What the Oscar-winning 2009 documentary The Cove did for dolphin slaughter in Japan, Blackfish may do for killer whales living in captivity while performing at marine parks. Blackfish, explores what may have caused Tilikum, a 12,000-pound orca, to kill three people, including veteran SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau in 2010.
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Friday funny: The best animal adverts
Here’s a great bunch of reasons to never skip the ad breaks. Today’s Friday Funny video is a collection of some of the best adverts you’ll ever see, featuring our friends from the animal kingdom.
Bieber abandons monkey friend
While Justin Bieber has apparently rekindled his romance with Selena Gomez, he has abandoned his pet monkey Mally in Germany. Mally, a 17-week-old capuchin monkey, was seized by customs authorities on March 28 when Bieber failed to produce the required papers after landing in Munich while on tour.
Forbidding Cameras on the Farm: A Threat to Whom?
On Nov. 23, 2010, in Cayuga County, New York, Phil Niles pleaded guilty to animal cruelty.
Yale Lab Tech Gets 44 Years for Murder
A former animal research technician was sentenced Friday to 44 years in prison for killing a Yale University graduate student days before her wedding in 2009 after anguished relatives described how plans to celebrate her marriage suddenly turned to unimaginable grief as they returned home with her in a coffin.
Essay: The Brain: Time Travel in the Brain
What are you doing when you aren’t doing anything at all?
China Tiger Deaths Spark Inquiry, Calls for Animal Rights
It is an irony not lost on the Chinese public that the Year of the Tiger has not been good for the big cats.
China: The Detention of Ai Weiwei is a Worrying Sign
When people write on Chinese websites that they “love the future,” it should be a sentiment the government can get behind. After all, the authorities in Beijing have pressed their subjects to embrace the country’s bright economic prospects
China: Tainted Pork Renews Food Safety Fears
There are fresh concerns about the safety of China’s food supply after the country’s largest meat processor was last week reported by CCTV, China’s state TV broadcaster, to have produced and sold pork tainted with a banned drug.
New York City: 10 Things to Do in 24 Hours Introduction
As I write this, tomorrow is Tuesday, which is a cardio day.