Wow, was shocked today to find out about a Petland store in Akron being shut down today because of animal cruelty. Well, that part didn’t shock me. But the manner in which it was carried out, and the apparent pleasure by the woman who did it was a bit shocking.

PBDEs contaminate marine life through both the air and runoff contamination into the ocean. It is believed that the toxin affects their reproduction, immune systems, and endocrine systems, among other detrimental effects.

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Meet Ned. Ned was a 21 year old, male, Asian Elephant. He was born into captivity at Busch Gardens Amusement Park, where he was later sold into circus life at the age of two.

Ringling has long maintained that this center is to study and preserve the endangered Asian Elephant; the same elephant that they use in their performances. The same center that was coincidentally founded after it was made illegal to import wild-caught elephants (among other species) into America for use in entertainment. If this center is *truly* for the conservation and preservation of this endangered species; here are my questions as pertains to this video, which by all accounts, depicts a typical birth at the Ringling Bros Center for Elephant Conservation.

60 year-old Asian Elephant, Sunita, the oldest elephant at the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park, was euthanized after a battle with poor health.