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BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — An elephant that has starred in feature films and commercials crushed its owner to death in Thailand, zoo officials said Tuesday, setting off fresh debate over the kingdom’s animal tourism industry. The accident took place Monday morning in the northern city of Chiang Mai, just after owner Somsak Riengngen unchained the five-ton elephant Ekasit. With a mahout, or handler, on his back, Ekasit took a few steps before reversing course and […]
“Ngo ang Dagang Patay” ng taong 1988, “Blub-blub” ng taong 1991, ang “Tiririt ng Ibong Adarna” ng taong 1994, “Ismail at Isabel” ng taong 2009, “Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang” ng taong 2005 at “Batang Rizal” ng taong 2007. Dito hango ang bagong handog na musical ng Philippine Educational Theater Association o PETA. Ang “Tagu-Taguan Nasaan ang Buwan” ay inilabas ng PETA para na rin sa pagdiriwang ng ika-limampung anibersaryo ng teyatro. Sa musical na […]
MIAMI, UNITED STATES (AFP) – Tilikum, the killer whale at the center of the 2013 documentary “Blackfish” — which criticized the captivity of orcas — died on Friday, according to SeaWorld. Although the official cause of death will not be announced until the completion of a necropsy, veterinarians at the Orlando, Florida marine theme park had said the approximately 36-year-old whale had been fighting a bacterial lung infection since March. “Tilikum passed away early this […]
(Reuters) — Animal rights activists from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) rallied in front of the Hermes’ store in Tokyo on Thursday (July 30) to call on the luxury brand to stop using exotic skins for their bags. Their protest came a day after actress and singer Jane Birkin asked Hermes to remove her name from one of the luxury goods maker’s best-selling bags due to what she called “cruel” crocodile […]
