33,000 sharks, 2000 dolphins & 2000 turtles killed to boost beach tourism in South Africa 16/06/2009 13:42:04

A rooster who has been trained to fight can't be rehabilitated, right? Oh so wrong. Some of you may recall that a few months ago, during a disussion regarding the rehabilitation of pit bulls, I linked to a (heartbreaking) post that Deb Durant wrote this

Almost everyone has heard of McDonald's, and most people have eaten at the chain at least once, but many people don't know about the horrific cruelty that goes into every portion of chicken served under the Golden Arches.

Shark fins , deer tail , turtles , seahorses are amongst hundreds of animals and animal parts that are used in chinese traditional medicine . As population grows so does demand for these traditional remedies driving these species to extinction....

Israeli Knesset Member Nitzan Horowitz has introduced the world's first nationwide bill to ban fur, called "Prohibiting the Industry of Fur." If it becomes law, this bill would prohibit the production, sale, and importation of all fur products throughout

In a misguided attempt to attach the "eco-friendly" tag to her designs, Japanese designer Chie Imai has dubbed one of her recent collections of fur-trimmed capes and boleros Eco Harmony. Yet the trim isn't faux--it's chinchilla and mink. Chie touts her

Eighty million wild buffalo, or bison, once thundered across the Great Plains in herds 12 miles wide. By the early 1900s, just 23 remained, and they were given safe haven inside Yellowstone National Park. The herd numbers roughly 3,000 today. These

While millions of wild buffalo, or bison, once roamed North America, the Yellowstone herd is comprised of about 3,000 buffalo -- the only continuously wild, free-roaming herd in America. In the spring, some of these buffalo leave snow-covered Yellowstone

Twitter is a great tool for getting the word out, and charities on Twitter are no exception. You can learn about humanitarian aid, animals, environmental issues, and more, all from your Twitter feed.

Age discrimination in the workplace has long been a concern for the 55-and-older set. In this downturn, however, younger workers may have as much to fear as their more-mature colleagues. In some cases, young, childless professionals say they feel they're