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A terrified tomcat roamed the streets for several days with an arrow pierced through his torso. A Houston veterinary clinic helped with Cupid’s surgery and Purr Paws rescue will be put Cupid up for adoption once he fully recovers.
Here's shocking video from Kent of a thug swinging a cat around by its tail. The cat's owner reports that the Mowgli has physically recovered, but remains traumatized. Let's hope they catch this guy and swing HIM around upside-down for a while. (via reddit.com)
Culture Buzz Snapperfest is a brutal “celebration” held annually at the Campshore Campground in Ohio County, Indiana and it needs to be stopped. Innocent snapping turtles are captured, swung by their tails and bashed against the ground as amusement. BuzzFeed, will you help me save some turtles? (via ht.ly)
Animal rights group Mercy for Animals continue their run of really disturbing undercover investigations. This one's a look at one of America's largest pork distributors - Select Farms, in Iowa. More info on this story at ABC News. (Via Matt)
Culture Buzz This is a thing now, apparently. (via globalpost.com)
Culture Buzz Does sinuous snakes slithering over your body sound soothing? I'll stick to human masseurs, thanks.
Parents say no to a horse; girl decides to train her cow to run and jump instead. SWAG.
Footage of sickening abuse at Bobby Roberts Super Circus. The footage shows 48 individual cruel beatings of Annie, Britain's last remaining circus elephant, all while she was shackled and in chains. The footage also revealed abuse of other animals over a two-month period. You can help here!
This is sickening. Mohammed Abou-Sabaa was caught on camera repeatedly punching and kicking a dog down a flight of stairs because he was “having a bad day.” He didn't even get sent to jail! What is wrong with our world!? (Warning: This is a graphic video.)
Culture Buzz Bosnian police have identified the Puppy-throwing girl. After a video of a teenage girl throwing live puppies into a river was circulated online, Internet vigilantes went to work seeking clues about her identity. Armed with this information, police in the Bosnian town of Bugojno have identified the girl (a minor), who faces a $6,400 fine for animal cruelty.
Culture Buzz This crazy lady threw an innocent cat into a bin and briskly walked away, sending the internet into an uproar. Authorities are not taking action because no criminal offence was committed. UPDATE: Her name is Mary Bale, and she has apologized.
In some Southeast Asian countries, you can purchase wine made from dipping a poisonous Cobra or scorpion in rice wine liquor, which is left to ferment for months, dissolving the dangerous venom. Unmentioned side-effects: Overwhelming feeling of badassery and surprising chest-hair growth.
The Lagrange Missouri Police Department accused this female american bull dog of being vicious and shot her while she was still restrained on a leash.
AP Photographer Charlie Riedel just filed the following images of seabirds caught in the oil slick on a beach on Louisiana's East Grand Terre Island. Click here for more.
Culture Buzz The Turtle Circus appeared in a 1908 issue of St. Nicholas Magazine. Presumably the intent was to teach children something about turtles, but in reality, it's just about some crazy person who cruelly balances reptiles on cups. And no, I do not recommend that you try this at home.
The New York City subway system provides constant inspiration for performance artists everywhere.
Culture Buzz A very surreal and captivating animated short, created by EB. It's hard to tell whether the ending is happy or sad.
Perhaps in an effort to make fish cuter, pet owners in China have been buying inked fish, personalized with tattoos.
Behind the scenes footage of baby chicks being ground up en masse at the world's largest egg-laying breed hatchery is being circulated by an animal rights organization. Since there's no use for male chickens at an egg factory, they all die. This video will probably ruin your day.
Check out this tricked out Enterprise, class D (for dog), with bud light warp engines (see that NASA, it's the future). Going boldly…. to the ASPCA
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