There are two major issues fueling outrage over the unnecessary killing of Harambe, one of only a few remaining western lowland gorillas and one of the former star attractions at the Cincinnati Zoo. First, regardless of who was right or who was wrong, the incident should never ...read more
If you're over 50 and you're standing on a sidewalk with a picture of a dead goose in both hands, shouting down strangers who walk past you, you took a wrong turn somewhere in life. This is what I'm thinking as I stare directly into the eyes of the man not more than six feet ...read more
One of the more frustrating topics we cover here is the National Rifle Association's remarkable ability to convince Republican lawmakers to routinely vote against the will of their own supporters. Most recently, the NRA has financially coerced Republicans to vote against ...read more
Amazingly, there are still people walking around who believe the National Rifle Association is all about preserving the sanctity of the Second Amendment. As we discussed last week, those days -- if they ever existed in the first place -- are long gone. Earlier this year, the ...read more
My friend and founder of The Daily Banter, Ben Cohen, wrote a post today titled, Here Are 7 Causes More Important Than Animal Rights. I absolutely agree that all of the issues he listed are important, but as an animal rights supporter I believe there's more than enough room ...read more
The members of PETA and other animal rights groups are dedicated to stopping animal suffering in the world -- and this is (on balance) probably a good thing. However, they are convinced that their cause is more important than any other on the planet, and this is not ok. Take for ...read more
Pamela Anderson wants you to know that her cause is more important than your cause. And her cause is so important that she'll trash fundraising efforts of other non-profits in order to promote her own much better one. In response to the thousands of people pouring buckets of ...read more
The problem with having a cause you spend every waking hour getting angry about is that it's pretty much impossible not to be a hypocrite in some way. Eco-warriors who demand everyone recycle and buy ethical coffee are most likely to be found jetting around the globe on ...read more
NBC aired an NRA-sponsored show in which the host kills an elephant by shooting it in the face. This week's episode of 'Under Wild Skies,' the host Tony Makris - a lobbyist for the National Rifle Association - is shown hunting an elephant in Botswana. Makris fires on the ...read more
A cheeky and rather drunk guide from the Singita Game Reserve at Kruger National Park in South Africa thought it would be fun to charge at an elephant roughly 90 times his own size. The elephant got a bit of a fright and ran off, and the man returned to his friends a hero. The ...read more
