By: Bridget Sharkey/Simple Most Do you think it’s possible to love animals and eat meat? Miley Cyrus has just made a controversial statement that is causing quite the stir. The former Disney star posted this message on her Instagram page: “If you choose to eat meat …. you love PETS not ANIMALS.” If you choose to eat…
YES: The Worst Dog Racing Track In The World Is Closing Forever
By: Sarah V Schweig/The Dodo One of the worst places for dogs on the planet is going to finally shut down forever. The Canidrome, a brutal greyhound racetrack in Macau, a territory in southeastern China, holds about 700 greyhounds at a time in its cramped cages and euthanizes about 30 each month for not winning enough races….
People Are Giving Greyhounds Cocaine To Try To Make Them Race Faster
By: Sarah V Schweig/The Dodo A greyhound named Flicka has run 169 races in her lifetime. Recently, just after her fastest two races, she tested positive for cocaine. And Flicka isn’t the only one. Shutterstock A staggering 12 greyhounds who race at the Orange Park track in Florida — one of the few states where greyhound racing…
Undercover Investigation Reveals How A Single Chinese Town Is The World’s Largest Hub For Illegal Ivory
By: Josh Davis/IFL Science An undercover investigation has revealed how a single small Chinese town has become the world’s largest hub for illegal ivory trafficking. The anonymous settlement in the backwaters of southern China has silently developed into a major center for smuggling ivory from Africa, with up to 20 criminal gangs now operating in the…
Grizzly Bears In Yellowstone National Park Lose Their Endangered Species Protection
By: Josh Davis/IFL Science Grizzly bears that inhabit the wilderness of Yellowstone National Park may now want to tread carefully if they ever leave the reserve’s boundaries. The apex predators have just lost their endangered species status, which means it will now be legal to hunt the animals as trophies outside of the park. The decision was announced…
Animal Abusers Will Now Be Registered In A Database Like Sex Offenders
By: Simplemost Animal abuser registries are a big win for animal rights activists. In a huge win for animal lovers and animal rights activists, people convicted of being animal abusers will now be registered in online databases like sex offenders. These registries have been enacted in several states, including Tennessee, New York and Illinois. This…
Secret Footage Shows How Baby Elephants Are Really Treated At This Zoo
By: Sarah V. Schweig/The Dodo Throngs of visitors regularly gather at a zoo in Germany to see a dozen captive elephants, including babies, performing tricks, like standing up on their hind legs and running around a ring in a line, or holding each other’s tails with their little trunks — but secret footage shows the grueling and…
Poachers Just Broke Into A Sanctuary To Kill Two Rescued Lions
By: Elizabeth Claire Alberts/The Dodo The Lions had been rescued from abuse — and were best friends. On Sunday night, the unthinkable happened at Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary, a refuge for animals rescued from abusive situations. Attackers broke into the sanctuary and killed two lions, José and Liso. Then they hacked off the lions’ heads, legs, and…
K9 Unit Hasn’t Seen Military Partner in Three Long Years, Watch Moment Their Eyes Meet Again
By: Bridget Demouy/Liftable It is always a special day when an adopted dog finds it forever home. Both dog and human are thrilled to have found each other, but most often it is just the start of getting to know one another. For an Ohio man who recently adopted an older dog, it was a different…