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Top 10 Animals Killed for Clothing
Humans unthinkingly use so many animal products for nothing but vanity – animal products become a part of one’s wardrobe without so much as a thought for what that animal endures in order to feed human vanity. Animals are slaughtered for their pelt, leather, silk, wool, feathers and what not. Here, we look at the […]
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Top 10 Animals Used for Experiments
Whenever human beings want to test something – medications, cosmetics, chemicals and even psychological premises, they turn to animals. Animals are put in unnatural situations, poisoned, dissected, poked, pricked, injected, euthanized and subjected to untold horrors – they may be bred for this purpose or may be trapped. Typically products and medications are tested on […]
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10 Most Endangered Animals in the World
It is thought that 99.9% of all species that existed in the past are now extinct. So extinction of species is a natural process. But in recent times, the high rates of extinction have been alarming. This is because human activities have started to cause extinction in more recent times. The impact that human activities […]
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Most Common Animals Abused and Killed for Their Skins
Human vanity is a terrible thing – in its name, countless animals are captured, tortured, abused, mutilated, shaved, skinned and killed. There are so many animals that are made to suffer just so that humans can adorn themselves in their skins – as shoes, coats, for bags, wallets, furniture, clothing and various other items. Even […]
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10 Cruelty Facts on Animals Used for Entertainment
Animals have long been used for the entertainment of humans – this is yet another example of man wielding his might; of lording it over all living beings. Animals are caged, taken from their habitat, mistreated, beaten, and restrained from behaving in their own instinctive way. Animals are made to live and breed in captivity and […]
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The Cruel Act of Cattle Dehorning
It is shocking that you can easily find videos that demonstrate, step by step, how to dehorn cattle. We as humans are so desensitized to the cruelty that we routinely perpetrate upon animals, that people think nothing of ‘teaching’ others some of these horribly cruel tricks of trade. Disbudding or dehorning is the term used […]
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Top 10 Animals Killed for Food Worldwide Each Year
Even though awareness about cruelty free lifestyle may be rising in some sections of society, meat consumption actually continues to rise worldwide. This owes itself to rising levels of affluence in the world. This is unfortunate not only from the vegan point of view, but also from the environmental standpoint. More and more of the […]
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Seal Slaughter Facts: The Shocking Truth
It is a shocking fact that as many as 6 countries in the world – Canada, Namibia, Norway, Greenland, Russia and Iceland currently participate in seal slaughter. This is despite the fact that so many countries in the world have banned the trade of seal products. Not only are these beautiful sea mammals hunted for […]
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10 Ways We Hurt Animals Unknowingly
We may not do it directly; we may not even realize that it could entail cruelty to animals – but there are so many ways in which animals may be caused pain and trauma. There are many ways that humans are cruel to animals without meaning to be cruel. In this article, we let’s look […]
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10 Most Cruel Sports Involving Animals
The definition of sport, among other things, is some sort of amusement or a diversion. It is appalling that civilized societies the world over get their kicks by brutalizing animals in so many different ways – all for their own amusement and entertainment? Over time, man has devised many different ways to use animals for […]