I Quit This BITCH!

This false killer whale, a species of dolphin, leapt out of its tank during a marine show at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in southwestern Japan

Ric O’Barry, 70, who now makes a career out of freeing dolphins, said the video highlights the cruelty the animals suffer while in captivity.  Mr O’Barry said: ‘The habitat of that false killer whale is so unnatural it leapt out in desperation.

The footage shows the stricken dolphin, called Kuru, lying on the floor as staff desperately wrap it in a mat and use a crane to lift it back into the water.

The other dolphins in the tank appear to be distressed and gathered around the side where the Kuri leapt out.

Hideshi Teruya, who manages the dolphin section at the park said: ‘It was playing around and jumped out by accident from the momentum.’  Mr Teruya denied the captivity was cruel and said the tank was not overcrowded and followed aquarium guidelines.

BULLSHIT!

But Mr O’Barry said the guidelines were inadequate and that dolphins were used to roaming for many miles a day, not swimming in a circle and doing flips at shows.

Two words: The Cove

Tatjana Patitz: For The Love Of Horses, Coco Eco Magazine Issue 11

Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought that I would one day style a model I used to love as a teen.  Ever!  But I did and to boot, we wrapped up the shoot afterwards, drinking wine and talking about rescue animals, chicken coops and the plight of mustangs in the wild.  Swoon!

The concept of the story was simple.  Tatjana’s passion for saving wild horses.  No emphasis on high fashion.  Just beautiful, simple, equestrian style clothing, Tatjana and the horses.  The shoot took place at the Return to Freedom ranch located in Ojai, in which Tatjana is a spokesperson for.

RTF is dedicated to preserving the freedom, diversity and habitat of America’s wild horses through sanctuary, education and conservation, while enriching the human spirit through direct experience with the natural world.

Mess With The Bull, Get The Horns…In The FROAT!

WARNING:  GRAPHIC IMAGES for you to enjoy…

This sucks…FOR THE BULL!  Unfortunately, the world famous matador dude survived and the bull was later slaughtered. Read about it on the Huffington Post.

Photos via Getty

Thanks Dante!

The Gorilla Version Of ‘Christian The Lion’

Have your tissues handy and get ready for a river of awwww’s to come spewing out of your mouth!

In the African jungle, conservationist Damian Aspinall searches for Kwibi, a lowland gorilla he hasn’t seen for 5 years. Kwibi grew up with Damian at his Howletts Wild Animal Park in England. When he was five, he was released into the forests of Gabon, West Africa as part of conservation programme to re-introduce gorillas back into the wild. Now Kwibi’s 10 years old, much bigger and stronger. Will Damian find him? Will Kwibi attack him?

Watch the whole story of the amazing UK gorillas who are making a comeback in Africa in Gorilla School on Animal Planet narrated by Kevin Spacey from 4th May 2010 at 8pm.  Adopt a gorilla school baby at the Aspinall Foundation.

Via Huffington Post

Tatjana Returns To Freedom

Styling Tatjana yesterday was AMAZING!  She was down to earth and stunning in person.  We shot at the Return to Freedom sanctuary which Tatjana is a spokesperson for.

Return to Freedom is a non-profit wild horse sanctuary founded in 1997 by Neda DeMayo, and is the realization of her life-long dream: to protect the freedom and natural lifestyle of America’s free ranging wild horses.

Return to Freedom provides a safe haven to nearly 200 wild horses and burros recognizing that wild horses live in tightly bonded herd groups. They became the first sanctuary with a focus on rescuing entire family bands. Designed to be a model program, they implement alternative and minimally intrusive management philosophies.

Thanks to the Coco Eco team, Tatjana, John and everyone at RTF for all their hard work!

I cannot wait to see the final images.  Stay tuned!

Speaking of Freedom- remember this video and the familiar faces?

Munn + Skin = Boycott The Circus

THE CIRCUS SUCKS!  This PSA, not so much.

Learn more about circus cruelty here:  Circuses - Animal Defense - PETA

And in case you need a few reminders of why they suck, please see below.

Via Raymond + Yuhmm

Joaquin Phoenix Is BACK! And Hot. But Will Still Make You Cry

When I saw this link sent to me from a gf, I went giddy seeing Joaquin cleaned up, the crazy washed out from his eyes and ready to be my baby daddy again.  My thrill was immediately replaced by horror.   I have forced myself to watch Earthlings and many other animal cruelty videos but I had to close my eyes several times while watching this one.

It’s one thing to kill an animal humanely (is there such a thing?) for our luxury fashion addictions but to cut up and skin an animal while it is alive and leave if for dead, sometimes for up to 4 days???….words just can’t explain.

I just checked all of my shoes and bags and realized I do have a clutch made from what looks like alligator skin- I got it from a styling gig.  It’s getting donated TODAY.

WARNING:  This video is EXTREMELY GRAPHIC!!!  But, I still suggest you watch it.  You don’t have to stop buying or throw anything out- but at least you’ll be conscious of how it came to be.

Octomom Says No To Porn, Yes To PETA

Nadya Suleman has fourteen mouths to feed and is rumored to be running behind in mortgage payments. Well guess who’s come to the rescue by offering her 5 G’s and a months supply of veggie burgers? PETA!  FTW!!!  From their website:

It seems like everybody has an opinion about “Octomom” Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to eight babies last year. No matter where you stand on that decision, starring in porn isn’t Suleman’s only option to remedy the recently rumored foreclosure proceedings on her home in La Habra, Calif. In fact, PETA is offering to bolster her finances by paying to place an ad on her front lawn:

Save My Oceans Tour

Witness the Oceans movement at a campus near you.

The Save My Oceans Tour will visit multiple college campuses with a series of music, film and art installations that celebrate a collective passion for the oceans and provide tools and information for what you can do to protect them.

The Save My Oceans tour will culminate in each city with a concert on campus. Save My Oceans is working together with student organizations on each campus to align an exciting musical act to this worthy cause.

In addition, Participant Media and Disneynature will hold a free advanced screening of the movie Oceans. Admission will require that students take the Save My Oceans pledge to reduce plastic consumption.

Get updated information immediately by joining their Facebook page.

Key art created by Shepard Fairey‘s Studio Number One design agency.

TOUR SCHEDULE

• University of Florida (Gainesville)  3/23-3/27
• University of Southern California  4/13-4/16
• UC Berkley   4/20-4/23
• Arizona State University (Tempe)  4/20-4/24
• San Diego State University  4/20-4/23
• University of Hawaii (Manoa)  4/20-4/23
• George Washington University 4/20-4/24

Disney’s ‘Oceans’ Coming To Theaters Earth Day 2010

Ocean – Disney Nature Official Trailer 2010 – The funniest videos are a click away

Disneynature, the studio that presented the record-breaking film Earth, brings Oceans to the big screen on Earth Day, 2010. Nearly three-quarters of the Earth’s surface is covered by water and Oceans boldly chronicles the mysteries that lie beneath. Directors Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud dive deep into the very waters that sustain all of mankind-exploring the playful splendor and the harsh reality of the weird and wonderful creatures that live within. Featuring spectacular never-before-seen imagery captured by the latest underwater technologies, offers an unprecedented look beneath the sea in a powerful yet enchanting motion picture that unfolds on April 22, 2010. For more information, visit Disney.com/Oceans or become a fan on Facebook.

Santa Monica Restaurant Closes Down After Being Caught Serving Whale Meat

Whoa!  That was quick.  After being busted a few weeks back for serving endangered whale meat, Hump restaurant has decided to close up shop.  From their website:

Good riddance!

10″ Elephant Dung Heels By INSA

The INSA Elephant Dung Heels were created in response to artist Chris Ofili (New York artist whose “The Holy Virgin Mary” painting was done using elephant dung and then nearly banned Guiliani from Brooklyn Museum) done for the British Tate.  Learn more on how they were made at Insaland.

The Lipstick Diaries

Santa Monica Restaurant Busted For Selling Endangered Whale Meat

Typhoon Restaurant Inc., which owns The Hump restaurant, and 45-year-old Kiyoshiro Yamamoto of Culver City, were charged Wednesday with illegally selling an endangered species product.

Two undercover diners working with the producers from “The Cove” requested whale from the “chef’s choice” menu and were served 8 slices of it for $600.  Yes, six hundred mother effin’ dollars!  WTF?  The diners bagged a sample of the meal and testing confirmed it was indeed sei whale.

Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, it is illegal to sell any kind of whale meat in the United States, and sei are listed as endangered. Sei whales are the third-largest baleen whale, behind the blue and finback whales.

Hooray for the Oscar winning doc, The Cove and BOO to Typhoon!

12 Year Old Gored By Bull Twice

A twelve-year-old bullfighter from Mexico was gored by a bull during his bullfight on Sunday in Colombia.  After the first incident he went in again and was gored a second time.  His father jumped in to help and was gored as well.  Fortunately for them, neither was hurt seriously but the parents of the kid are freaking idiots!!

I’m not going to lay in to the kid because he’s only 12 but his daddy needs to be gored in the cojones.  That poor bull.   They get petroleum rubbed in the eyes so they can’t see and needles in the testicles so they move more impressively. Every bullfighter that gets impaled, gets what’s coming to him. It’s a disgusting thing and calling it “part of the culture” is just stupid.

Amber Alert

Just like my pretend lover Michael K from Dlisted says, “What the hell kind of GD outfit is this”?????  Most people say they wear fur to keep warm, but this?  I just can’t..

The prettiest people do the ugliest things 
For the road to riches and diamond rings
. . .
We’ll buy a lot of clothes but we don’t really need ‘em 
Things we buy to cover up what’s inside

—Kanye West, “All Falls Down”

Kid Sister Against Fur, For Shelters

Preach it Sister!!!

PETA

Pope John Paul II Is Rolling In His Grave Over This PETA Ad

No I don’t work for PETA. I just can’t help but to post these racy/controversial pics they keep churning out. This outcry in particular made me laugh.

“The fact is that cats and dogs are a lot safer in pet stores than they are in the hands of PETA employees,” Catholic LeaguePresident Bill Donohue said in a statement. “Moreover, pet stores don’t rip off Christian iconography and engage in cheap irreligious claims. PETA is a fraud.

“Those who support this organization sorely need a reality check. They also need a course in Ethics 101.”

Dear Nana, Dad, Saint Anthony school that I attended in Chicago, IL and baby Jesus- forgive me now for I am about to sin with this response:

Homeboy from the Catholic league is talkin’ about ethics? They disapprove of an image of a half-naked girl with a cross and a rosary, but the second you mention anything about the dirty little secrets that go on behind closed doors in their hood, they say, “Never happened.” Yeah, right. Hypocrites!

There, I said it. Now for my Catholic Guilt Syndrome that’s about to kick in: Dear sis, If I all of a sudden combust in to a ball of fire tonight, you get first dibs on my clothes and belongings, give the rest to the girls and my love to the fam.

Let’s get back to the message at hand. Buying from pet stores means buying from puppy mills and that sucks wrinkly, sagging balls. ADOPT and RESCUE is the only way to go.

DAMN! UK PETA Nudes Go There Compared To US Ads: NSFW

The pic above looks like a typical ad I would expect from PETA but the ones below? Holy Playboy!

I know people say using naked people to bring attention to the fur industry doesn’t work, but it did for me. My last post caught the attention of a friend. He reposted it on Facebook and admitted to using fur in his clothing line in the past. After some back and forth commentary he actually took the time to watch the video and immediately declared he would never use it again! WIN!!!

Thank you for sharing Raymond!

Source Village Voice

Oh, And Thank You For Rainbows. Amen.

The subject isn’t funny but PETA really cracks me up. The commercial was rejected by NBC and will not air during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on the tellie. Boo.

This Is Why Wild Animals Should Not Be Domesticated!!

Yeah, I know. Two graphic animal videos in one day. I can’t help it.

We posted back in February about the pet chimp that attacked Carla Nash after she was called over by the owner to come help her calm him down. He ended up viciously attacking Carla, permanently disfiguring her. The owner ended up repeatedly stabbing the chimp with a butcher knife until the police showed up and killed him.

For the first time, Carla shows the damage that was done to her on Oprah today. Nash lost both her hands in the attack, as well as her nose, an eyelid, and lips.

Here is the interview the crazy chimp lady gave after the attack. I know it’s not her fault that Travis attacked her friend but she should have never had him as a pet in the first place. Now he’s gone and the victims life will never be the same. Not even close. Tragic.

Source Huffington Post

Christian Serratos: ‘Twilight’ Star Goes Nude For Peta

I don’t even watch the show but gotdamn!

I know winter is approaching but remember, no one in the world needs a mink coat but a mink.

And in case anyone is wondering why fur is bad (what planet do you live on?), please have a gander at the cruel and horrific video below.