Critter News
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
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. Is this right? Tags: zoos animal cruelty Texas elephants. What amazes me is Lucky's age.49 49 years old. She has been at the San Antonio Zoo for 47 years.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Lucky him, right? Here is one: when taking photos of elephants, an 800 mm tele lens is not the best equipment. Even if – as in Borneo – the elephants are comparatively small (they are actually called Borneo pygmy elephants). Back to birds. Though he ended up dead anyway.
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Critter News
FEBRUARY 6, 2009
And they certainly have no right to use endangered species as performers. The treatment of circus elephants went on trial in federal court Wednesday with animal rights groups accusing Ringling Bros. Tags: circuses us elephants endangered species. I don't care what anyone says, I can't stand circuses.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 12, 2015
Today I want to talk about how it also damages conservation by, in much the same way as other media does, by reducing issues to pithy statements, devoid of nuance and heavily laden with emotion, and shaping the opinion of millions as it does so. Animal rights is concerned with individual animals, and their suffering and welfare.
4 The Love Of Animals
APRIL 16, 2009
We just pulled back, and we pulled back, and we pulled back, and ended with this tiny, tiny dot in the middle of the wide expanse of the Artic Ocean, and it was a very emotional moment for me. In my case, I suppose it would be filming the elephants caught in a sandstorm in the Okavango Delta. I also loved the birds of paradise.
10,000 Birds
JULY 3, 2018
Johnson does an excellent writing job here, balancing his emotional perspective, which has admittedly become obsessive, with a more balanced viewpoint that paints the characters he encounters with understanding, even when he is suspicious of them. That’s pretty much the reaction of anybody hearing this for the first time.
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