Monthly Archives: October 2013
Snowball & Motmot Win Halloween Pet Costume Contest
Tell Walmart To Rollback Animal Cruelty
(FARM ANIMAL CRUELTY) MINNESOTA — Mercy For Animals (MFA) is making major strides in their efforts to have retail giant Wal-mart adopt new animal welfare guidelines, specifically with their pork supplier. This week, MFA released hidden camera footage of shocking animal abuse in the confines of Wal-mart's pork supplier. The video depicts pregnant pigs caged in gestation crates, which are banned in numerous states and in Europe because they are so cruel to animals. This is the third time MFA has exposed Wal-mart's Pork Supplier for their horrific treatment towards animals. Read on to learn more about what the MFA found inside Wal-mart's Pork Supplier and sign the petition to speak out against Wal-mart's animal cruelty, and/or sign actor/activist James Cromwell's petition here. — Global Animal
Stephen Colbert Calls Out Rhino Hunters
Cooper The Banana Cat
Red Sox Vs. Cardinals: Furry Fans Face Off! (GALLERY)
The Well-Intentioned Eater: Vegetarian Voyage To P.F. Chang’s
Our Favorite Animals From The Simpsons (GALLERY)
Pumpkin Playtime With Big Cats
(ANIMAL VIDEO) Every year after Halloween the Big Cat Rescue receives leftover pumpkins from stores for the enrichment of the cats. Watch as the tigers, panthers, leopards, and lynx play with, pounce on, and generally demolish their new toys. — Global Animal
Halloween Pet Costume Contest: Let The Voting Begin!
(HALLOWEEN PET COSTUME CONTEST) The photos have been submitted, and now it is time to vote for your favorites in our third annual Halloween pet costume contest! To cast your vote, visit Global Animal’s Facebook page, go to our photo albums, and select the Halloween Pet Costume Contest 2013 album. Simply “Like” your favorite pictures to vote and there you have it! Voting will close October 30th at midnight. The winner will be featured on Global Animal’s front page on Halloween, October 31. Happy voting! — Global Animal
‘Lost World’ Expedition Unearths New Species
Masked Monkey Business Unveiled
The Hot Seat: Animals Cope With Climate Change (GALLERY)
(WILDLIFE PICTURES) Climate change, the age old topic of debate, returns. Well, it's real and it's happening. And even more telling is the effect the steady rise in temperature has had on some of our fondest wildlife species. Ice caps are melting and the world is becoming increasingly hotter. It's no surprise then to learn who struggles and who perseveres. But do we really want to see the extinction of species like the beloved emperor penguin and the cuddly polar bear in the coming years? The gallery below features a variety of winners and losers facing the hot seat. How will these creatures stand against changing conditions? — Global Animal
Baby Monkey Tackles iPhone
(ANIMAL VIDEO) This baby monkey seems pretty pleased with herself as she expertly masters a rather complicated iPhone app game. Where's Siri when you need her?! — Global Animal
FDA Finally Does Its Job! Responds To Pet Food Recall
(ANIMAL WELFARE) Is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally getting involved in the safety of consumer pet products? In light of recent events, including the recall of Chinese pet products that caused sickness in nearly four thousand dogs and cats across the U.S., the FDA has proposed a set of rules that would dictate the regulation of pet food and farm animal feed for the first time. The new rules would help prevent food-bourn illness in both animals and humans, and would drastically reduce the probability of something like the recall pandemic from happening again. Feel free to look over the proposed regulation here to post any relevant comments concerning its future establishment, and be sure to read the article below for more details on how you can be involved in keeping your companion safe and healthy! — Global Animal