Research Chimps Used For Experiments Abandoned
Each year, more than 100 million animals are killed in U.S. labs — including chimps — for the purpose of biology lessons, medical training, curiosity-driven experimentation, and chemical, drug, food and cosmetics testing. But what happens when those who survive the torture retire from service? They’re abandoned and left to starve. Caption: Photo courtesy of "Save The Abandoned Chimps" Chimp's parents...
Jennifer Aniston Slams Media For Body Shaming
Jennifer Aniston had a message for tabloid media and she didn’t hold back. The actress, who’s been a fast and furious target for gossip and false pregnancy rumors, recently wrote that she’s fed up with the “sport-like” body shaming that happens daily in the tabloids “under the guise of “journalism,” “the First Amendment’’ and “celebrity news.” For the bajillionth time,...
Man Visits Elephant Daily, Demands Zoo Unchain Him
An abused elephant in captivity, previously rescued, was found once again malnourished, chained and kneeling in a concrete pit. Abuse, it seems, is easier for the zoo to maintain than kindness and care for an aging elephant. Kaavan, a 32-year-old elephant at the Murghazar Zoo in Islamabad, Pakistan had been chained for most of his life in a tiny, hot...
Prisoners Help Rehab Starving Horses
Prisoners at Kentucky’s Blackburn Correctional Facility are now responsible for nursing six starved thoroughbreds back to health. While it’s a life or death situation for the equines, for the men it is a chance to find meaning in the intense caretaking required by the animals. These six were the worst of 43 horses seized from a Mercer County farm 30...
7 Edible Bugs That Taste Great
Insects, arachnids and other creepy-crawlies are some of the most underappreciated sources of food in the United States. It's a shame, because so many bugs are packed full of nutrients, and they taste great too. Many can be harvested straight from a garden or nearby park, meaning consumers totally bypass the food industry’s preservatives, processing and general lack of...
Photo Captured Of Biker’s Soul Leaving Body After Crash
After coming across an accident, truck driver Saul Vazquez decided to snap a picture from the cab of his truck. What he captured appears to be the ghostly image of the crash victim floating away. Life after death captured Many of us would like to think there is more to this life than meets the eye. So, when I came...
Gators Climbing Trees?
As if we don’t have enough to worry about. Now apparently alligators climb trees, according to a South Florida man who spotted what he originally thought was a large lizard. He soon discovered it was 5-foot gator. Just hanging around After living in Southwest Florida for eight years, Ronald Saracino of Cape Coral was shocked at what he found lounging in...
Eagle Tries To Snatch Small Boy From Show
Seeing a large bird try to carry your child away is a gut-wrenching moment that no parent could ever foresee. But that’s exactly what happened when a wedge-tailed eagle tried to steal a child — like a small animal — during a show at Alice Springs Desert Park, Australia. Eagle latches onto boy’s hoodie Christine O'Connell from Horsham in Victoria State...
13 Of The Strangest Places To Hold A Wedding
For many people, a wedding ceremony is one of the most important moments of their lives. So it makes sense to want to do something a little out of the ordinary, in a memorable place. Riding a rollercoaster Well, if you want your wedding to be some sort of metaphor for life, maybe riding a rollercoaster is the way to...
This Super Sweet Fruit Has More Vitamin C Than Oranges
Far from being just an exotic extra in your smoothie or a tropical twist in a fruit salad, pineapple is actually one of nature’s superfoods when it comes to health. This strange spiky fruit is actually not a single fruit. Rather, it consists of coalesced berries which form what we know as the pineapple. It's also an excellent source of nutrition...
