Sharkwater – I have to see this! A while ago I came across a documentary called Sharkwater, which I have been dying to see but until now could not get a chance… well, you can imagine how excited I was to see a screening of this epic doccie in the line up for SOS Shark Center activities next month! Here are the details, as well as the rest of the activities in store next month… ———————- 1. School Holiday Programme: …
[VIA] The Kommetjie false killer whale tragedy a few short weeks ago made headlines all over the country and even across the world, and it doesn’t surprise me that Sea Shepherd have spoken out about this disaster. My Sea Shepherd e-news arrived this morning, and one of the main articles was a call to boycott South African wines until MCM (Marine and Coastal Management) head honcho Mike Meyers handed in his resignation for ordering the ‘euthanasia’ of over 40 of …
The world is NOT our oyster, and it’s crackpot mentality like this that is seeing so many species face extinction, as habitats are destroyed across the world. In my current project writing these Africa country guides, one thing keeps popping up time and time again… almost every single country in our beautiful continent (and in fact the entire world) faces at least some level of deforestation, desertification, pollution, land abuse or similar environmental hazard. Slowly but surely, the human race …
Look this seal in the eye and then try and ignore this post! It’s that time of year again people. The time of year when hundreds of thousands of Harp seals are cruelly slaughtered in Canada, despite monumental efforts to stop the worlds largest mammal slaughter. As the Humane Society Protect Seals website says, ‘it’s not a hunt, it’s an atrocity’. So far, in just a few days, 17, 200 Harp seals have already been killed. Many of them are …
Not too shabby I have just across the most incredible documentary, Sharkwater… and I have to get hold of this asap! In a nutshell, biologist and director Rob Stewart spent a good few years in shark rich areas, researching and filming these amazing animals. He teamed up with eco hero Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd as well, and the result of this journey (which includes pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges) is …
RIP Travis I am so unbelievably annoyed at an article I just read on IOL tonight, about a 10 year old ‘domesticated’ chimp who attacked his owner’s friend for ‘no apparent reason’ and had to be shot by the cops. The chimp used to be a ‘TV star’ (ie. it was most likely orphaned as a baby and sold into the animal entertainment market) and was living with some silly cow. It drank out of stemmed wineglasses and did all …
I hope people in your town get wind of where you live and make your life a living hell and that you are plagued by nightmares every night. People like you do not deserve to keep animals! I read a very, very upsetting news item on IOL this morning about a man who dragged his dog behind his car, then cut the rope and threw the dog into the bushes, to ‘punish’ the dog for allegedly biting his child. When …
Fighting the good fight I’ve been a Sea Shepherd fan for some time, and get regular newsletter updates on their current mission, Operation Musashi. As some of you may know, Sea Shepherd is an anti-whaling group, much like Green Peace – except they are a hell of a lot more relentless and other than avoiding violence, they stop at nothing to sabotage the Japanese fleets’ attempts to hunt whales. The current operation on the Steve Irwin is in full-swing, and …
I got very excited when a friend sent me this flier – on Tuesday December 16th from 8am the record to form the longest pet food chain will begin. All you have to do is go to the Seapoint promenade with a few tins or bags of pet food, and it’s all for a really great cause… all food will be donated to animals across the townships this Christmas. P.S. I know some of you may be thinking ‘but what …
Haribo with a lot to say and big cheesy grin I have been following the story of the latest batch of rescued moon bears at Animals Asia since March, when 28 bears were rescued from bear farms in Chengdu and taken to the moon bear sanctuary run by Animals Asia. From the start, I was immediately captivated by the amazing work that AFF have been doing, and the heartbreaking stories that unfolded about the awful, torturous lives that these bears …
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