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When rescuing a lungfish, always give them a chance to breathe!

Queensland, Australia Woman Forces Lungfish to Breathe Air in Daring Rescue

Queensland, Australia Woman Forces Lungfish to Breathe Air in Daring RescueSasha Ambrose of Gympie, Queensland has earned her 15 minutes of fame, plus a bit more. Sasha rescued an Australian lungfish from flood waters that had carried it into a hotel parking lot. Accordin...

If rescuing a lungfish, remember to hold them above water for a bit so they can catch their breath – unlike most fish, they need air to live!

Queensland, Australia Woman Forces Lungfish to Breathe Air in Daring Rescue

Queensland, Australia Woman Forces Lungfish to Breathe Air in Daring RescueSasha Ambrose of Gympie, Queensland has earned her 15 minutes of fame, plus a bit more. Sasha rescued an Australian lungfish from flood waters that had carried it into a hotel parking lot. Accordin...

https://www.thedodo.com/dolphins-hunt-on-land-1520117040.html?utm_content=buffer95713&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Dolphins Are So Smart They Learned To Hunt On LandFor the love of animals. Pass it on.

Why are people who care for animals still called upon to justify it? Animals suffer pain, hunger, thirst, and emotional distress just as human beings do. In all respects, we are more alike than we are different. Modern science has demonstrated that there are only degrees of separation between humans and other animals, and the consciousness of…[Read more]

They dug their teeth into the side of his pretty li’l souped up two-wheel drive, chewed their way right through his leather seats…

https://www.thedodo.com/stray-dogs-trash-mans-car-1502463073.html

Stray Dogs Trash Man's Car After He Kicked Their FriendFor the love of animals. Pass it on.

https://www.thedodo.com/wild-animal-trade-1341144837.html

The Wild Animal Trade, In One PhotoFor the love of animals. Pass it on.

James Cameron explains how you too can save the world

James Cameron explains how you too can save the worldOscar-winning director James Cameron is promoting a new way to fight climate change—eliminating meat and dairy from one's diet.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-secret-lives-of-horses/

The Secret Lives of HorsesLong-term observations of wild equines reveal a host of unexpected behaviors

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-friedrich-humane-slaughter-20150920-story.html

http://earthjustice.org/blog/2015-september/navy-sonar-settlement-brings-historic-win-for-whales

Navy Sonar Settlement Brings Historic Win for WhalesThe blue whale is one of the largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth, but despite its heft, this magnificently oversized marine mammal can’t withstand the biological blows caused by Navy sonar training and testing. Today, the blue whale got a break from these harmful sounds. For the first time ever, the U.S. Navy has agreed to put vast swaths of important habitat for numerous marine mammals off limits to dangerous mid-frequency sonar training and testing and the use of powerful explosives.

http://www.salon.com/2015/08/18/the_destructive_lie_of_american_zoos_how_weve_blinded_ourselves_to_the_truths_of_the_natural_world/

The destructive lie of American zoos: How we’ve blinded ourselves to the truths of the natural worldA trip to the end of the earth revealed to me profound new insights about our relationships with animals

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/this-is-what-the-world-would-be-like-if-humans-had-never-existed_55ddde64e4b0a40aa3acf428

This Is What The World Would Be Like If Humans Had Never Existed

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/09/21/this-new-complete-tree-of-life-shows-how-2-3-million-species-are-related/

This new, ‘complete’ tree of life shows how 2.3 million species are relatedThe tree has been made available for free online, in the hopes that other scientists will help complete it

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/09/21/sumatran-tiger-that-killed-zoo-worker-in-new-zealand-wont-be-euthanized/

Sumatran tiger that killed zoo worker in New Zealand won’t be euthanized"Although there is an inherent risk for zoo professionals who manage big cats like Oz, there is no wider ongoing risk," an official said in a statement. "There is no reason for us to put Oz down."

http://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/sep/11/chris-packham-interview-countryside-alliance-bbc-foxhunting

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ocean-fish-numbers-cut-in-half-since-1970/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/mauling-escapes-and-abuse-6-small-zoos-80-sick-or-dead-animals/2015/09/18/dff46f10-2581-11e5-b77f-eb13a215f593_story.html

Mauling, escapes and abuse: 6 small zoos, 80 sick or dead animalsA tiger kept in a dog crate, children petting dangerous cats and a drowned wallaby are among the problems at the zoos in Md. and Va.

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/georgemonbiot/2015/sep/24/meet-the-ecomodernists-ignorant-of-history-and-paradoxically-old-fashioned

http://features.peta.org/Joaquin-Phoenix-Is-Drowning/default.aspx

Joaquin Phoenix Is Drowning | PETA.orgJoaquin Phoenix panics underwater in a new ad that asks people to try to relate to fish who die an agonizing death after being pulled from the water.