Brigitte Bardot dies but her legacy of animal rights lives on
Iconic French actress dies but leaves behind a legacy of caring for animals.
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Armenia’s captive brown bears and how we can stop the illegal practice
From roadside cages in Armenia to wild encounters in Siberia, brown bears reveal both human cruelty and awe. To truly respect them is to keep them free — not captive, not tamed.
Puppies used in heart experiments then killed at Canadian hospital
It sounds made up—until you read the documents, see the photos, and talk to the people who were there. A new exposé by the National Post in Canada has revealed a covert program at St. Joseph’s Hospital in London, Ontario, where puppies are used in disturbing cardiac experiments that many scientists now call outdated, cruel, […]
Dubai Prince Snuggles Rare White Tiger Cub in Home Movie (VIDEO)
Is this the right kind of message you should be sending to your kingdom? That large wild felines should be kept in captivity as pets? We ask ourselves these questions all the time, now an almost unbelievable Instagram video of a Dubai prince surfaces.
See Severe Animal Abuse at Israel’s Largest Kosher Poultry Slaughterhouse (VIDEO)
More massive-scale animal abuse found in Israel. This time the kosher status of the company is at stake: Following news that cattle and sheep are being severely mistreated at a large kosher slaughterhouse, Israel’s Kolbotek consumer watchdog program has again revealed large scale animal abuse at the country’s leading poultry processing plant, Soglowek.
George Orwell Never Imagined These Deluxe Farms for Bees and Animals
Animals have a hard life in the Middle East. Working beasts endure grueling outdoor elements and pet culture is unfamiliar. In a region where millions of displaced people lack adequate housing, is it an indulgence to create comfortable homes for critters? Tucking into sushi at one of Amman’s rooftop restaurants; the sinking sun painting distant […]
My Israeli Street Cat Turns 13 – That’s Stray Longevity!
Life on the streets has never been easy for stray animals, especially in the Middle East where animals are often targets. There are stray dogs that get shot dead in Lebanon and stray dogs that kicked around in Jordan.
Visiting Jerusalem’s Old Abused Mount of Olives Camel
This is how the camel looked back in February, 2012. Cold, wet and miserable Our stories on animal abuse have included severe abuse of circus animals in Lebanon, neglect and abuse of zoo animals in Egypt, and even rampant abuse of pigs in (supposedly) kosher Israel. Always considered as “silent victims” these animals have suffered severe […]
Israel’s Animal Abuse Story in Tnuva Meat Plant Causes Furor
Caught by Kolbotek’s hidden camera: a former dairy cow gets shocked on the way to being slaughtered Following the TV exposure of severe animal abuse in Israel at the Tnuva Adom Adom livestock slaughterhouse a public outcry has been raised among Israel animal rights activists over the cruel tactics used on livestock brought there for […]
Israel’s Cruel Meat Industry Exposed by Watchdog TV Show
With no where to run, undercover cameras expose the cruelty to animals in the Israeli meat industry. An Israel TV commercial about the Adom Adom (Red Red) meat packing company’s products seems pleasant enough. A smiling butcher shows a well dressed matron the wonderful meat cuts being offered by this company which claims to sell “real […]
Angry Cow Murders Its Gazan Slaughterer During Muslim Eid Festival
Amateur slaughterers are often injured on the job. Should slaughtering be left to the professionals? The annual Hajj pilgrimage, on which we wrote about efforts to make it more green, has also become an event in which animals are being slaughtered inhumanely for the accompanying Ein al-Adha or the Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice holiday. […]
Pig Abuse Rampant in Kosher Israel
Pig abuse makes the headlines in Israel, a place where pork is strictly off-limits to most people. A few years ago we covered the rampant Swine Flu that prompted Egypt’s cull of 300,000 pigs to “protect” people there against the virus. But the cull was likely just a matter of politics: The issues surrounding the raising […]
Sad and Abused Jerusalem Camel Caught on Film Again
Thanks to readers like this one, we are able to document further abuses of a Jerusalem camel. Image by Rimonah Traub Last week Green Prophet’s Maurice spotted an abused camel used for tourist rides in Jerusalem. Chained to a pole to walk around in its own faeces, his article led to a bigger feature story […]
Jerusalem Camel Abuse Caught on Camera
Cold, wet and utterly miserable, this is no “dancing camel” Regular Green Prophet readers have surely seen our articles on animal cruelty and abuse. They range from cruelty toward circus animals, to abuse towards animals in private and public zoos. Cases of wild animals like cheetahs and baby tigers being kept as pets by jaded […]
Jerusalem camel abuse
No Dancing Camel here; but a definite example of animal abuse We are no stranger to animal abuse: ranging from cruelty toward circus animals, to abuse towards animals in private and public zoos. Cases of wild animals like cheetahs and baby tigers being kept as pets by jaded wealthy people in various locations, including the […]