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Orca Whale Article Appears in Salon
The argument that they have "plenty of room" has been made about elephants too. So why should I be surprised at her elephant comment?)
...Tags: Informative article with one expert saying captivity can drive orcas insane. I'm not surprised. They are used to miles and miles of ocean.
Critter News
- Monday, March 1, 2010
New Podcast for Week Ending February 13, 2009
In this week’s podcast ending February 13, 2010: **Britain’s Ministry of Defense defends its use of pigs as subjects in explosives testing; **an elephant expert argues for the closing of the elephant exhibit at the Toronto Zoo; **the State of Hawaii seeks to toughen penalties for dog fighting; **Animal rights groups protest the Canadian seal hunt in the shadow of the 2010 Olympics.
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Critter News
- Sunday, February 14, 2010
Podcast Uploaded for Week Ending 02/06/10
In this week's podcast ending February 6, 2010: **Willet Dairy the subject of a Mercy for Animals undercover investigation suspends a worker shown abusing cows; **The Humane Society applauds the Allergan Corporation for progress on the replacement of animal subjects in Botox testing; **PETA files a lawsuit to free Lucy the elephant from the Edmonton Zoo; **Mexican activists protest bullfights; **Canada steps up its support of seal hunting while hosting a G7 meeting.
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Critter News
- Sunday, February 7, 2010
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Suit Against Circus Owners Goes to Trial
employee, claims the defendants inhumanely and illegally mistreat their Asian elephants and have done so for decades. According to the complaint, the defendants routinely beat elephants, violating the 1973 Endangered Species Act by hitting them with bull hooks. It also contends they forcibly remove baby elephants from their mothers with ropes and chains before they are weaned.
...Tags: Finally, a cruelty suit against Feld Entertainment, which owns Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, is coming to trial. A U.S.
Critter News
- Thursday, October 23, 2008
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Echo the Elephant Dies
Echo, the elephant matriarch of a 40 member herd in Kenya has died from what is believed to be old age. From Global Voices Online: Echo is perhaps the most famous wild elephant in the world after her appearance in various films the most memorable being her 1993 debut in the film Echo of the Elephants produced by the BBC Natural History Unit and narrated by world famous elephant researcher Cynthia Moss with BBC's Martin Colbert behind the camera. Tags: e Echo appeared in the films sequels now popularly known as the ‘Echo Trilogy'.
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Critter News
- Sunday, May 10, 2009
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Prominent Canadian Attorney Takes Up Cause of Lucy the Elephant
Canadian Defense attorney Clayton Ruby has taken up the cause of getting Lucy the elephant released to an animal sanctuary. Now, the high-profile criminal lawyer will work to free a different kind of jailbird -- Lucy the elephant -- from a different kind of cage: Edmonton's Valley Zoo. "I Tags: elephant Clayton Ruby is famous for getting the wrongfully convicted out of jail. I have been retained to look into the Lucy problem and find a solution," Ruby confirmed yesterday.
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Critter News
- Friday, September 18, 2009
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Ringling Brothers Circus Faces Lawsuit Over Elephants
engages in these unlawful activities by routinely beating elephants to ‘train’ them, ‘discipline’ them, and keep them under control” and that the elephants are chained in place for long periods of time and frequently hit with bullhooks, a wooden pole about two feet long that has a sharp metal hook at one end. The lawsuit is bringing to light what many elephant experts and animal advocates have known for years: that these large, powerful and intelligent animals cannot be confined, subdued and forced to perform without a significant amount of physical force.
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Critter News
- Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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Penelope Wells sent a link to this uplifting stor
Animal Ethics
- Thursday, March 22, 2007
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If you like nature programming (as I do), please make a note of this
Animal Ethics
- Saturday, March 31, 2007
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Graphic Photos of Baby Elephant "Taming"
This post has three graphic pictures of a baby elephant allegedly being "trained" for the entertainment industry. Tags: animal cruelty entertainment elephant This is a new blog I came across called Paws4Life, The Reality of What Humans do. I'm thinking it's India?
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Critter News
- Thursday, January 8, 2009
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Actress Lilly Tomlin Calls on Seattle Woodland Park Zoo to Release Elephants to Sanctuary
Lilly Tomlin is in Seattle and spoke out about the conditions of elephants at the Woodland Park Zoo on behalf of the Northwest Animal Rights Network (NARN). Addressing supporters and the media at the Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center, Tomlin said elephants in zoos across the country are suffering in confinement. Echoing claims made by others who oppose elephant exhibitions, Tomlin said the pachyderms are afflicted by Here is a link to the group that sponsored her visit here.
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Critter News
- Monday, April 27, 2009
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San Antonio Zoo Accused of Elephant Mistreatment
In Defense of Animals has taken up the cause of Lucky the elephant, the only elephant at the San Antonio Zoo, alleging poor conditions and emotional distress. Tags: zoos animal cruelty Texas elephant What amazes me is Lucky's age...49 49 years old.
Critter News
- Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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Elephants Missing in Chad, Presumed Poached
This situation sounds a lot like the the mountain gorillas, the Congo and Virunga National Park. Elephants in Zakouma National Park, the last stronghold for the savannah elephants of Central Africa's Sahel region, have crashed to just 1,000 animals from an estimated 3,000 in 2006. Ivory poachers using automatic weapons have decimated elephant populations - particularly when herds migrate seasonally outside of the park. Civil unrest in has made conservation exceedingly difficult in Chad. Several park guards have been shot and killed in recent years.
Critter News
- Monday, December 29, 2008
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