By The Humane Society of the United States May 26, 2009
The HSUS and our international affiliate, Humane Society International, engineered the European Parliament’s May 5 vote to ban the trade in seal fur , and it’s a serious blow against Canada’s annual seal hunt. But half a world away from Newfoundland’s blood-stained ice, another sickening...
By Natural Resources Defense Council June 15, 2009
One of the big questions in marine mammal research these days is how Navy mid-frequency sonar kills marine mammals. Some scientists have looked to decompression sickness, or "the bends," for an answer, since investigators have repeatedly found bends-like symptoms in animals that sonar has left...
By PETA August 24, 2009
Our controversial "Save the Whales" billboard caused quite a stir after it was erected in Jacksonville, Florida. Now it's being replaced with the following billboard: Ever since placing our original ad, which showed a woman whose "blubber" was spilling out of her...
By PETA December 28, 2009
When I hear "Christmas spectacular," I think snow, lights, and a tree—really, it doesn't take much to make me happy. For the twisted folks at Loro Parque in Spain, however, it's apparently not Christmas without some animal exploitation. Wholesome and heartwarming? Yeah, right. There was nothing...
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff December 28, 2009
Some 125 pilot whales died in New Zealand after stranding on the beach over the weekend _ but vacationers and conservation workers Sunday managed to coax 43 others back out to sea. The Associated Press reports: