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R.I.P.: The World’s Ugliest Dog
The 15-year-old current standard bearer for mangy mutts around the globe (and current “World’s Ugliest Dog” Champeen), Yoda the Chinese crested-Chihuahua mix, has passed. The world will miss his twisted gait and the twinkle in his one good eye.
(via: buzzfeed)
The Bull Who Cried:
Knowing it was about to be slaughtered, a bull in Hong Kong did what many people fail to realize or are skeptic about when it comes to animals - he showed emotion.
As reported by “Weekly World News”, a group of workers… walked a bull to a packaging factory. They were about to slaughter him to make steaks and beef stews. When they were close to the front door of the slaughter house, the sorrowful bull suddenly stopped going forward and knelt down on his two front legs. The bull… was all in tears.How did he know he was going to get killed before he entered the slaughter house? He is even smarter than people.
Mr. Shiu, a butcher recalled, “When I saw this kind of so-called “stupid” animal sobbing and with his eyes in fear and sorrow, I started trembling.” “I called the rest over to see. They were just as surprised. We kept pushing the bull forward, but he just didn’t want to move and sat there crying.”
Billy Fong, owner of the packaging factory said, “People thought animals didn’t cry like human beings. However that bull really sobbed like a baby.” At that time, more than ten strong men witnessed the scene and they were all touched. Those who were responsible for slaughtering even felt more touched and teared as well.
Other workers working at the same slaughter house also came to see the crying bull. It was all packed with people. They were all shock by this scene. Three of them said they would never forget this crying bull when they slaughter other animals.
With both man and animal crying, everyone knew that nobody could kill the bull. The problem was, what should they do with him? In the end, they raised funds to buy this crying bull and sent him to a temple, where the kind monks would take care of him for life.
After the workers had made a decision, a miracle happened. A worker said, “When we promised this bull that we will not kill him, he started moving and followed us.”
How did he understand people’s words?
Mr. Shiu said “Believe it or not? This is real although it sounds unbelievable.” No doubt, this bull changed these butchers’ lives.
Hopefully this story has in turn changed yours.
“Worldwide animals suffer and die for our beauty. Any, created by man, absurd substances, in so-called Poisoning, - and tried out skin sensitivity tests on defenseless creatures, so that we can use people supposedly clear conscience and to our well these products.”
I am open to names. Anyone? Please add the meaning behind the name too :) I still have the few in mind that was sent in… ?
Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages
On Saturday, March 3rd, a horse traveling back to his stable, spooked and bolted into traffic on 11th Avenue near 52nd St, pulling his over-turned empty carriage after him. His journey ended when he fell on the street a block or two later. An eyewitness sent us a video of the aftermath of the accident. The police arrived on the scene and it is hoped they made a report. They are clearly seen in the video. Click Here. According to the eyewitness, the horse was shaking and looked frightened from this ordeal. He was unhooked from the carriage by the driver and walked down 11th Avenue, presumably to his stable. The eyewitness, who was walking her dog, had just crossed 11th Avenue when she heard a very loud crash. When she turned to look, the horse was already tearing down the street, the carriage in tow. Upset at seeing this accident and the horse fall — and experiencing a very close call, she said that if she had still been on the other side of the street, she is sure that she and her dog would have been injured. The horse appeared to be OK, but he must have been bruised. The industry gets rid of horses who spook.
Horses do not belong on the congested streets of NYC being barraged with a variety of stimuli. As prey animals who weigh between 1,500 and 2,000 pounds and who will bolt and spook at the slightest provocation, these sensitive, nervous animals become unwitting weapons and could kill or injure themselves or passersby. The Coalition has repeatedly asked Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn to take this safety issue seriously and ban horse-drawn carriages. We hope it will not take a person dying for the administration to finally address these important concerns.
Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages www.banhdc.org
Horses Without Carriages International www.horseswithoutcarriages.org
This photo shows the collapse of Torrero Alvaro Munera, as he realized in the middle of the his last fight, the injustice to the animal
MAKE THE CONNECTION.
“And suddenly, I looked at the bull. He had this innocence …that all animals have in their eyes, and he looked at me with this pleading. It was like a cry for justice, deep down inside of me. I describe it as being like a prayer - because if one confesses, it is hoped, that one is forgiven. I felt like the worst shit on earth.”
This photo shows the collapse of Torrero Alvaro Munera, as he realized in the middle of the his last fight, the injustice to the animal. From that day forward he became an opponent of bullfights.
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