Meatless Monday: Swedish jockey defends eating her own horse after horse put down following injury

January 11, 2016

Amateur horse racer Helena Ståhl thought it was perfectly reasonable to save and eat the meat of her beloved horse Iffy Mant after the…

“Badass” police dog of Ohio killed in the line of duty; another K9 member stolen with cruiser in Oklahoma

January 11, 2016

Policing can be tough work. That’s also true for animal members of the service. And, police forces across the United States had a particularly…

Paris police dog Diesel killed in terror raids to receive medal for heroics

December 28, 2015

Police dog, Diesel, will be given what is considered the Victoria Cross for animals for his work in tracking down the terror cell responsible…

Lions now protected under U.S. Endangered Species Act

December 22, 2015

Nearly wiped out from loss of habitat, food, inadequate management and indiscriminate hunting, the United States has announced historic measures to help protect lions….

Meatless Monday: PETA, AP investigations show human rights abuses behind shrimp industry

December 21, 2015

It’s so easy to buy shrimp in the supermarket and easier to use shrimp as a fast and easy meal if you buy the already…

Meatless Monday 2: New doc/petition urges boycott of dog meat consumption

December 14, 2015

We started to write this story but felt too heartsick to go into too much detail. The pictures are too gory to share. So…

Meatless Monday: 10 dead in Cambodia after eating rotten dog meat

December 14, 2015

An elderly man in a Cambodia village who cooked, ate and served rotten dog meat to his family has died of food poisoning and…

RIP Wally: Blinded and battered by gunshots, sea otter dies peacefully in his sleep at Vancouver Aquarium

December 11, 2015

Wally had been shot and blinded when he arrived at the Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre more than two years ago. The sea…

Last turtle breeding farm for human consumption being urged to close down

December 10, 2015

There is one turtle farm left on earth that breeds sea turtles for human consumption and advocates say it’ time to shut it down….

Little puppy tries to crush iPad but fails

December 6, 2015

Not sure what the story behind this is or if the puppy succeeds in the end. But it’s sure fun to watch the puppy…