Avon, Mary Kay and Estée Lauder Testing on Animals Again
February 21, 2012 by Michael Mountain
PETA is reporting that all three companies have been paying for tests on animals in order to satisfy the requirements of the Chinese government.
Santorum: "Radical Environmentalists Have It Upside Down"
February 21, 2012 by Michael Mountain
Rick Santorum defended his earlier remarks that President Obama’s policies – specifically about the enormous changes that are taking place to the planet and our climate – are not “based on the Bible” but rather in “some phony theology.”
Jon Stewart on Mitt Romney and the Dog
February 16, 2012 by Michael Mountain
Jon Stewart: “As a president, you want a guy who makes good decisions. Putting your dog on the roof of your car…is not a good idea. That’s it. End of story. I don’t care about anything else.”
Crafty Cuttlefish Camo
February 16, 2012 by Michael Mountain
Where’s the cuttlefish among all these pebbles? Yes, right there in the middle. But she didn’t look like this a moment ago; as she settled among the pebbles to hide from predators, she jut completely changed her appearance.
More Unexplained Dolphin Strandings
February 16, 2012 by Michael Mountain
The total, so far, of 177 dolphins (125 of whom have died) is nearly five times what’s normal, and there’s no explanation.
McDonald’s to Phase Out Gestation Crates
February 14, 2012 by Michael Mountain
Fast food giant McDonald’s and the Humane Society of the United States have issued a joint statement announcing the company’s intention to get out of the business of gestation crates for breeding sows in the United States.
War Dogs Get Robo-Trainer – ‘RATS’
January 31, 2012 by Michael Mountain
It’s the Rugged Automated Training System – RATS, the latest Pentagon venture to turn furry animals into bomb detectors.
Air Force Now Investigating Sheep Beating
January 26, 2012 by Michael Mountain
Army investigators say they now believe that the men seen in a video cheering as they watch a sheep being beaten to death with a baseball in Afghanistan are airmen, and they have handed the case over to Air Force authorities.
The Cat Burglar
January 25, 2012 by Michael Mountain
Who stole Camera 11? The scientists had left 11 cameras in a remote area of Tajikistan, hoping to take photos and video of rare, elusive snow leopards. When they went to retrieve them three months later … only 10 cameras.
Farewell to World’s Oldest Pooch
January 25, 2012 by Michael Mountain
Uncle Chichi, the toy poodle who lived in the West Village and was at least 24 (maybe even 26 years old) has gone to doggie heaven.
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