One cannot believe in this day and age, rabbits are still suffering like so many other laboratory tested animals. Why !? There are so many humans, whom you could pay and they would happily have you test the technology on them. Ah ofcourse Human Rights!
“A new generation of contact lenses that project images in front of the eyes is a step closer after successful animal trials, say scientists.”
The prominent horn for which all rhinos are so well known for has also been their downfall. A special Thank You to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore for using it for medical purposes (well they think it is medically helpful but no proof) and how can we forget North Africa and the Middle East whom view the horn as an ornamental dagger handle.
So its OK to kill a beautiful creature to save ones self ?
Well China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore which innocent animal(s) are you going to pick on next so we can eliminate that specie and then the one after and the one after that.
Get the picture, you are causing the extinction of these magnificent creatures at an alarming rate, for what ? Your medical well-being ? Or I mean, for your wealth since you aim to make a mighty buck or two from selling the medicine. And lets not forget the poacher who is encouraged with a handsome financial reward.
Elephants, whales, dolphines, Orangutans… they are all facing a difficult future ahead. And the human population continues to grow… scary. Very scary future ahead indeed.
The prehistoric-looking Javan rhinoceros is one of the world’s rarest large mammals. The name rhinoceros derives from the Greek for ‘nose horn’, and the Javan rhinoceros has a single horn on the snout that, like all rhinoceros horns, does not have a bony core but is composed of keratin fibres. (These are a group of fibrous proteins that form the basis of hair, nails, wool etc in animals)
The WWF and the International Rhino Foundation said the country’s last Javan rhino was probably killed by poachers, as its horn had been cut off.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment
Dr Talukdar observed: “What is key to the success of the species is appropriate habitat management as the Javan rhinos are browser and it needs secondary growing forests.” He warned that the habitat within the national park on Java serving as the final refuge for the species was being degraded by an invasive species of palm.
The Javan Rhino is found only in Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park in west Java. They are solitary in nature and are rarely seen.
Good old Palm oil, not only affecting Orangutans but appears to be killing many more endangered species that many are not aware of, just because they are not cute or cuddly.
The eastern world are not the only ones to blame, the demand for Palm oil is also high from the western world. It appears its OK for the west to keep their homes and habitat but money talks to those that survive on bear basics , so lets demolish their land instead. This world is a disgrace, we are loosing so many species that we literally have not even heard of or documented. What have they done to deserve this ? But thanks Vietnam.
AvH Fact: Javan Rhino
Physical Characteristics
Weight: 2,000 – 5,060 pounds (900 – 2,300 kg)
Height: 5 – 5.5 feet (1.5 – 1.7 m) tall at the shoulder
Length: 6-11.5 feet (2.0-.4 m)
Horn: Javan rhinos possess a single horn 10 in (25 cm) long, at least in males; females have a smaller or no horn. (Ofcourse highly valued by the Rhino as its Horns are also used for digging in waterbeds to find water, or to uproot shrubs etc. Some rhinos use the horn to guide their offspring. It’s there for a purpose, like the nostrils on our nose we use to breathe, there for a purpose)
The wife, Christine Hemming 53, of a Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming has been given a nine-month suspended sentence for stealing a kitten from the home of her husband’s lover.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-15490557
Definition of a suspended sentence:
When a court imposes a custodial sentence of between 14 days and one year (or six months in the magistrates’ court), the court may choose to suspend the sentence for up to two years. This means that the offender does not go to prison but must comply with one or more requirements set by the court.
There are 12 requirements the court may impose, listed in section 190(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, including:
Hemming, whose sentence is suspended for 12 months, has said she still cannot remember how it came to be in her possession. She said: “I did not deliberately take the cat”
But yet there is CCTV evidence that she left the house she trespassed with a kitten.
The kitten, has not been found since it was filmed being removed on 29 September 2010.
So how come she has a suspended sentence ? An animal/a pet had disappeared due to her stupidity, selfishness, thoughtlessness is now dead or what ? If this was a human child, surely there would be a big case and hunt and finally a sentence. How can she be let off so easily ?
“…said she still cannot remember how it came to be in her possession” If she is mentally ill, surely stick her in some mental institution so others are safe from her.
Mr Hemming, you heard of getting a divorce before unzipped your pants ? You’re a twat!
Lets get this story into context. She is a mother therefore her reaction will obviously be to defend her own. But if she puts things into context, she’ll realise she got away lucky.
The fox apparently sneaked up after burglars forced open a window and stole thousand pounds worth of valuables. These so called burglars could have been violent or rapist or child molesters. The fox did not harm the child, probably got close and ofcourse the child must have been spooked therefore cried. The fox was most likely a) hungry and b) curious. But yet this pathetic over reacting woman says:
“It is very scary to think what it was trying to do,” said Annette, a mum-of-two. “I believe officers should have destroyed it. If it had been a dangerous dog trying to bite a child, surely it would have been destroyed.”
a) It was not a dog, it was a fox so that’s a given.
b) The fox did not injure or harm anyone but yet you pathetic self centred woman wants to destroy it. You are lucky as I said above that the burglars were just burglars and nothing else. If the fox wanted to do you or your child hard, it would have done so whilst you were on the phone and waiting for the police.
Get real and stop the bad publicity for these poor creatures. They are hungry too. Have you ever had to hunt for food to feed your own hungry ? I guess not. The child benefit and maternity allows you as a human to buy food, food for you and your child. They do not have a choice.
If anyone in China is reading this, please share with your friends and family.
Incredible creatures, treat them with respect and you’ll have your best friend by your side, never let you down.
This chap is dumb & foolish and with that combo he paid the price of loosing some of his limbs. The beach was closed due to an earlier shark spotting and there was a flag flying which denoted this. Yet he ignored this warning and continued to go for a swim. Lucky the fool is still alive!
Wonder what the next step will be for South Africa re this shark…..
Hope is the famous bear that was featured in the BBC documentary ‘The Bear Family and Me’.
“According to Mr Niskanen there are upwards of 19,000 bears in the state and a “sustainable harvest” via hunting is permitted as a means of controlling the population:”
The hunters cannot shoot to kill bears with collars. Apparently Hope did not have a collar. But the question is, if you want to play GOD and control other specie population, why can’t you inject the females so they cannot give conceive. Why does it result to killing. Is it so that they can have the paws and claws and the head as souvenirs ?
The human population is out of hand. We discuss the future of how we the human specie will survive with the mouths to feed vs amount of crops. So it’s OK to look for alternatives when if comes to humans, yet for animals, it’s ok to kill them ? Sorry it can’t work that work, but ofcourse animals are not armed and do not have a voice…
After 700 hundred years of bull fighting, after 180,000 signatures, there is finally an end to bull fighting. This is not a sport, how can it be when the human is armed and the bull is cut and sliced up by others before it even meets the matador in the ring. Killing anything is not a sport, especially when it’s an animal v an armed human.
The local breeders are peeved, how are they to earn a living ? These bulls after all are bred only to end up in the the bullfight and then death. So ofcourse no one told the bull that its sole purpose in life is to fight and then die really, simple eh.
You are sad bastards, the spectators and the matadors. Go watch some real sport and go get a real job.
Salute to the Bulls. Hope other Spanish regions soon follow suit.
‘The prison population in England and Wales reached a record high today.
The total number of prisoners hit 86,842, only slightly higher than the previous record of 86,821 set a fortnight ago, and about 1,800 short of the usable operational capacity of 88,628, Ministry of Justice figures showed’
http://www.independent.co.uk/news
Well when too many dogs are at a dog shelter, they get put too sleep, totally healthy dogs who have done no wrong. Yet these waste of space prisoners drain the system and get 3 meals a day, games, tv, incredible.
Dogs on Death Row
http://www.dogsos.co.uk/#/death-row-dogs/4524189856
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