Some birds aren't as bird brained as some people believe...

Notice in the following story how the story tellers don't find it unusual that a Penguin from the Antarctic swam 2000 miles out of its range, how this has happened before, how people just want to keep out of its way ('cause the poor thing must be lost... really? It swam 2000 miles out of its way and it's lost?), assume the 'poor dumb animal'(my words) must be lonely...



... on the other hand, I'm proud of them (The New Zealanders) for protecting the Penguin until someone decided to get involved and find out what was wrong. In many parts of the world it would have been killed.

"The lonely emperor penguin that showed up on a New Zealand beach last week is critically ill from eating sand and sticks, veterinarians told TVNZ.

Mal Hackett, penguin keeper at the International Antarctic Centre in Christchurch, thinks the bird swam 2,000 miles from its Antarctic home because it was already sick, and she isn't optimistic about the outcome."

It is a well known fact that Great Apes can recognize themselves in a mirror, thereby proving that they have self-awareness...



It is not a well known fact that some birds can recognize themselves in a mirror as well, thereby proving that some have self-awareness...



It is also well known that Apes use objects as tools to accomplish objectives, that fact is not so well known about birds despite the extremely large body of growing evidence...

Useful Information About Horses

Tens of thousands of horses roam the American west! How cool is that?


Here is a link from PBS

So where did the modern horses come from, the ones that spawned America’s cowboy myth? Historians believe that Spanish explorers brought the animals with them on their voyages to the New World in the 1500s. Let loose upon the land, they soon reclaimed the prairies that had once been theirs alone, producing vast herds of wild horses.

Even today, as HORSES shows, tens of thousands of wild horses roam the American West. To prevent the herds from destroying their habitat, the U.S. government captures hundreds each year and puts them up for adoption. For some of the proud new owners, the chance to ride a wild-born horse is a dream come true — and the continuation of an age-old relationship that has made the horse one of our most revered and fascinating animal partners.


Learn about wild horse...




For some weird reason, the problem of wild horses is being solved in a brutal and inhumane way (as if the people who passed/support this law like to watch or think about torture)...

HORSE SLAUGHTER HAS BEEN BANNED SINCE 2006 IN THE UNITED STATES. Since 2006, horse slaughter has been banned in the U.S. In the annual agriculture appropriations bill, language with bipartisan support has been carried that eliminates federal funding for any activity involving the inspection of horse meat for human consumption. This restriction has effectively closed horse slaughter for human consumption facilities in the U.S. But this year the language was not included by the subcommittee for the first time in five years.

Last week, Jim Moran introduced an amendment during full committee markup to restore the ban on horse slaughter in the U.S. The language was approved, but a floor fight on the issue looms in the near future.Jim Moran wants to convince all of his colleagues of the need to continue to uphold current law making this inappropriate practice off-limits, and I want YOU, MY REPRESENTATIVE to continue to uphold current law making Funding of USDA Inspections for Horse Meat for Human Consumption ILLEGAL in the United States.

HORSE SLAUGHTER IS NOT HUMANE. Dr. Lester Friedlander, DVM & former Chief USDA Inspector, told Congress in 2008, “The captive bolt is not a proper instrument for the slaughter of equids, these animals regain consciousness 30 seconds after being struck, they are fully aware they are being vivisected.” (IN PLAIN ENGLISH that means that they are SKINNED ALIVE and CONSCIOUS as their insides are ripped out.)

DO WE SLAUGHTER DOGS AND SEND THE MEAT TO COUNTRIES WHERE DOG MEAT IS EATEN? While horse meat is considered a delicacy in some countries, it is not in the U.S. There are moral implications for allowing a practice that upwards of nearly three-quarters of the American people oppose. Just because there is a market for horse meat in some countries does not mean the U.S. must be their supplier. There is a market for dog meat in some societies, too, and an overpopulation of them in the U.S. Should man’s best friend face a similar fate? Of course not, and the same principle should hold true for horses.

There are alternatives to killing horses - you can sterilize them or even break them for consumers to use.