12 more wild horses die during a recent Nevada roundup!
News arrived yesterday afternoon that Judge Larry Hicks of the US District Court in Nevada issued a restraining order immediately stopping the gather of wild horses for the three herds of Owyhee,…
Some of you may remember The Misfits, a 1961 movie starring Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. Gable portrayed an aging cowboy who caught wild mustangs that he sold for slaughter. As a child I found it very upsetting to watch those wild horses fight nearly…
Ken Guerrero, who devoted most of his life to making the world a better place for animals, died on February 10, 2009. He was 84.
In March, Born Free USA released a groundbreaking undercover trapping report in collaboration with The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International. The investigation findings are harrowing and reveal the full horror of animal trapping in the United States. Below, Born Free USA Programs Director, Dr. Liz Tyson, speaks with the investigator […]
The swim bladder, gas bladder, fish maw, or air bladder is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of many fish to control their buoyancy. Sadly, trade in this organ is very lucrative and the demand in supply from African countries is increasing. As is the case with sea cucumbers, shark fins, and […]
As reported in the media, there are abandoned horse stables within a wildlife refuge in Hadley, Maine. Within those stables there have been recorded some 37 nests of barn swallows, which are causing quite the uproar between animal welfare activists and local authorities. A couple of years ago I drove from my home near Toronto, […]
Photo: Born Free USAAs I mentioned in my last blog, after a 37 year hiatus, not ever wanting to return because I had been so disturbed by the terrible care animals were receiving during my first visit, I finally made my second visit to Marineland, and…
The owner of Horseshoe Creek Wildlife closed his operation and had until September 2008 to place the animals in other facilities. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission cited the owner more than 40 times since 1993. A recent inspection showed that the animals were living in unsafe conditions.
Brenda Chapman, a worker at the Horseshoe Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, was attacked by a tiger who mauled her left leg and right hand while she was cleaning its cage. Darrell Atkinson, the founder of the sanctuary, was charged with keeping a tiger in a substandard cage by FL FWC. The case marks the 43rd tie […]
Accompanied by her 2 dogs, a woman went riding her horse. One dog got caught in a trap in a canyon. The woman was unable to remove trap from her dog’s leg and could not break the chain the trap was attached to. The dog thrashed wildly when the woman attempted to leave for help, […]
