Living Keychains Are the New Craze in China
Live fish and small turtles sealed in plastic keychains have become increasingly popular items sold at subway entrances and train stations across China. The living keychains containing Brazilian turtles or king fish swimming in colored water are considered good-luck charms by many Chinese, but animal protection groups are outraged and call them a perfect example […]
Toro Jubilo Festival Makes Bullfighting Look Like Child’s Play
If you thought bullfighting was cruel and barbaric, you’ll soon learn there are far worse ways to kill an innocent animal in the name of primitive entertainment. Every year, on the second weekend of November, a horrific show takes place in the streets of Medinacelli, an otherwise picturesque Spanish town. As soon as the sun […]
Orangutan Boxing Matches Held in Thailand
A Thai theme-park, outside Bangkok has become a popular tourist attraction by organizing orangutan boxing matches. Huge crowds of tourists and “sport” enthusiasts gather at Safari World to watch orangutans duke it out in 30 minute-boxing matches. Forced to wear boxing gloves and shorts, the two primates have been trained to hit each other for […]
Spain Invents New Style of Bull Fight
Very different than traditional bullfighting, bull dallying is a lot more fun and doesn’t involve killing the bull at the end. People in San Sebastian, a small town in central Spain, have come up with a way of having fun and keeping the bull as a part of their ancient tradition. Instead of torturing and […]
A Different Kind of Bullfight
Unlike the Spanish, who like to get involved, the Chinese just like to watch as two bulls brutally fight each other. I’m not talking about the Spanish and the Chinese in general, but there’s no denying there are those who actually enjoy this type of displays. These particular bullfights took place in Lianglong Village, Guanxing […]
Red-Deer Butchering in Russia
BEFORE YOU SCROLL DOWN TO THE PHOTOS, BE WARNED, THEY ARE NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED! Welcome to the village of Salba, 610 km southeast of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. This is where 600 Siberian Marals (a subspecies of Red-Deer) lose their antlers every year. These photos, taken June 15 2009, at a private ranch, […]