Tag: Animals

The Family Profiting From the Opioid Crisis Hides Behind Charity

America is facing an unprecedented public health crisis— opioid addiction and the subsequent loss of many lives. The prescription drug OxyContin has been attributed to many of these deaths. Amazingly, however, little is known about the proprietors of OxyContin— the Sackler family. Their secret? Calculated and lavish acts of philanthropy. America’s Opioid Crisis: a Public Health Issue of Epic Proportions A recent article published in the New...

Big Pharma Billionaire Arrested for Bribing Doctors to Prescribe Opioids

Billionaire and founder of Insys Therapeutics, Dr John Kapoor, has been arrested for his involvement in a diabolical scheme involving his company's top selling opioid drug— Subsys. Curiously, it all went down on the very same day the Trump administration declared America’s opioid crisis as a national public health emergency. According to CBS News, Kapoor was arrested early on Thursday morning at his home in...
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San Francisco Passes Law Forcing Pet Stores to Only Sell Rescue Animals

If you’ve ever been up late watching cable TV, you’ve probably witnessed this cripplingly sad commercial featuring singer Sarah McLachlan. You know the one—it’s...

Why You Should Be Concerned that USDA Removed Animal Welfare Reports from its Website

Earlier this month, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) deleted thousands of documents regarding animal welfare—including inspection records and annual reports for commercial...

The Alarming Message Behind These Awesome Animal Murals Made of Trash

Portuguese street artist Bordalo II salvages street garbage, car parts and old machinery from landfill to create public installations of giant, colorful animals. His...

Ringling Bros Circus Calling it Quits. Who is Next?

After more than 100 years in business, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey will be shutting its doors for good. CEO Kenneth Feld of...

Dolphins Having ‘Conversations’ Like Humans. True or False?

If dolphins could talk, what would they say? Their preferred topics of conversation may remain a mystery, but Ukrainian scientists have recently conducted research...

Meet URL, the First Porn Sniffing Dog

The days are numbered for peddlers of child pornography - there's a new snout of justice on their trail, ready to sniff them out....

Study Shows Dogs Can Actually Tell When You’re Down

For dog owners, our furry companions can play all kinds of roles in our lives, serving as pets, best friends, and even highly valued...

This Octopus is Getting its ‘Adorabilis’ Name Because it’s Just Too Cute

Lots of animals are cute, but this tiny octopus might just be the cutest -- certainly among undersea mollusks. The sea creature is so...

These Extreme Close-Up Photos of Animal Eyes Will Blow You Away

Nature never ceases to amaze us with the beauty that it bestows upon our eyes. How about the eyes themselves though? They show us...

This Amazing Photography Of Women With Animals Is Almost Like A Fairy Tale

These photos of women posing with bears and elk might seem like CGI magic, but there's no trick photography involved. Moscow-based Russian photographer Katerina...

A Chimp Painted This Art With its Tongue and Won $10,000

The painting you see above can't be found in the Met or the Louvre, because it wasn't painted by a world-renowned artist, but a...

10 Amazing Animal Illustrations that Bring Art and Nature Together

Animals have been an inspiration for art since prehistoric man first started drawing on cave walls with ash. It's no surprise why so many...