Last of a five-part series See also Will U.K. leaving E.U. mean leaving animal welfare behind?, Farmed animals & the Brexit “diet plan,” Farmed animals & money talks and What Brexit means for “pet passports” & lab animals. LONDON, U.K.––When Britannia ruled the waves, when the sun never set on the British Empire, Rudyard Kipling in 1894 […]
Humans evolved as a hunted species, discovered Robert Sussman, 74
Rejected belief that humans are violent by nature (See also Man the Hunted: Primates, Predators, & Human Evolution.) Evolutionary anthropologist and primatologist Robert Sussman, 74, whose research helped to overturn the long commonly held belief that humans are violent and aggressive by nature, died on June 8, 2016 at his home in Creve Coeur, Missouri. He […]
And the lesson from Harambe’s death is? Well, it’s not to blame mom.
by Barry Kent Mackay Senior Program Associate, Born Free U.S.A. There has been so much written about the shooting of a 17-year-old western lowland gorilla named Harambe at Cincinnati Zoo on May 28, 2016 that it might seem that all views and issues have been amply explored, although too often not necessarily by people who […]
The myth & mystery of Harambe the Cincinnati Zoo gorilla, Part I
What really happened? Part I of a three-part series. See also: Myth: that the gorilla Harambe “protected” fallen four-year-old; Conclusion: what the life & death of Harambe the gorilla means; And the lesson from Harambe’s death is? Well, it’s not to blame mom. CINCINNATI, Ohio––“A lie will go round the world while truth is pulling its boots […]
Myth: that the gorilla Harambe “protected” fallen four-year-old
Infanticide is among leading causes of gorilla deaths in the wild Part II of a four-part series. See also: The myth & mystery of Harambe the Cincinnati Zoo gorilla; Conclusion: what the life & death of Harambe the gorilla means; And the lesson from Harambe’s death is? Well, it’s not to blame mom. Much of the […]
Alleged rhino poaching gang served trophy hunters as well as Asian medicinal demand
Rhino industry insiders in the dock JOHANNESBURG––Startling photos of the September 22, 2010 arraignment of 11 alleged members of an international rhino poaching syndicate reached the world despite the officially unexplained efforts of police to keep photographers out. News photographers Werner Beukes of the South African Press Agency, Herman Verwey of Beeld, and Lewellyn Carstens […]
Humane Society of the U.S. settles affairs without a Wills
by Merritt Clifton WASHINGTON, D.C.––Humane Society of the United States executive vice president Patricia Forkan is to assume authority over HSUS domestic operations effective on January 1, 1996. HSUS president Paul Irwin, now heading domestic operations, will move over to head the umbrella organization, Humane Society International, while current HSI president John Hoyt, 65, will […]
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