CALL TO ACTION FOR LUCY at Edmonton Valley Zoo, Edmonton, Alberta , Canada
Photo Credit LEAP Back in December 2019 we produced a blog titled ‘Is Lucy the Loneliest Elephant in the World?’ We gave an account on Lucy’s life and how she arrived at the zoo from Sri Lanka at the age of two when most elephant calves stay with their mothers until...
The Outrageous Chinese Demand For Donkey Skins
How many people are aware that donkeys are being brutally slaughtered across the world because of a demand for donkey skins in China? Probably nowhere near as many as there should be. You might be thinking what do the Chinese want donkey skins for? An...
Will China Learn From The Latest Coronavirus Outbreak This Time Round?
Both SARS and Covid-19 are two potentially life threatening viral infections in the “coronavirus” family. These coronaviruses can jump across species from mammal to mammal including humans. Both viruses have emanated from animals in China’s wet markets. These wet...
UK Public Consultation on the Import & Export of Hunting Trophies
THE DEADLINE IS 25 JANUARY 2020 TO RETURN THE GOVERNMENT QUESTIONNAIRE! 15 QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED BUT THE CHARITY LIONAID HAS PUT TOGETHER A GUIDE TO HELP YOU REPLY TO THE QUESTIONS AND TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND THE “EXPLANATORY” TEXT PASSAGES THE UK GOVERNMENT HAS...
The Clock Goes Tick-Tock (There is a way)
The Clock Goes Tick-Tock (There Is a Way) by Sharon Bull Our hearts feel like lead,The headlines fill us with dread,It’s the thought of the misery and pain,The increasing conflict,The hurt that we inflictCan only be classed as insane! We fight with each other,We...
The Hunting Fraternity Need Reminding Of The Hunting Act 2004
Apart from the Queen who is the law, if she was to break the law, there isn’t very much that anyone can do about it. The rest of the Royal family aren’t quite on the same level as the Monarch. They have more in common with us regular folk when it comes to laws we need...
Is Lucy the Loneliest Elephant in the World?
An account of a single Asian elephant in a zoo in Alberta, Canada sums up the depressing life of a solitary animal. Words by Kristen Warfield: “Every day for Lucy is mostly the same. She stands in her barren concrete enclosure, behind a glass wall, as visitors watch...
Shame on South Africa’s Captive Lion Industry!! (Part Two)
As many as 10,000 lions are bred and kept on South Africa’s lion farms when only between 1,300 – 1,700 adult lions remain in the wild. Today it is estimated that there are only 20,000 lions living in the wild across the whole of Africa. Sadly they are disappearing...
The Plight of Dolphins and Killer Whales In Captivity (Part One)
Who are the people who think it’s acceptable to keep dolphins and killer whales in captivity? I guess it has to be those people who are making a lot of money from keeping them in dolphinariums and marine parks. It’s a broad guess but it has been estimated that between...
Shame on South Africa’s Captive Lion Industry!! (Part One)
“On 17 May 2019, an Amendment to the Animal Improvement Act, 62 of 1998, was issued by the then Department Of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. In this amendment, lion, cheetah, rhino and giraffe have been added to the list of ‘farmable animals’, along with almost...