Animal Rights

FDA ordered to Examine Antibiotic Use on Farm Animals

From the ASPCA Blog On March 22, a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must address the overuse of antibiotics in farm animals. The fact is, factory farms feed drugs like those in the penicillin family to animals even when they’re not sick. The drugs are used to speed up [...]

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Please Stop the Cruelty

by Brooke Leigh Sheldon

What we do not know exists, we cannot change. But, once we have information, we can embark on the journey to change. This is why we are bringing an issue to your attention that may not be comfortable, but is an ugly truth. We all have the power to do something about it. Every year [...]

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NIH Agrees, Nearly All Chimpanzee Research is Unneccessary

by Moments Count

From Discover Online After seven months of deliberation, the US Institute of Medicine has released a report that marks a turning point in the use of chimpanzees, humanity’s closest relative, in medical research. An IOM panel found that chimpanzees were in the vast majority of cases no longer required for disease research and laid out [...]

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Happily Ever After: Cinderella’s Journey Home One Dog Stood Alone

by Moments Count

From the ASPCA blog: Fairytales do come true. In June, 2010 ASPCA responders deployed to rural Tennessee, to assist with a critical hoarding intervention. The scene was heartbreaking. More than 80 dogs were found living among trash and debris. Some were housed in overcrowded pens and some were chained to posts, while others roamed the [...]

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Is it homophobic to split up gay penguins?

by Moments Count

From Alex Needham for The Guardian When Toronto zoo bought African penguins Pedro and Buddy from Pittsburgh’s National Aviary, they expected them to mate with two females. Instead, despite being trailed by lovelorn lady penguins, they only had eyes for each other, engaging in what naturalists call “courtship behaviour”. So Tom Mason, the zoo’s curator [...]

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Tarra The Elephant Mourns The Loss Of Companion Dog Bella

by Moments Count

From A Place To Love Dogs Happier Days For those who have not seen this video from The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, it is a heartwarming story of an unusual bond between Tarra the elephant and her best friend Bella, who just happens to be a dog. The Sad Event Sadly, on Oct. 28th/2011 The [...]

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FADs and Long-lines: Two Dirty Little Secrets

by Greenpeace

What is the cost of unrestrained consumption? The environment is paying dearly and the supply of ocean provided food is dwindling. Other countries have legislated sustainable fishing processes, but the US seems unable to raise the level of consciousness among consumers of fish and other ocean products. So the need to bring in massive quantities [...]

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Julio “Hoolie the Hooligan” – A family and a dog learning about true love…

by John W Strobel III

From the John W Strobel III series, People I’ve Met Along the Way… How does one explain a relationship that is tentative yet appears to be lasting? How do you explain a liaison that has barriers but is destined to remain an enduring, eternal, undying and faithful bond between a dog and a house full [...]

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Our Modern-Day Freak Show

by Brooke Leigh Sheldon

On one hand, it is arrogant for us to think we are the caretakers of this planet. On another hand, we are the species that has the greatest control over the management of it. And as such, we have undeniable responsibilities. I won’t begin to list those responsibilities here. That subject is too vast for [...]

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