Nigeria: Ram fighting continues without regulation despite animal rights concerns

In a stadium in Lagos people are preparing for a ram fighting tournament. The spectators here either own the animals or they are here by invitation. **The ram owners view the sparring between the animals as a sport on which they can gamble. Most of the owners are fully employed elsewhere and do this as a hobby.

Like boxing, the rams are categorised according to weight. Rams fight by locking horns in the wild in order to secure sexual dominance over a herd – here they’re encouraged to show dominance as part of the competition.

There is no official regulation of the sport, so the level of care given to the animals depends on the owners who are not members of any sporting body.

Continue reading at:

Nigeria: Ram fighting continues without regulation despite animal rights concerns (msn.com)

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In GAZA’s only zoo, destitute Palestinian families have been camping by the cages where starving animals have been crying out for food.

The scarcity of food across Gaza and increase in feed prices has led to a dire situation for animals and humans alike Credit: Getty

Several animals have already died, some animals are so weak that they cannot feed themselves whenever food becomes available, and dozens of displaced Palestinians have become forced onlookers.

“Living among the animals is more merciful than what we get from the war planes in the sky.”

It has been estimated that at least 22,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7.

Some of the animals in the zoo have already died from starvation Credit: Getty

Read on with video and pictures:

Shocking pics show painfully thin monkeys & emaciated lions at zoo in bombed-out Gaza as animals left starving to death | The Sun

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Our visitor map on left is making a fresh start for the new year.

https://clustrmaps.com/site/1a9kn

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From ‘The Independent’ London

Voices: Animal rights made big gains in 2023 – here are 10 of the year’s wins

In many respects, 2023 has been another tough year. From the cost of living crisis to ongoing conflicts in many parts of the world, the challenges of the past 12 months make it even more crucial to celebrate the good news stories – including wins for our fellow animals.

Mouthwatering new vegan food items continued to appear, with Premier Inn serving 2.5 million vegan sausages in a year and Asda selling a vegan “whole roast turkey” for Christmas. But fabulous food aside, there were many other animal victories to cheer about.

From South Korea’s plans to end the dog meat trade to Wales’s ban on selling snares and glue traps, it seems humankind is finally starting to realise that animals are individuals and not ours to cut up for food or clothing, torture in laboratories, confine to cages and tanks for entertainment, or abuse in any other way.

Read it all at:

Voices: Animal rights made big gains in 2023 – here are 10 of the year’s wins (msn.com)

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… we do not forget the suffering inflicted on the people and animals of Palestine and Gaza, the Ukraine, and countless other nations round the world.

Unfortunately, we can do very little; it is up to higher authorities to take the REAL actions necessary.

This is someone who always boasted about trying to run down foxes when he was out in his shit cars.

He is now a ‘farmer’ who no doubt welcomes the hunts onto his land.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/jeremy-clarkson-dark-christmas-gift-peta-115854172.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEpH5Rs4dzOyCKjUlf0g9-uP7gsKuhBIaJj1vjrQl5ikVq9izdr-L9dxdRxQedHWz1eSYQ5mLFPsajXtSxWew9wI2u5eGZEB65iTS41cl4xFiksywWHIYVQiug_Oy20ITS2NoDSO06DGxa1jKuFK45XCl3bKGn83dekuBz9k_kOm

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/chris-packham-jeremy-clarkson-feud-105414005.html

Car-lover Jeremy Clarkson is very public in his dislike of environmentalists. (AFP via Getty Images)

For ALL Environmentalists !

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