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Making the Transition: Vegetarian to Vegan!

Vegetarianism is becoming more and more popular around the world, and many people find that eating a vegetarian diet improves their own health as well as reducing animal suffering …

Appalling Animal Attractions, Part 3: Bangkok’s Safari World

Dubbed Thailand’s most popular animal and leisure park, Safari World in Bangkok is hell on Earth for orangutans, who are intelligent and social animals.

Never Be Silent

Every day, animals lose their lives in awful ways.

Why a Dead Fish Doesn’t Make for Good PR

In an attempt to entice visitors to South Australia, Karen Raffen, the CEO of Advantage SA, spearheaded a campaign in which live goldfish were sent to 55 potential media …

Fish Are Friends, Not Food!

It’s that time of year again—time to decorate the Christmas tree and litter the floor with presents. For those of us in the Southern Hemisphere, it means days full …

New Year’s Resolutions!

As we approach December 31, many of us will reflect on 2011 while thinking of ways in which to make 2012 better. The new year is an opportunity to …

Appalling Animal Attractions, Part 2: Sriracha Tiger Zoo, Pattaya, Thailand

Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Pattaya, Thailand, boasts that it is the biggest zoo of its kind in the entire world—but is this really something to brag about?

Don’t Be a Fair-Weather Friend

As human beings, we are in the privileged position of being able to turn on a fan or the air conditioning if the temperature rises even a tad. Sadly, it …

Foodie Friday: Tom Yum Soup

This has got to be one of the most popular soups in the world, and it’s a must-try gastronomic experience for anyone who visits Thailand. It combines salty, spicy, …

Whale Wars: Japan Uses Tsunami Fund for Whaling Purposes

It must’ve been a terribly hard decision—whether to use 2.3 billion yen (US$29 million) from Japan’s tsunami reconstruction budget for, you know, tsunami reconstruction or to put it toward …