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dinsdag 31 maart 2026
The smell was the first thing that struck 'We Animals' photo journalist Resha Juhari: exposing the animals within our food systems
maandag 30 maart 2026
Outrage in Koroit, Australia: according to reports, a koala was tied to a rope at the back of a truck and dragged along the road before being abandoned in Victoria Park,
https://mosswoodwildlife.org.au/ Video of the wildlife Centre
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Authorities are investigating after a koala was allegedly tied up with a rope and dragged behind a vehicle down a south-west Victorian street, suffering injuries so bad it had to be euthanized.
The incident in the small town of Koroit, near Warrnambool, has prompted a call-out for witnesses and footage.
Mosswood Wildlife administration and volunteer manager Colleen Edwards said one of the volunteer organisation's carers was called to the scene at King Street on Wednesday shortly after 5pm.
Ms Edwards said the volunteer reported that a rope was tied around the animal's neck and the other end was looped around a vehicle's tow ball, before the animal was dragged along the road.
The volunteer drove down the same street afterwards, and Ms Edwards said it was apparent the animal had been pulled for some distance.
"There was blood and fur along the road where it got dragged," she said.
She said the koala was found at Victoria Park oval, where the volunteer picked it up and took it back to the rescue service's building at about 6pm.
"When it got to us, it was gurgling blood and had deep abrasions over a lot of its body," Ms Edwards said.
"The whole jaw was smashed to smithereens — there were that many fractures and that all through it, that was a bit alarming for us."
Ms Edwards said there was no chance of rehabilitation and the koala had to be euthanized by a volunteer vet.
She said it was one of the worst cases she had responded to as a volunteer carer.
"I definitely have a lot less faith in humanity," Ms Edwards said.
"It wasn't an accident. It was a choice, and a brazen one, at five o'clock in the evening down a residential street.
"Just think of the people who had to see that, and I can't imagine what was going through the guy's mind to do that."
She said the incident had been reported and she called on any witnesses or anyone with footage to contact the police.
Conservation Regulator operations director Cal Heppell said together with Victoria Police, it was investigating the reports of a koala being dragged by a vehicle in Koroit.
An RSPCA Victoria spokesperson said it was deeply concerned by the reports and encouraged any witnesses to contact the Conservation Regulator.
zondag 29 maart 2026
Tourist island Koh Samui Thailand uses monkeys for the cruel coconut industry: Monkeys Egg and Makhuea both rescued by Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand
Monkey Egg, 9 years tied to a chain in the coconut industry
A few days ago, our rescue team travelled to the tourist island of Koh Samui to rescue two macaques. One of them is Egg, a former coconut picking monkey who still had his collar on when he arrived at our sanctuary.
Egg was kept for nine years by his previous owner, and we are grateful to them for handing Egg over to us so he can have a better life. He is estimated to be around 15–20 years old. He has spent a very long time separated from his own species and kept on a chain.
This is an incredibly sad life for an intelligent primate, and Egg has a long rehabilitation journey ahead of him to learn how to be a macaque again. Egg is a northern pig-tailed macaque, a species vulnerable to extinction.
WFFT is working to phase out the use of monkeys in the coconut industry. Egg will need ongoing veterinary care and sanctuary for the rest of his life. We cannot do this without you.
During the same mission, our team also rescued Makhuea, an abandoned stump-tailed macaque in very poor condition.
Makhuea, rescued in a very bad condition
Estimated to be just four to five years old, Makhuea already looks much older. He is frail and underweight. Stump-tailed macaques are not native to Koh Samui, which means he was almost certainly kept in captivity before being abandoned.
He had no chance of survival. Dumping a captive primate into an unfamiliar environment is often a death sentence.
Makhuea now needs urgent veterinary care, proper nutrition, and a safe place to begin his rehabilitation.
Please help us give Egg and Makhuea a second chance at life by donating today.
zaterdag 28 maart 2026
Thousands of pregnant cows are slaughtered every year 'the calves die a painful death the unborn calf suffocates in the womb: a worldwide horror industry
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Agnes de Goede
Several hundred pregnant cows are probably slaughtered every year in the Netherlands with calves suffocating in the womb. The transport of these animals to slaughterhouses is prohibited, but it still happens in abundance, according to figures from regulator NVWA (Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority) "The calf dies a terrible death," says animal organization Wakker Dier www.wakkerdier.nlThe NVWA suspects that since the beginning of last year to date, a heavily pregnant cow has been transported to a slaughterhouse 227 times. European legislation prohibits the transport of cows that are in the final phase of gestation (still 10 percent to go).
'Terrible death'
Nevertheless, it still happens regularly that heavily pregnant cows are transported to slaughter. Offenders often give the reason that they do not know exactly how far the gestation period has progressed.
According to Anne Hilhorst of Wakker Dier, this is a bad excuse: "It is the company's responsibility to keep track of when which cow was inseminated. Poor administration is no excuse.
Because a cow has to have a calf every year to keep milk production going, most cows on a dairy farm are pregnant by default. Hilhorst: "Transporting a heavily pregnant cow is prohibited and causes a lot of suffering. The transport is extra hard for her and when she is slaughtered, her fully grown calf suffocates in the womb kicking."
Sometimes farmers want to get rid of their cows because they want to reduce their livestock.
RTL News reported on the abuse before, but the slaughter of heavily pregnant cows is still continuing. And: the number of heavily pregnant cows that have been slaughtered has even increased.
Politics is in charge
Since 2015, the House of Representatives has been discussing the introduction of the slaughter ban. Pregnant cows would no longer be allowed to go to the slaughterhouse from six months. The two previous State Secretaries of Agriculture said they would arrange this, but so far this has not happened.
The NVWA is conducting an investigation to find out why heavily pregnant animals are still sent to the slaughterhouse by the farmer. Elsebrock: "We do this in the hope that we can enforce better and prevent more suffering. Livestock farmers can also do a lot themselves, for example have a pregnancy check carried out by a veterinarian."
A pregnant cow in a slaughterhouse
When the cow is slaughtered, the uterus with the fetus emerges. Large cattle slaughterhouses keep the fetuses separate.
A veterinarian from the NVWA then examines whether the cow has been pregnant for more than 8.5 months. The farmer will also be visited by the NVWA for investigation. If it turns out that the cow is indeed heavily pregnant, the farmer will be fined 1500 euros. Eventually, all young unborn calves are thrown away as waste.
vrijdag 27 maart 2026
The weekly donkey news from 'Safe Haven for Donkeys' Gaza: for many animals giving help means a relief from pain, treating injuries and transportation for the suffering people
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