Sport & Entertainment

The captions on the photos say it all. I’ve loaded the captioned photos into the slide-show, after a cover image, so children can’t accidentally read them. These screen shots were captured from a typical anti-wolf, anti-predator, “All American” Bible-thumping pro-hunting, trapping and animal-torture Facebook page, the name of which I’ve decided to not reveal here, because they don’t need mor… Read More

An Oregon bill to ban horse tripping includes a clause aimed at calming the concerns of rodeo aficionados. An earlier proposal to ban the practice of roping horses’ legs in competition died in committee in 2011. It wasn’t that opponents loved the idea of roping horses’ fragile legs — after all, the Jordan Valley Big Loop Rodeo is the only Oregon rodeo to run the event. Read More

Singapore animal rights activists are continuing to be frustrated over the use of two pandas from China to promote what they have described as “cruel animal conditions” at the Singapor… Read More

Oversized pigs lie on the ground, unable to move around the specially designed pen because of their own weight. Still, they are fed twice a day, often forcibly, by professional farmers looking to raise the largest pigs possible. These animals often suffer twisted bones and even tota… Read More

Animal rights campaigners slammed Grand National organisers after a horse died on the first day of the meeting at Aintree on Thursday. The world famous National will be staged on Saturday, with the welfare of the horses firmly on the agenda after Battlefront became the 23rd horse to die on the Liverpool course sinc… Read More

Animal rights groups that sued the producer of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will have to pay attorney fees, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan of Washington, D.C., did not yet decide how much is owed, the National Law Journal reports. The circus producer, Feld Entertainment Inc., says it has spent more than $20 million defending itself in the suit… Read More

A zoo in Argentina is under fire for allowing visitors to have extra close contact with their wild animals, even letting them cuddle tigers and rub noses with lions. The Lujan Zoo is known for having very tame animals, many believe they sedate them but the zoo insists they are calm due to good training and being constantly… Read More

Rodeo groups from across the country are uniting for the first time under the banner of the Australian Rodeo Federation. The organisation will represent at least 450 rodeo events and 4,200 members nationally. Executive Director of the Australian Professional Rodeo Association, Glen Mansfield, says ongoing pressure from animal rights groups has prompted t… Read More

Some people actually think this is fun: tie a bear to a stake so she can barely move, then let loose a bunch of dogs who want to tear her limb from limb. As dogs get tired or injured, fresh dogs are brought in. Sometimes the bear’s canine teeth are pulled out and claws are filed down or removed so that she has no way to fight her… Read More

Nosey the Elephant has been abused and neglected by Hugo “Tommy” Liebel, who owns and exhibits her and rents her out to circuses. Readers may be familiar with Nosey’s plight from my previous post about her, “Sick, Abused Elephant Set to Perform in UniverSoul Circus.” Please check out that article for details about poor Nosey’s abuse and… Read More