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Animal Rights

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Florida Man Arrested for Child Porn and Sex With His Girlfriend's Dog UPDATE

    Usually perverts like to keep their kinks to one genre or another, but apparently Eric Antunes's twisted sexual appetite wasn't fulfilled by just one form of deviance. Police busted Antunes, a Clearwater resident, after getting a tip he had child pornography, but then also discovered he'd been cheat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    It Will Soon Be Legal to Dye Baby Chicks Any Color You Want in Florida

    What the hell happens up in Tallahassee sometimes? Seriously?See, the apparently powerful dog grooming lobby convinced our elected officials to take time out of their busy legislative session to lift an old ban on dying live animals. They were actually successful, but the ban now means that the cont ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Pit Bull Ban Lives On in Miami-Dade As Repeal Falls One Vote Short in Tallahassee

    ​A full month before the season kicks off, Mark Buehrle is close to taking his first loss in Miami. The new Marlins ace is celebrity spokesman number one for pit bulls and the activists trying to overturn Miami-Dade's two-decade ban on the dog breed. Along with his wife, he's vocally pushed for la ... More >>

  • News

    January 26, 2012

    Miami-Dade's pit bull ban might finally be killed for good

    ​A full month before the season kicks off, Mark Buehrle is close to taking his first loss in Miami. The new Marlins ace is celebrity spokesman number one for pit bulls and the activists trying to overturn Miami-Dade's two-decade ban on the dog breed. Along with his wife, he's vocally pushed for la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Tyler Weinman, Once Accused Cat Killer, Sues Miami-Dade County

    ​Tyler Weinman, the South Miami-Dade man who was once accused of killing several pet cats, is now suing Miami-Dade County for negligence that lead to his false arrest. The case was dropped in 2010 after an expert hired by the defense found that several of the carcasses of the cats had bites caused ... More >>

  • News

    January 12, 2012

    Miru Kim's nude art with pigs made them sick, activist says

    ​Tyler Weinman, the South Miami-Dade man who was once accused of killing several pet cats, is now suing Miami-Dade County for negligence that lead to his false arrest. The case was dropped in 2010 after an expert hired by the defense found that several of the carcasses of the cats had bites caused ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Pigs From Naked Artist's Basel Performance Neglected By Gallery, Activist Says UPDATED

    It seemed like a story fit for Disney. An intrepid and beautiful young artist approaches a local gallery with an outrageous idea: spend five days butt naked in a pen with two piglets to raise awareness about animal rights and save the creatures from a nasty death in an illegal Hialeah slaughter farm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Are Seaquarium Animals Harmed by Excessive Partying?

    ​After two dolphins died at a Swiss marine park following a "techno party" across the street, Miami Seaquarium is taking a good, reasoned look at whether hosting late-night parties is putting its animals in danger. Just kidding! But putting a stop to such parties is the new rallying cry of animal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    PurebredBreeders.com Accused By Humane Society Of Selling Sick Dogs From Puppy Mills

    via Purebredbreeders.com​From its South Florida headquarters, Purebredbreeders.com matches up thousands of pet lovers around the country every week with purebred puppies through a "network of responsible and professional dog breeders" that sell "happy and healthy" canines, according to the company ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Two Dolphins Possibly Killed by Techno Music in Switzerland

    Sure, this tragic tale took place in Switzerland, but Miami is home to almost as many dolphins as it is to techno DJs, and it's a sad reminder that the two should never, ever be mixed.The Connyland aquarium and amusement park decided it would be a good idea to host a two-day rave on their property, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    PETA Mocks Florida Shark Attack Victim in Stupid New Ad

    ​No matter how much you may love animals, can we just all agree that PETA has become the worst? They're obnoxious turds who actually kill thousands of animals, not to mention they have some of the stupidest, most cloying advertising not dreamed up by Crispin Porter. Now they've put up a billboard ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    15 Food Statistics That Should Make You Cry

    2 million: Dogs and cats abused and killed by the international fur industry each year -- including by the Burlington Coat Factory, which used to sell "Mongolian Dog Fur" that was made from domesticated dogs. Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).24: Number of cats it takes to make a fur coat i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Santeria Priest's "Rebuttal" to Richard "Kudo" Couto is Indescribably Strange

    ​First, a primer: Renegade animal activist-- and full-time real estate developer-- leads shutdown of the C-9 Basin, Miami-Dade County's haven for illegal slaughter farms. Then animal activist touts evidence of what he claims are brutal animal sacrifices. World renowned Santeria priest angrily ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Woman Will Eat Dog Food on YouTube Every Day Until Animal Rights Law Passes

    ​As a Miami Beach resident Nikki Moustaki has an almost endless array of great dining right outside her doorstep, and yet everyday she eats dog food and uploads the dining experience to YouTube. The host of a pet related show on The Beach Channel plans to eat dog food at least once a day ever ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    PETA Wants Robotic Fish Behind Marlin's Home Plate

    a previous PETA campaign aimed at the wellbeing of fish.​Last week the Florida Marlins announced plans to install salt water aquariums behind home plate in their currently under-construction stadium in Miami. Well PETA, an organization the seemingly only exists now to release stupid pres ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    Adorable Pug Reunited With Iraq War Veteran After Two Years

    via WSVN​Zadesky Vega, a former U.S. Marine, bought a little pug about three years ago and named her Roxy. The precocious pup escaped one day from Vega's mothers house in South-West Miami-Dade. Neighbors say they saw someone pick her up in a truck and drive away. After putting up flyers and search ... More >>

  • News

    May 13, 2010

    Yuppie Rambo Richard "Kudo" Couto takes on the C-9 Basin, Miami-Dade's most lawless outpost

    via WSVN​Zadesky Vega, a former U.S. Marine, bought a little pug about three years ago and named her Roxy. The precocious pup escaped one day from Vega's mothers house in South-West Miami-Dade. Neighbors say they saw someone pick her up in a truck and drive away. After putting up flyers and search ... More >>

  • News

    April 29, 2010

    Letters from the issue of April 29, 2010

    via WSVN​Zadesky Vega, a former U.S. Marine, bought a little pug about three years ago and named her Roxy. The precocious pup escaped one day from Vega's mothers house in South-West Miami-Dade. Neighbors say they saw someone pick her up in a truck and drive away. After putting up flyers and search ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Florida Law Means A Year in Jail for Eating Horse Meat

    ​Last year, somebody killed and ate Ivonne Rodriguez's dappled quarter horse, Geronimo. If that somebody tries the same thing next year, he will likely spend at least a year in jail and pay a $3500 fine. The Florida House of Representatives is poised to pass a bill making it a felony to traffic in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Got Milk? Got Ethics? Got A Barf Bag? Then Get Ready For This

    ABC News Nightline aired an exposé on the dairy industry last night that should outrage any human being with feelings. "Got Milk? Got Ethics? Animal Rights v. U.S. Dairy Industry," written by Brian Ross and Anna Schecter, included a video made inside a huge New York farm, Willet Dairy, milk from wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Horse Killed in Miami Gardens - Does Black Market Horse Meat Cure AIDS?

    via wikimedia commonsThis horse is so sad it went and got an emo haircut.​ Another horse killed and stripped of meat in similar manner to the 20 or so others so far this year was found murdered Wednesday morning in the ranch where it lived in Miami Gardens. Its throat was slit and two legs were re ... More >>

  • News

    August 6, 2009

    Mr. Clucky and Other Animals in the News

    When the heat hits and news slows to a crawl, it's time for an animal controversy.

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Dolphins Pass on Michael Vick, and Boy Is Greg Cote Upset

    ​The Miami Dolphins yesterday officially squashed any lingering rumors they had an interest in signing convicted felon Michael Vick, and boy, Miami Herald sports columnist Greg Cote sure is upset about it. In a column today, he calls the Dolphins "cowards," whose passing on Vick car ... More >>

  • News

    July 16, 2009

    No Good Deed Goes Unlicensed: Dog rescuer gets fined in Southwest Miami-Dade

    Red tape entangles a canine samaritan.

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Red Tape Entangles a Canine-Lovin' Samaritan

    Wikimedia CommonsRed tape makes this puppy sad.Robbie Coy, founder of Homestead's Sabbath Memorial Dog Rescue operation, includes in his adoption contracts a clause stating that the new owners cannot leave the animals leashed outside. So inn November, 2007, when Coy was driving by an adopter's home ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    The Case of the Unlawfully Delicious Pony

    Wikimedia CommonsPass the salt!In these tough economic times, Miamians find themselves cutting new corners to make ends meet. As unemployed 39-year old Hialeah resident Ricardo Caonwahi tells us, that can sometimes mean making a meal out of a pony. Yes, a miniature horse.Caonwahi is being charged wi ... More >>

  • News

    February 26, 2009

    When Animal Activists Attack

    Bit on the set of a Rick Ross video, animal handler Mark McCarthy now squares off against activists.

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    D'Artagnan Fed Public Deceptive Foie Gras Claims, Now Has To Eat Its Words

    Farm SanctuaryNational Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus earlier this week recommended that D'Artagnan Inc. discontinue certain advertising claims regarding its' Artisan foie gras -- specifically that "the liver is not diseased, simply enlarged", and that the anima ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    Rourke Doesn't Want Your Dog to Get Knocked Up

    Mickey Rourke's role in The Wreslter must have really stuck with him, because I'm pretty sure the last time I heard the word cojones was on the WWE. Here he is with his beloved Chihuahua, Loki, posing for the new PETA ad with a message that Bob Barker would be proud of. Of course I don't think Bar ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 4, 2008

    Refining Rover

    Not one, but two events for animal lovers!

  • News

    August 21, 2008

    Letters from the Issue of August 21, 2008

    "The python is dangerous and can attack, strangle, and easily kill even a grown man. Why doesn't Selene try hunting pythons?"

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2008

    The Party Crasher - Pamela Does Pangaea

    "The python is dangerous and can attack, strangle, and easily kill even a grown man. Why doesn't Selene try hunting pythons?"

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2007

    Cat People Get, Well, Catty

    "The python is dangerous and can attack, strangle, and easily kill even a grown man. Why doesn't Selene try hunting pythons?"

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2006

    In Da Dog House

    "The python is dangerous and can attack, strangle, and easily kill even a grown man. Why doesn't Selene try hunting pythons?"

  • Calendar

    August 17, 2006

    The Furball’s Fairy Godmother

    Homeless animals have their day

  • Dining

    July 13, 2006

    Foie Wars

    Force-feeding amounts to either animal farming or grotesque torture, but do our chefs give a duck?

  • Calendar

    February 9, 2006

    New Best Friend

    Make a date with a hairy beast

  • News

    January 26, 2006

    Death by Incompetence

    Family dog meets untimely demise at animal services

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2005

    Fur Love

    Family dog meets untimely demise at animal services

  • News

    October 7, 2004

    Wild and Crazy

    Guess what happens when an eccentric ecologist and a couple of feisty backwoods boys claim that a rare Florida panther is on the attack

  • News

    May 20, 2004

    Letters from the Issue of May 20, 2004

    Disgusting club kids, Haiti’s guns, and animals in need

  • News

    April 1, 2004

    Black Gawk Down

    Paint peccadilloes and a Trump soiree sans Trump

  • News

    March 18, 2004

    Dog Gone

    Your beloved pet is seized by county Animal Services, and then disappears. Who you gonna call?

  • News

    November 27, 2003

    Letters from the Issue of November 27, 2003

    Anarchists and baseball and parrots and jazz

  • News

    October 30, 2003

    Our Feathered Friends

    They're for sale in the gift shop at Parrot Jungle, which has some folks crying foul

  • News

    October 15, 1998

    Meet the Candidate, Now Call Your Attorney

    They're for sale in the gift shop at Parrot Jungle, which has some folks crying foul

  • News

    January 4, 1996

    24 Hours a Stray

    The Humane Society's animal rescue drivers work hard to save the wounded, to rescue the sick and abandoned. But usually the endings are not so happy.

  • News

    April 7, 1993

    Gorilla Warfare

    Vilified by animal protectionists, indicted for smuggling, praised by the feds. Matthew Block surprised everyone. Maybe even himself.

  • News

    October 14, 1992

    Dead On Arrival, 119 Times Over

    Indonesian crab-eating macaques are favored by medical researchers. But if Miami primate dealer Matthew Block's late-August shipment was bound for the lab, it never got that far.

  • News

    June 17, 1992

    Letters

    Indonesian crab-eating macaques are favored by medical researchers. But if Miami primate dealer Matthew Block's late-August shipment was bound for the lab, it never got that far.

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