Born a “displaced person,” Biruté Galdikas spent her life aiding & advocating for displaced orangutans LOS ANGELES––Orangutan researcher, rescuer, and conservationist Biruté Galdikas, 79, died on March 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, after a prolonged illness. “Born in Germany, on May 10, 1946, while her parents were en route from Lithuania to Canada,” as displaced […]
“Enough horse poop,” St. Augustine tells carriage trade, while NYC dithers
Another New York City runaway carriage horse produces sound & fury, but no political action ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida––New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani appears to be still juggling conflicting fall 2025 election promises made to both horse-drawn carriage industry opponents and Transportation Workers Union president John Samuelsen, a leading defender of the carriage trade, but […]
Eduardo Albor jailed, but that will not help the Dolphin Company dolphins
Longtime Dolphin Company chief has had no jurisdiction over Dolphin Company animal inventory since March 2025 CANCUN, Mexico––Excitement rippled through the marine mammal advocacy world on Friday, February 13, 2026 after a variety of Mexican media and the Dolphin Project posted to social media several cell phone video clips of the arrest of Eduardo Albor, […]
B.C. wildlife policy aligns more closely with pervs than with public opinion
Tumbler Ridge school massacre & deeds leading to Winnipeg “crush video” convictions bear uncomfortable resemblance to British Columbia wolf & fur-bearer wildlife management VANCOUVER, British Columbia; WINNIPEG, Manitoba––Three individuals who might most politely be described as sexual deviants known for preying upon animals on February 11, 2026 upstaged opinion polls from Research Co., the pre-eminent […]
Whale Sanctuary Project may not finally get some whales after all
30 belugas, four dolphins, & two orcas may be evicted from Marineland of Canada & Marineland Antibes before Whale Sanctuary Project has any holding facilities NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Canada; ANTIBES, France––Marineland of Canada, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, founded in 1961, and Marineland Antibes, on the French Riviera, founded in 1970, never shared ownership, but […]
Dingo vs. dog: Piper James death reignites Australian animal control debate
Victim Piper James apparently drowned under dingo attack. Six dingoes culled, more likely to follow K’GARI (Fraser Island), Queensland, Australia–––Debate raging across Australia since the January 19, 2026 drowning of Canadian visitor Piper James while under dingo attack may never produce agreement about what should be––and should have been––the appropriate official response. The debate centers […]
Baseball ignores cockfighting link to players allegedly betting on games
Players gambling on any sporting event violates major league rule in effect since 1876 NEW YORK, N.Y.––If Major League Baseball did not already know it has a gambling problem, associated with open tolerance of players’ involvement in cockfighting, the indictment testimony of an informant identified only as Bettor-1 introduced in Brooklyn, New York federal […]
Madness in Chicago after rehoming of rabid Georgia “rescue” puppy
Mistakes are pardonable. Concealing information & distributing questionable advice are another matter CHICAGO, Illinois––Why has PAWS Chicago not identified who sent a rabid puppy north for adoption, more than three weeks after the case made headlines? Distinguishing canine rabies from bat rabies, raccoon rabies, fox rabies, and skunk rabies, all of which are transmissible to […]
South African & Canadian dog attack deaths illustrate growing global crisis
Under-reporting also evident in South Africa STELLALANDER-VRYBURG, South Africa; WELSHTOWN, Nova Scotia––The January 2, 2026 pit bull attack death of an as yet unnamed 39-year-old Pakistani citizen in Vryburg, South Africa, and the January 3, 2026 death of 13-year-old Drew Nickerson in Welshtown, Nova Scotia, Canada, fatally mauled by two Cane Corsos and a […]
Brigitte Bardot, 91, movie star for 20 years, animal advocate for 52 years
Brigitte Bardot: provocative on film, but even more provocative for animals, for more than twice as long PARIS, France––Brigitte Bardot, 91, a fashion model for four years, a film actress for 20 years, and a full-time animal advocate for the last 52 years of her life, died on December 28, 2025 of undisclosed causes at […]