That’s just clawful! Crabs can feel pain when they are boiled alive during conventional food preparation —- as do other shellfish like lobsters, according to a new study. Zoologists from Sweden’s University of Gothenburg performed brain scans on crabs to see how their nervous system would react to painful stimuli, according to a summary of the … Read more
Hasta la Viva! An advertisement by UK pro-vegan charity Viva! has been banned over its “graphic and gory” content in which a woman slurps a yogurt that’s festooned with blood and guts. “We concluded that the ad was likely to cause serious or widespread offence, and unjustified distress,” the country’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which … Read more
They’re off the fish hook. A UK advertising watchdog has refused to censure PETA’s (the People For Ethical Treatment Of Animals) recent graphic, pro-vegan campaign, in which they controversially declared that fish consumption is no different than eating cats. “[We] acknowledged that some viewers would find the ad unsettling or distasteful,” the country’s Advertising Standards … Read more
A Melbourne, Australia nightclub is under investigation after it was slammed for letting influencers holding snakes and baby crocodiles at its relaunch event. Two Wrongs’ Instagram page was flooded with pictures of influencers posing with the reptiles on Saturday night, but any evidence of the event has since vanished from the account. Model Morgan Waterhouse … Read more
Anything is paw-sible. The “ugly” Florida pup whose heartbreaking struggle to get adopted went viral last year has been welcomed into a loving home, the shelter announced. Lena — formerly Duchess — is now a “cherished” member of a family of four: she joins the couple who adopted her and “spoil her rotten,” and another … Read more
Kiska, known as the “world’s loneliest” orca, died Friday at Marineland in Ontario, Canada. Marineland confirmed the 47-year-old female whale’s death in a statement, saying, “Marineland’s marine mammal care team and experts did everything possible to support Kiska’s comfort and will mourn her loss.” Kiska, Canada’s last captive orca, spent the last 12 years in solitary … Read more
A woman who claims she was addicted to drugs has been sentenced to 12 months for cutting up and eating her pet hamster in sick videos shared on social media. A UK judge handed down the jail term this week to Emma Parker, 39, describing the act as “abhorrent.” Footage posted to Facebook in May … Read more
A new set of whale meat vending machines debuted in Japan this week. Kyodo Senpaku Co., a Japanese whaling operator, unveiled them in the port town of Yokohama, approximately 20 miles from its capital city of Tokyo. This is the third vending machine outlet the company has installed in an effort to promote sales after … Read more
A controversial bowhunting couple — famous for flaunting hunting trophies to hundreds of thousands of followers on social media — has been fined a whopping $133,000 for allegedly trafficking animals in Nebraska. The pair were sentenced last week in a federal court in Omaha in what’s being labeled the largest poaching case in state history. … Read more
This haddock heckler seemed like she was trying to bait her. A UK woman’s relaxing fishing trip turned out to be anything but when she was berated by an animal rights activist — who called her a “vile bitch” who should be “drowned.” A video of the cod-blocker’s unhinged tirade is making a splash online. … Read more
PETA went undercover at a Virginia pet store to reveal that some dog breeds are considered uninsurable due to known health issues associated with “inhumane” breeding. Source link
They did it on porpoise. It took 13 years to make “Avatar: The Way of Water” and mere minutes for animal lovers to get upset about a stunt involving live, captive dolphins at the Japan premiere Saturday, Yahoo News reported. Director James Cameron and actors Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver attended the Tokyo … Read more
Animal advocates are fighting to see the “world’s saddest gorilla” freed from captivity. Authorities in Thailand have failed to free an aging gorilla that has been kept in a zoo atop a high-rise mall for 33 years, as the owner is refusing to sell the animal for less than $780,000. Bua Noi, whose name means … Read more