About Alisa Manzelli

Alisa received her BA in Literature/Writing from UC San Diego. She currently attends Loyola Marymount University, where she plans to receive her MA in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing. A self-proclaimed cat lady, Alisa has grown up with cats throughout her entire life and currently cares for a rescued Calico named Penny Lane.

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900 Dolphins Slaughtered In Retaliation

January 25, 2013

(OCEANS) Villagers in the Solomon Islands have slaughtered up to 900 dolphins in retaliation for a payment dispute with the non-profit conservation group Earth Island Institute (EII). The Berkeley-based group had supposedly promised the Fanalei villagers on the island of Malaita $2.4 million Solomon Island Dollars (about $335,000 USD) to stop hunting and selling dolphins and dolphin products, however the islanders claim they only received $700,000. The mass slaughter reportedly occurred after villagers refused to renew a memorandum of understanding with EII that expired in April of last year, however EII director Lawrence Makili claims that after $300,000 was invested amongst individual communities, one group seized the remaining funds without distributing them. Read on to learn more about the unfortunate news and sign the petition demanding the maximum sentence for these villagers as well as the petition urging the Solomon Islands to keep their promise to ban the capture and export of bottlenose dolphins. — Global Animal

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NIH Retiring 86% Of Research Chimps

January 25, 2013

(ANIMAL RESEARCH) In a move that would nearly put an end to government research on chimpanzees as soon as this March, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is proposing to retire all but 50 of the remaining 360 chimpanzees currently being used for federally funded research. The panel has recommended phasing out all current biomedical research grants involving research chimps, banning chimpanzee breeding, and retiring the chimps to sanctuaries such as Chimp Haven—the only sanctuary that receives government funding to care for government owned chimps. Read on to learn more about this victory and, while the NIH is currently accepting public comments on the matter, be sure to make your voice heard. — Global Animal

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Rescued Kitten Learns To Walk On Two Legs (VIDEO)

January 24, 2013

(TOUCHING TALE) Four-month-old rescue kitten Harvey has been given a new lease on life despite being born with bones missing from his front legs due to a rare condition called Radial Agenesis. The floppy feline was fortunately saved from a cruel owner and eventually turned over to the Glasgow, Scotland, branch of U.K. animal charity Cats Protection. Thanks to the charity’s efforts, Harvey is now awaiting an operation to replace the bones with metal pins and will be placed in a “forever home” once he recovers. Read on to learn more about this heartwarming touching tale! — Global Animal

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Horse Meat Found In Burgers

January 23, 2013

(FACTORY FARMING) A recent survey conducted by Ireland’s food safety authority (FSAI) has found traces of horse meat and DNA as well as pig DNA in hamburgers sold at supermarkets in Ireland and the UK. The food safety group randomly inspected 27 “beef” products, with 10 of which containing horse DNA and 23 with pig DNA. In addition, in one sample, horse meat accounted for approximately 29 percent of the meat content. FSAI stresses that the products do not pose a health risk, but some experts disagree. Regardless, Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney called the findings “totally unacceptable.” Read on to learn more about the FSAI’s concerning discovery and sign the petition to get horse meat out of hamburger in the UK. — Global Animal

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Three-Legged Dog Caught Stealing (VIDEO)

January 22, 2013

(LIFE WITH PETS) A clever three-legged dog has become a star in New Zealand after being caught on film stealing food from a store. The video surveillance shows the crafty canine thief entering the store, walking over to a meat cooler, and quickly exiting with a “dog roll” gripped in his hungry jaws. The 10-year-old German short-haired pointer named Oscar is now living peacefully at the pound with an overflow of adoption requests pouring in every day. Read on to learn more about the amusing story and watch the video below. — Global Animal

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General Mills To Pork Industry: No More Gestation Crates

January 22, 2013

(ANIMAL WELFARE) Following in the footsteps of companies like Oscar Meyer, The Cheesecake Factory, McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, Costco, and many more, Minneapolis-based General Mills has announced that it will be eliminating gestation crates from its pork supply chains. As one of America’s leading food companies, the decision comes in response to the public’s deep concerns about the inhumane treatment of farm animals.  However, the development and implementation of more humane methods could take up to 10 years. Read on to learn more about this progressive, small step forward. — Global Animal

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Wood Bison Reintroduced To Alaska

January 21, 2013

(WILDLIFE CONSERVATION) ANCHORAGE — By the early 20th century, wild wood bison had completely vanished for reasons still unclear to scientists. Yet, under an agreement announced last week, North America’s largest living land mammals could roam the Alaskan lower Yukon River area by 2014. Currently, Canadian officials have rebuilt their wild wood bison population to approximately 9,000. And while the animal is classified as threatened, the population will be managed by Alaska state wildlife officials, who ultimately plan to allow limited hunting. Read on to learn more about these conservation efforts. — Global Animal

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Thousands Of Dead Fish On South Carolina Beaches

January 21, 2013

(OCEANS) SOUTH CAROLINA — Tens of thousands of dead fish washed up dead on the Atlantic Coast last week, with approximately 30,000 to 40,000 menhaden fish, 6 to 8 inches long, spread along a mile and a half stretch of beach from DeBordieu Beach in Georgetown County to Pawleys Island in South Carolina. Similar incidents have occurred in the area before, including two weeks ago when another hundreds of thousands of fish washed ashore Masonboro Island, North Carolina. Marine experts have determined that the fish died from hypoxia, which occurs when the amount of oxygen in the water depletes. Read on to learn more about this entirely natural phenomenon and see what the city plans to do with the dead fish. — Global Animal

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