FAVE POST: Scientist spends 20 years seeking rarely seen bird then kills it in the name of research January 1, 2016 Scientist Chris Filardi is a fieldwork researcher making headlines after he reported how after two decades of searching for a rare bird, he then… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
French police dog Diesel killed during Paris terrorist raids, sparking ironic hashtag Je Suis Chien November 18, 2015 France’s National Police announced that one of its police dogs named Diesel was mortally wounded in the raids on the suspected apartment of one… Continue Reading
400-pound leatherback sea turtle found dead after human encounter November 14, 2015 New England Aquarium veterinarians and biologists commonly are asked to do autopsies on marine mammals and have disturbingly found a common trio of reasons… Continue Reading
Meatless Monday: Indian man killed after mob suspected him of eating beef October 5, 2015 A horrific lynching of a man accused by a mob of killing a cow is shining international attention on what is now a political… Continue Reading
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gives warning about mushrooms after dog Brutus dies September 30, 2015 The Rock sure loves his puppies. On Labour Day, he posted/boasted about how he saved his dogs Brutus and Hobbs from drowning in the… Continue Reading
Vancouver’s downtown deer who became social media sensation killed by car September 15, 2015 Earlier in the summer, Vancouver residents were enchanted when a docile deer began wandering around downtown. The oblivious deer stopped traffic as she wandered… Continue Reading
Safari guide Quinn Swales killed by charging lion in Zimbabwe park where Cecil the Lion was killed August 25, 2015 A safari guide was mauled to death by a lion in Hwange National Park in western Zimbabwe on Monday, the location where Cecil the… Continue Reading
Six tiger poachers killed in Bangladesh after shootout with police August 11, 2015 Make no mistake about it: poaching is a brutally violent commercial venture that pays off for a very few with huge profits. Most others… Continue Reading
Ricky Gervais, Jimmy Kimmel grieve, express outrage over Cecil the Lion July 28, 2015 Cecil the Lion’s death has touched a nerve everywhere. Walter Palmer, the Minnesota dentist has been identified as the hunter who stalked, shot at… Continue Reading
