On the night of September 29, California veterinarian Kathleen Johnson and her husband were walking their dogs when they came upon a deer whose rear leg was impaled on a wrought iron fence. He was hanging upside down, screaming and thrashing. Dr. Johnson called 911, assessed the deer and waited on Orange Co ACOs to … Continue reading Orange Co ACOs Under Investigation After Cutting Deer’s Throat
Category: wild animals
Feds Round Up Geese Families and Gas Them
The next time you see a cat hater spewing misinformation about how cats kill zillions of birds, remind them of the verifiable fact that the US government killed 4 million animals, mostly birds, last year. That number includes tens of thousands of beautiful Canadian geese. The government's only criteria for killing appears to be a … Continue reading Feds Round Up Geese Families and Gas Them
Potential Good News for Whales (Giant Asterisk)
Warning: Second link contains an image of a dead whale. In 1986, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) banned commercial whaling but this did not prevent countries from hunting whales. Indeed, a few countries dropped out of the IWC or simply "opted out" of the ban in order to continue killing whales for profit. The 1986 ban … Continue reading Potential Good News for Whales (Giant Asterisk)
Zero Dark Thirty: Baby Deer Edition
Nine agents from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and four sheriff's deputies descended upon a no kill shelter on the Wisconsin-Illinois border last month in response to a report that a baby deer was being cared for there. Authorities had obtained aerial photographs of the orphaned fawn at the shelter and had staked out … Continue reading Zero Dark Thirty: Baby Deer Edition
Mental Health Break: Question
The idea of bringing extinct animals back to life is intriguing. We could start with a passenger pigeon. But what extinct animal(s) would you like to see brought back to roam the earth, if it was possible? Would your animal of choice be able to literally roam the earth or would diminishing habitat make that … Continue reading Mental Health Break: Question
The Dangers to Birds and Small Mammals
If you read recently about the Smithsonian study that stated free roaming cats kill up to 24 billion birds and small mammals annually, you probably had questions. Some of those questions may have been: WTF? Where can I buy whatever the Smithsonian researchers are smoking? Are there 24 billion bird and mammal skeletons weighed down … Continue reading The Dangers to Birds and Small Mammals
Just let me hobble along please until I reach Normalville.
A Memphis resident trying to help an injured bird reportedly sought assistance from the city but received none. She then reached out to several other local animal agencies and businesses but still found no one willing to help the bird. Ultimately a PETA volunteer in Los Angeles found someone willing to pick up the bird … Continue reading Just let me hobble along please until I reach Normalville.
SC Animal Control Officer – ah heck, I just don’t know
When an alligator turned up 1 mile away from the nearest body of water in the parking lot of a store in West Ashley, SC, Charleston AC came to save the day. And by "save the day", I mean: Snare the gator in a chokepole, drag and lift him by said chokepole and place him … Continue reading SC Animal Control Officer – ah heck, I just don’t know
Sea World Learns Nothing, Again
This video of a killer whale at Sea World nearly drowning a trainer during a show in 2006 is very difficult to watch. The trainer survives but the first 10 minutes of the clip, when the whale has his foot in her mouth and pulls him underwater, depicts what well could have been the end … Continue reading Sea World Learns Nothing, Again