Because of superstitious beliefs in some cultures, black cats are sometimes associated with bad luck and, sadly, are more likely to be put to sleep or wait a long time to be adopted from shelters.
Black Cat Appreciation Day was launched to show people that a black cat could be the perfect cat for them, and help raise awareness about black cats in general.
Lolita has suffered in the same barren tank at the Miami Seaquarium for 44 years. She lives a solitary life, performing in depressing daily shows for tourists.
Her tank is the smallest for an Orca in North America, and despite being in violation of the Animal Welfare Act, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has yet to acknowledge these glaring discrepancies.
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The shocking number of cruelty cases reported daily on television, on the Internet and in newspapers is only the tip of the iceberg. Most cases are never reported, and most animal suffering goes unrecognized and unabated.
Unlike violent crimes against people, information on reported cases of animal abuse have not been compiled by state and federal agencies, making it difficult to calculate the prevalence or trends in these crimes.
Who abuses animals
Cruelty and neglect cross socio-economic boundaries, and media reports suggest that animal abuse is common in both rural and urban areas.
Most common victims
The animals whose abuse is most often reported are dogs, cats, horses and livestock. Based on numbers from pet-abuse.com, of 1,880 cruelty cases reported in the media in 2007
Organized cruelty
Dogfighting, cockfighting and other forms of organized animal cruelty go hand in hand with other crimes.
Domestic violence, child abuse and animal cruelty
Data on domestic violence and child abuse cases reveal that a staggering number of animals are victimized by abusive parents or partners each year.
Do chained bulls dream of rolling freely in green pastures?
How else do you explain how an animal, who has spent his whole life in chains, could take so ferociously to freedom?
In a video posted to YouTube by Austrian animal sanctuary Gut Aiderbichl, a bull named Bandit appears to have been waiting his whole life for precisely this moment.
Before being liberated, Bandit can be seen in the video at his old home, tethered by his neck against a brick wall with just a steel pole between him and his equally forlorn neighbor.
Bandit was one of many million that live worldwide in narrow stables in tethered housing, all life long. Do animals get used to this? Not really if you watch our unique video. Bandit shows his gratitude to Christian from our sanctuary Gut Aiderbichl and performs a dance of freedom. On our sanctuaries live more than 500 rescued cows, bulls and calves.
Dogs
83.3 million — Number of owned dogs
47 percent — Percentage of households that own at least one dog
70 percent — Percentage of owners with one dog
20 percent — Percentage of owners with two dogs
10 percent — Percentage of owners with three or more dogs
1.47 — Average number of owned dogs per household
20 percent — Percentage of owned dogs who were adopted from animal shelters
$231 — Average annual amount spent by dog owners on routine veterinary visits
83 percent — Percentage of owned dogs who are spayed or neutered
Even — Proportion of male to female owned dogs
Cats
95.6 million — Number of owned cats
46 percent — Percentage of owners with one cat
31 percent — Percentage of owners with two cats
24 percent — Percentage of owners with three or more cats
2.11 — Average number of owned cats per household
26 percent — Percentage of owned cats who were adopted from an animal shelter
$193 — Average annual amount spent by cat owners on routine veterinary visits
91 percent — Percentage of owned cats who are spayed or neutered
73 percent vs. 62 percent — The difference in number of owned female cats and owned male cats, respectively
3,500 — Number of animal shelters
6 to 8 million — Number of cats and dogs entering shelters each year
25 percent — Percentage of purebred dogs in shelters
3 to 4 million — Number cats and dogs adopted from shelters each year
2.7 million — Number of adoptable cats and dogs euthanized in shelters each year
30 percent — Percentage of shelter dogs reclaimed by their owners
2 to 5 percent — Percentage of shelter cats reclaimed by owners
An activist has moved the Delhi high court to save a Ranthambore tiger, better known as Ustad, from losing his freedom over what he says are unproven charges of being a man-killer.
The male tiger believed to have killed four humans was shifted from Ranthambore National Park to Sajjangarh Biological Park in Udaipur in a highly secretive move, drawing a sharp rebuke from the country’s highest tiger conservation body for alleged violation of standard operating procedure.
The eight-year-old tiger, officially known as number T-24, will be kept in captivity at Sajjangarh, forest department sources said.
This whole Ustad Lie has been one of the most emotional rollercoaster rides I have ever witnessed.
Those that care know the truth, the people who have come together for this one Majestic Tiger has been international, Your people Ustad have shown who are the Genuine Lovers of your Species of your Forests and of those who watch over you.
May Justice prevail for you Mighty Ustad. May justice prevail for those who fought for your Justice.
You are Ustad
Watch and Listen and then please spread the Truth. May Justice prevail! #SaveUstad #JesuisUstad
There were days when I walked in my territory carefree
My life was beautiful as we were the happy family of one plus three
Often living at the edge, we basked in the glory of life;
While my babies made most of their play, my meals had love from my lovely wife;
Indeed! It was a beautiful life!!
& suddenly every piece of our lives was destroyed,
While I was taken to a zoo, my family was put to endless agony & cries.
Now who will hear us out?
We are left to endless silence of jungles & not equipped as human clout.
I want to be heard coz it is my family whose future is at stake, It is not only us the animals, but even humans can make mistakes.
I am now succumbed to a life of bondage and misery,
All I can see from the cage are the memories.
Memories from the days when I lived like a king
The very sight of me gave you the thrill.
I don’t ask for more, just my freedom!!
Once again, I want to go back & rule my kingdom!!!
Lolita is a 20-foot-long (6 m), 7,000 pounds (3,200 kg) orca who has lived at the Miami Seaquarium for over 40 years
Many years ago, I visited Miami. One of the highlights of the trip was to go to the Miami Seaquarium to see Lolita’s show. How naive I was at the time!
After that, several times, I’ve visited two of the Sea World Parks: Orlando and San Diego.
NEVER AGAIN!!
“Lolita …. slave to entertainment”
Man versus nature; in the summer of 1970 a barbaric hunt kills five orca whales and destroys the lives of countless others. Six young orcas are ripped away from their family, sold to marine parks, and shipped across the world to enter into a life of slavery. Three decades later only one survives. And she just so happens to be Miami’s biggest performer.
“Lolita: Slave to Entertainment” is a stirring wake up call. For those who have visited a marine park, for those who think they might do so in the future, and for those who simply wish to know the truth about performing marine mammals, this film is a ‘must see.'”
~~James Laveck Tribe of Heart~~
(Producer of the award winning doc. The Witness)
On August 8, 1970 Lolita was caught in Penn Cove, Puget Sound, WA. She was one of seven young whales sold to marine parks around the world from a roundup of over 80 orcas conducted by Ted Griffin and Don Goldsberry, partners in a capture operation known as Namu, Inc. Tokitae, as she was originally named, was purchased by Seaquarium veterinarian Dr. Jesse White for about $6,000 (the referenced article reports $20,000). On arriving to the Seaquarium Lolita joined another Southern Resident Orca named Hugo who was captured some time before Lolita and had lived in the park two years before her arrival. Tokitae was renamed Lolita “after the heroine in Vladimir Nabokov’s novel by The News.”
She and Hugo lived together for 10 years in what is known as the Whale Bowl, a tank 60-by-80-foot (18 by 24 m) by 20 feet (6 m) deep. Even though the pair mated many times (once to the point of suspending shows) the two never produced any offspring. Hugo died March 4, 1980 after repeatedly smashing his head into the walls of the tank in what has been described as an act of suicide. Since then, Lolita has lived in the Whale Bowl together with a pair of Pacific White Sided dolphins.
Lolita has suffered in the same barren tank at the Miami Seaquarium for close to 44 years. She lives a solitary life, performing in depressing daily shows for tourists. Her tank is the smallest for an Orca in North America, and despite being in violation of the Animal Welfare Act, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has yet to acknowledge these glaring discrepancies.
Lolita was captured from the waters of Washington State where her mother “Ocean Sun” and extended family (L-Pod) still live (Ocean Sun shown in video at 3:54). L-Pod is a resident group of orcas which researchers have sighted regularly over many decades. The key factor standing between reunion of Lolita with her pod has been refusal by the Miami Seaquarium owners to allow for her retirement.
Marine mammal experts have proposed a plan (http://savelolita.org/the-plan) in which Lolita would be transferred to a coastal sea pen, and, once she re-learns the skills necessary for survival, rejoin her family in the wild. Even if it is determined that Lolita is unable to recover from the years spent alone in a tank, she deserves to live as natural a life as possible.
Lolita was abducted in 1970, she has lived most of her life in solitary confinement in a tiny tank at the Miami SeaQuarium. It’s time to retire Lolita! Please visit orcanetwork.org, aldf.org, hope4lolita.com, savelolita.org, savelolita.com, orcaproject.wordpress.com and peta.org to learn more.
Seventeen bears have been rescued from what would have been a life sentence in miserable concrete pits in Helen, Georgia.
Bears rescued from the sensory-depriving pits in Helen, Georgia, have been given a new life at the Wild Animal Sanctuary, where they now live in vast species-specific habitats that are measured in acres, not feet, and offer a great deal of enrichment, including a large pond and climbing structures. They have the freedom to roam, nest, forage, and enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables, and they will receive exceptional veterinary care for themselves and their newborn cubs.
They are now roaming acres of natural habitat at The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado, where they are already rolling in the grass, racing around their fields, and enjoying relative freedom and fresh mountain air in a stunning 60-acre habitat.
Bears are given new life, acres to explore at a Colorado sanctuary, thanks to PETA, Sam Simon, the Wild Animal Sanctuary, and the Atlanta Humane Society.
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