The elephant seems to kick the motorbike out of irritation at its presence. I think he sees it as a potential threat, as an animal, and kicks it to ensure that it doesn’t bother him. Perhaps, in India, elephants are used to seeing humans on …
I’ll start this discussion with the concept of the “carceral state“. It means a country where they punish people who are in breach of the criminal code by placing them in jail to put in simplistic terms. Or to put it another way it means …
LAGUNA QUILOTOA, ECUADOR – COMMENT: There is a petition on the change.org website, which I can’t find despite using their search engine, which has been signed by more than 83,000 people by last night and which requests that the donkeys and horses be relieved of …
I know I am discussing an entirely different culture to the one that I am familiar with, which is probably why this video is disgusting to me. Do you agree with me? This sweet-looking, petit, young woman in a schoolgirl’s skirt with a schoolgirl voice …
NEWS AND COMMENT: In the Balearic Island of Majorca, Spain, a working horse pulling a tourist carriage in 40°C heat collapsed causing great consternation among many people and reminding viewers of the Twitter video that it is time to stop this type of commercial enterprise …
A feature of the music festival called Latitude which takes place at the campsite in Henham Park, Southwold, UK, are the pink sheep. They are props to decorate the festival and designed to provide some publicity for it. It’s effective. And it is a tradition. …
Nathan Winograd in his newsletter writes the following: “The number of farmed animals killed by Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine will soon top 300,000. Animals in zoos, shelters, community pets, wild animals, and animal companions have also perished. Russian forces intentionally target animals, including pet …
NEWS AND COMMENT-COLOMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA USA: This ranks as one of the most disturbing animal abuse stories that I have read about over 14 years of reading animal welfare stories. Caroline Dawn Pennington, 47, has been arrested after she turned herself in this month. The …
NEWS AND COMMENT-NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, USA: Ehren Seth Yablon, 44, of Hillside is under arrest having been charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty to dogs in his care. He worked at Newark Veterinary Hospital on Wilson Avenue. In one example, on June 28, 2021, …
