The elephants are stressed and get no rest before being forced to "perform" again. Of course, the animals snap, and kill people or flee in manic desperation.

The New York American Museum of Natural History unveiled a never before seen tapestry and it's a pretty big deal.

This is heartbreaking.  Side note, please note the conditions and filth.  People, this should not be where you get your food.  Think about it. via 1347Love @ YouTube

Which is why I am having a hard time reaching my bowl!

It is with great sadness that I'm writing this.  Today, my family lost one of our companion animals.  Jackson was a former racing greyhound that was surrendered to a rescue group.  My parents found him there and immediately fell head over heels in love with this 80 lb white greyhound.  The feeling was mutual.  Jackson loved my parents. Greyhound racing.  At the time that my parents decided to adopt former racers (they adopted two), I didn't know much about what kind of dogs they were.  I had no idea that greyhound racing was popular, or the conditions that the animals are forced to endure.  And to be honest, at that time, I didn't know much about rescue dogs at all. Greyhound racing is considered a "sport".  According to Wikipedia (incidentally, the information on wikipedia is really one sided): "Greyhound racing is the sport of racing greyhounds.  The dogs chase a [...]