We were reminded of a study which was published in Social Movement Studies entitled “Nobody’s paying me to cry: the causes of activist burnout in United States animal rights activists.” The authors concluded that, while many factors play a role, racist and sexist treatment of individuals within animal rights groups also contributed to what the authors described as “burnout:” “when people once deeply embedded in movements – people who intended to remain engaged – are forced to disengage due to the stress impacts of participation.”

One might be surprised at first to think that an organization that purports it’s alleged “ethical” motive would attempt to convey it through “unethical” means by taking advantage of what many are going through with the finical struggles after emerging out of the pandemic. Well, this is nothing new for PETA. In fact, this is right up their alley.

Most people know that zookeepers do not get into the field for the money, it is for the love of animals and the job that keeps them going. To their own peril, zookeepers have refused to leave their animals even during wartime and natural disasters.

The following change(s) were observed the week of 09/20/21 to the “Publications, Forms and Guidance Documents” located on the USDA/APHIS website.

Every year on September 22nd folks all around the world celebrate Elephant Appreciation Day (EAD).

Governor Abbott is open to hearing this discussion, and announced that he would like to hear his concerns addressed on this topic during the third session this year.

More than a dozen African cheetahs will be moved from South Africa and Namibia to Kuno National Park in central Madhya Pradesh state under an ambitious project to reintroduce the extinct animal in India.

The following change(s) were observed the week of 09/06/21 to the “Publications, Forms and Guidance Documents” located on the USDA/APHIS website.

August is Asian Elephant Awareness Month and the Topeka Zoo is celebrating by raffling off a chance to bathe Cora the Asian Elephant.