consider the source.
and seriously, you don't have to quote him. defeats the 'ignore' feature completely.

Trouble reading again from the typical judgmental ugly American on the board. Still waiting for an apology from your hideous post in the vaccine thread. I won't hold my breathe.

Shoot first, ask questions later. Think sometimes folks.

http://world.time.com/2014/02/10/mar...s-have-culled/

While some of that may be true, I think most of it was a bunch of crap too.. The reason they gave for the public display of the butchering was crap. Totally uncalled for. I had no idea they killed baby cubs.. I hate that I know all this now :(

Uh huh...Much easier to shoot first like your inept buddy Danzig

I still think it's all a bunch of crap.. There was a zoo that offered to take him.. It was a senseless butcher of a totally healthy Giraffe.

I think that anyone that agrees with what they did/do are a minority.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slate...te_uproar.html


uproar be damned, another giraffe to be put down.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slate...ed_danish.html

jack hanna raised 100k to buy the giraffe.

Great news! He's a good man :)

Mexico City joins others in banning animals in circuses

http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-...609-story.html

Well done, Mexico City.

Now about those bullfights...

This was in Spain, but the Bull won this round.

"Three matadors were gruesomely injured by bulls and taken away by ambulances during a major bullfight in Madrid on May 20. As a result of the incidents, the San Isidro festival was suspended for the first time in 35 years, reports the BBC."

(warning: Graphic video)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_5380737.html

More animal cruelty:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...y-9530267.html

This makes me sick. One of the biggest and most famous elephants in the world was killed by poachers.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...-in-Kenya.html

So horrible, I know. :(

Red letter day info, for anyone interested...

http://www.savingdolphins.net/

100,000 Elephants Killed by Poachers in Just Three Years, Landmark Analysis Finds

Central Africa has lost 64 percent of its elephants in a decade.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...-cites-census/

That's horrible and sad.

It is. For those interested in speaking up for elephants and rhinos:

http://www.march4elephantsandrhinos.org

It is more than a physical march, you can speak out through social media, wear the tshirts, etc. :)

Hooray to NY... this is a step in the right direction of getting rid of the tiger trade industry in our Country.
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-f...where-28778947

With any luck the Big Cats and Public Safety Law will be passed soon.

saw that new zealand has banned shark finning. that's great news!

From the link:
"A report earlier this year from the Wall Street Journal estimates that one in 10 photos on Tinder has a tiger in it - perhaps because the men want to appear adventurous to potential partners."

Men, you know what will make you appealing to potential partners? Selfies with puppies.

Or sitting on a huge pile of cash. ;)

And I thought my nickname "Tripod" was enough

:D
:tro:

World wildlife populations halved in 40 years - report

The global loss of species is even worse than previously thought, the London Zoological Society (ZSL) says in its new Living Planet Index

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29418983

And then there were 6: Rare white rhino found dead in Africa

http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/and-t...rica-1.2059959

Lacoste Joins Ban on Angora :tro:

http://www.just-style.com/news/lacos..._id123784.aspx

Titan loves his soccer ball :)

http://trendinghot.net/this-lion-jus...a-soccer-ball/

Shirley and Jenny - Two Elephants reunited after 22 yrs.
 

Two former circus elephants reunited. )This was back in 2000 and some may have already seen it.)


"Jenny came into the barn for the first time since Shirley's arrival at around 7:00 p.m. There was an immediate urgency in Jenny's behavior. She wanted to get close to Shirley who was divided by two stalls. Once Shirley was allowed into the adjacent stall the interaction between her and Jenny became quite intense. Jenny wanted to get into the stall with Shirley desperately.She became agitated, banging on the gate and trying to climb through and over.

After several minutes of touching and exploring each other, Shirley started to ROAR and I mean ROAR—Jenny joined in immediately. The interaction was dramatic, to say the least, with both elephants trying to climb in with each other and frantically touching each other through the bars. I have never experienced anything even close to this depth of emotion".

http://www.elephants.com/shirley/shirleyPhotos2.php


Video:http://www.wimp.com/elephantsreunited/


Unfortunately Jenny died 10 yrs later.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/bestofnature/update.html

For anyone interested and near Hermosa (hey Geekie wanna take a little ride?)...

Raise your voice against foie gras cruelty and urge local restaurants to keep torture off their menus.

TODAY, January 8, 11:45 a.m.–1 p.m

Hot's Kitchen, 844 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA 90254