(ANIMAL NEWS) Thanks to help from thousands of letters, emails, faxes, and phone calls last week, the Honorable German Ministers of Justice and Foreign Affairs released Sea Shepherd Captain Paul Watson on bail today. While Sea Shepherd’s legal team says this is an unusual, but promising move on the part of the Higher Regional Court, Paul Watson still awaits extradition to Costa Rica in relation to a shark finning incident in 2002. — Global Animal
(HEROIC PET) WALES — Louis the Yorkshire terrier seemed to know exactly what to do when his guardian, Victoria Shaw, fell getting out of the shower. While Victoria was unconscious, Louis hit an in-house panic button, bringing paramedics to the scene. Read on to see how a little bit of training and a lot of love can save your life. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL ABUSE) Pepsi, the iconic soda brand, will no longer sponsor the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration due to horrific horse abuse that surfaced in a video last week. The video, given to ABC News from the Humane Society of the United States, displays trainers openly beating a horse over the head, and the abusive practice of ”soring,” applying chemicals to horses feet to produce an exaggerated gait known as ‘Big Lick.’ Read on to learn more about this horrific finding, watch the video, and do your part to help end horse abuse. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL VIDEO) Settle down, chick, settle down. I just want to take a nap! — Global Animal
(ANIMAL PICTURES) Sometimes we just want to blend in, even if we don’t completely belong. Can you figure out which thing in the following pictures is not like the others? — Global Animal
(WHALES) CALIFORNIA — Off the coast of Monterey Bay, humpback whales attempted to defend a gray whale calf from a pod of killer whales in front of groups of whale watchers. The calf’s mother fought as best she could, but when the killer whales’ skilled attack was too much for her, the humpbacks stepped in. This is likely the first time something like this has been witnessed and recorded. Read on for the full story. — Global Animal
(TAKE ACTION) Primates used for animal testing are often ripped out of their homes in the wild, separated from their families, and locked in dark cargo crates for up to 30 hours while flying to the labs they will be experimented on until their dying day. Apart from working to end animal testing all together, PETA has been protesting at the Chicago headquarters of United Airlines, the last airline in the U.S. that doesn’t prohibit transporting primates to laboratories. For more information and to urge airlines to stop aiding in animal cruelty, click the “Take Action” link below. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL VIDEO) Give into this kitty cuteness. Resistance is futile. — Global Animal
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