Peanut the six-pack turtle
Peanut is red-eared slider turtle, who became a ‘mascot’ for raising awareness about plastic pollution among wildlife. No, not becauseContinue Reading
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Two veterinarians refuse to treat a steer because he lives on a farm sanctuary
Pete is a Hereford steer, who was bottle-fed and now lives on Spring Farm Sanctuary (Minnesota, US). The farm sanctuaryContinue Reading
Orangutan blinded after being shot multiple times
An orangutan with a young baby on Indonesia’s Sumatra island was blinded after being shot at least 74 times withContinue Reading
Taking care of an injured grasshopper
In September 2018 Chelsea Euliano found an injured grasshopper, who was missing a hind leg, on the ground, while walking aroundContinue Reading
Dairy cows as ‘therapy’ props to de-stress students
The Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Centre of Michigan State University in Lansing offered a new program, for students toContinue Reading
Ability not Disability. First Issue of Animal Culture magazine
Animal Culture is a new online magazine edited by Patricia Denys, Mary Holmes and Karlie Kawa. The first issue (September 2018)Continue Reading
The Indian ‘wolf boy’ Dina, walking on all fours
Dina Sanichar from India is one of the many ‘feral’ children growing up and cared for by wolves, panthers, orContinue Reading
Are disabled animals fetishized on social media?
Videos and stories of disabled animals often go viral on social media. This article on Disability Intersections raises some interestingContinue Reading
