Green Expander | 2008 April

Archive for April, 2008

The Seal Concentration Camp

By admin ⋅ April 22, 2008 ⋅ 24 comments ⋅ 576 views

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has been waging a war for quite some time now with the seal hunting industry. The Canadian Government insists that the seal hunt is an animal production industry like any others, while animal activists says the levels of suffering present here most than in any other industry cannot […]

We has ur kitteh. Send ransum.

By admin ⋅ April 16, 2008 ⋅ 19 comments ⋅ 1,169 views

Since everyone like a good animal friendship story, it’s time for another one, this time with a funny twist, which might not actually be a friendship after all. A cat escaped into the baboons’ cage, the latter deciding to adopt it. Needless to say, the cat had no choice but to accept the baboons’ offer. […]

The Tiger Temple

By admin ⋅ April 15, 2008 ⋅ 14 comments ⋅ 1,527 views

When petting a tiger, you wouldn’t get out in one piece. Luckily, there’s one place where you can do just that without getting harmed. Thailand’s Tiger Temple is the place where you can meet some friendly tigers, shake hands, pet them or rub their bellies. 2 hours drive from Bangkok in the Kanchanaburi province, […]

The Lucky Mother of Eight

By admin ⋅ April 15, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ 469 views

This fetching photo session features the happy mother of 8 adorable ferrets, that I can hardly recognise in the crowd. Ferrets are energetic, curios and can put a smile on your face in the rainiest day. If you’re looking for a pet for your home, ferrets might just be the ideal choice.

The Pearl Farm

By admin ⋅ April 8, 2008 ⋅ 5 comments ⋅ 498 views

Just how much work is put into making the expensive necklace many women love? Similar to a chinese sweatshop, the pearl gathering process is long and strenuous. The oysters are gathered with the aid of the pearl boat, that can transport thousand live oysters in its holding tanks. Oysters are harvested from the bottom of […]

The Swans are Coming

By admin ⋅ April 7, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ 258 views

Located in Northern Germany, the Alster river is a 53 km long right tributary of the river Elbe. Every Spring, dozens of swans come to the Alster river to enjoy spring after they spent their winter in the comfortable setting people set up for them around the lake. Hundreds of swans swam on the Alster, […]

Shocking images of seal hunting

By admin ⋅ April 2, 2008 ⋅ 12 comments ⋅ 601 views

A familiar scene that many of us know about but which few have seen is ongoing Eastern Canada as sealers and seal hunt opponents get ready for another episode of tension and sufference. 100 hunters embarked on 16 boats heading toward a large herd of seals in the Cabot Strait between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland […]

The Baby Kangaroo that Could

By admin ⋅ April 1, 2008 ⋅ 12 comments ⋅ 2,646 views

Dogs are not only man’s best friend. This is what comes to mind when you see these pictures of an amazing dog saving a baby kangaroo. The 10yo dog found the baby kangaroo lost on a motorway near Victoria, Australia and decide to take care of it. Rex, the German short-haired pointer cross, was with […]