Critter News
NOVEMBER 21, 2011
An animal rights group has called for a federal investigation into the death of an elephant at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Umoya, a 21-year-old African elephant, died Thursday, possibly due to injuries suffered during an attack by another elephant. The Safari Park has 18 elephants, including Umoya's two offspring.
Critter News
OCTOBER 3, 2011
The Supreme Court of Canada could be getting involved in the battle over the fate of an ailing elephant in an Edmonton zoo. Animal rights groups are seeking leave to appeal to the high court in their ongoing fight to have Lucy the elephant moved to a warm-weather U.S. Excerpted from CTV News. wildlife sanctuary.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2023
A kingfisher with a somewhat deficient work ethic, I guess. 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). Or speluncaphobia?
Animal Person
MARCH 27, 2009
The only way most of us will ever see an elephant (or a tiger or a hippo) is on the National Geographic Channel, at a circus or in a zoo. The elitist “animal-rights” zealots hate to admit this. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. But most zoos and circuses today, including ours, are delicately sensitive to animal well-being.
Animal Person
MARCH 23, 2009
I've had the pleasure of seeing her in action with adults and children and I profoundly admire her vegan education and animal rights activism. There is an elephant who deperately needs our help. There have been many instances where elephants in these constant abusive situations go berserk. Thank you, Susan Hargreaves.
Animal Person
APRIL 24, 2009
mikey, my stance can be seen in the posts about Project Treadstone (and if you type Project Treadstone into the Google Search box just below my half-blind, diabetic greyhound, Violet Rays, on the right, you'll get a dozen more posts). Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Gray Matters. But who cares about me? What do you all t hink?
Animal Ethics
APRIL 19, 2016
Elephants, great apes, orcas, dogs, cats, and many other animals can experience depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and compulsive disorders. "There is no longer dispute among serious scientists that humans aren’t the only animals who have the capacity to suffer physically and mentally.
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