ‘Water for Elephants’
One movie I certainly won’t be going to see this weekend is Water for Elephants, more aptly named “Torture for Elephants.”