Deol & Mzimba became legendary in India & South Africa, respectively SIROHI, Rajasthan, India; ACORNHOEK, Mpumalanga, South Africa––Amit Deol, 46, spent most of his short life helping camels in the Thar desert of Rajasthan state, India. Anton Mzimba, either 42 or 49 according to various sources, spent his life protecting rhinos from poachers on the […]
Mad dogs & rabies follow Englishmen out of India
Global Alliance for Rabies Control still says there are at least 120 times more rabies deaths than found by 18 years of annual body counts NEW DELHI, India––Mad dogs and rabies are finally following Englishmen out of India, approximately 165 years after an 1857 New York Times report indicated that the disease had apparently […]
Pit bull attack death streak reaches nine in nine days
Each dog attack death on average represents 90 disfigurements, 900 other severe injuries, & 100,000 bites FRESNO, Texas; LUCKNOW, Uttar Pradesh, India––Just 24 hours after ANIMALS 24-7 headlined “Pit bull fatality streak reaches seven in eight days,” the global streak reached nine in nine days with the pit bull mauling deaths of Freddy Garcia, 71, […]
Ram fighting charges out of history to butt civilization in the ass
Gambling pastime found in the Bible LAGOS, Nigeria; BANGALORE, India––“Ram fighting during, but not limited to, the Eid period, and involving not just Muslims, seems to have become a gold mine in Nigeria,” a Muslim reader informed ANIMALS 24-7 shortly after the Feast of Eid al Adha on July 9, 2022. A ram fight […]
Floods: Yellowstone animals don’t need Noah, but animals might in Assam, India
High water raises hell in both the Rocky Mountains & below the Himalayas YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, U.S.A.; GUWAHATI, Assam, India––While unprecedentedly catastrophic flooding closed Yellowstone National Park for a week in mid-June 2022, also unprecedentedly severe monsoon flooding closed Manas National Park in Assam state, India, earlier and for longer. Both Yellowstone National Park, […]
Horses die by the hundreds on pilgrimage to honor the Hindu “God of all animals”
What if 600 horses died climbing Pikes Peak? DEHRADUN, Uttarakhand, India––One might imagine that the annual pilgrimage to Kedarnath, a temple in the Himalayas built in honor of Lord Pashupatinath, the Hindu god of all animals, might be undertaken with particular attention to animal welfare. But then, one might also expect all four legs of […]
Busted again: the secret life of “Tiger King” Kevin “Doc” Antle on the lam from Iowa
Does Antle fear identification with the ordinary more than felony charges? Charged with money laundering mucho bigtime MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina––Kevin Antle, 62, self-styled as “Bhagavan” and “Doc” Antle, was late on June 3, 2022 reportedly apprehended by agents for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Antle and alleged accomplice Andrew Jon Sawyer, 52, also known […]
Vultures circling overhead are good news for Planet Earth
Both black vultures & turkey vultures are rapidly expanding U.S. range and numbers Feeling down about global warming, chemical pollution, and reports about loss of species? See the vultures circling overhead? Both black vultures and turkey vultures are rapidly expanding in numbers and range across the U.S. Turkey vultures have even appeared in southeastern Alaska […]
Alisa Marie Mullins: longtime behind-the-scenes voice of PETA
PETA obituary understated Mullins’ role as author, ghostwriter, & spokesperson Alisa Marie Mullins, 59, a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals researcher and writer for 30 years, died on March 22, 2022 “after a 2-year battle with brain cancer,” PETA announced. The PETA obituary announcement understated Mullins’ longtime role as author and/or ghost writer […]
Israeli vegan honey could leave Russia & Ukraine holding the honey bucket
Lab-produced honey goes into industrial-scale production just as global supply from bees is disrupted by Putin’s War JERUSALEM, Israel––Regardless of whether Ukraine staves off the Russian invasion or suffers the genocide threatened by Russian use of heavy weapons against civilian targets, the biggest and perhaps only winner of what is now known worldwide as […]