FRED DOMMER—Giving us a respite from the tons of propaganda dross they usually peddle as legitimate information, CBS Sunday included this morning a little story about an injured goose whose companion would not abandon him, after the humans had “captured” him. (In this case, fortunately for all, it was professional wildlife rehabilitators at The New England Wildlife Center who assisted the injured animal, baptised Arnold by the rehabbers, while his mate was called Amelia). If you have a friend who is a “sport” hunter, do show him this story. Maybe this Fall he won’t be joining the millions who go into the wild with shotguns and other implements of death to kill geese as if they were simply living targets.
ANIMAL DEFENDERS
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Team Lioness: Women rangers protecting Africa’s wildlife | IFAW
39 minutes read“It’s very bad when the same people that you are working with [in the community], telling them the importance of wild animals, and you find them killing those wild animals,” says Ruth Sikeita, one of the rangers on the scene.
Papatiti says that while bushmeat poaching incidents have increased over time, the killing of elephants for ivory has declined. He estimates that between three to five elephants were poached on community lands annually from when the OCWR was established in 2010 until IFAW began to support the unit in 2018, when only one elephant was lost. No more elephants have been killed on the Group Ranch since.
“I attribute the success to dedication from rangers and how we built a very good relationship with the community, which is our source of intel,” explains Papatiti.
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An older, stray kitty sounds the alarm about a trapped kitten in this video published by the Kritter Club, an animal defence group in Korea. The people promptly mobilize.
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We spotted this inspiring news a few days back and wanted to celebrate it. Imagine what humanity could achieve if it wasnt consantly distracted by artificial cultural divisions, wars, and economic insecurity—all such ills emanating from a global system of entrenched exploitation and inequality.
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David Doel and David Pakman file reports on the latest successful prank by a/r activists against big Animal Farming.
7 minutes readDavid Doel and David Pakman file reports on the latest successful prank by a/r activists against big Factory Farming.