Lori Bell, Author at Lady Freethinker https://ladyfreethinker.org/author/lorib/ Ending Cruelty for All Beings Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:06:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://ladyfreethinker.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LFT-Logo-Favicon-for-Website-32x32.jpg Lori Bell, Author at Lady Freethinker https://ladyfreethinker.org/author/lorib/ 32 32 49888317 UPDATE: Teacher Accused of Feeding Puppy to Snapping Turtle to Face Trial https://ladyfreethinker.org/update-teacher-accused-feeding-puppy-snapping-turtle-face-trial/ Tue, 25 Sep 2018 03:49:49 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=540674 A teacher accused of feeding a live puppy to a pet snapping turtle in March is finally going to face trial. The court date is set for October 26th in Preston, Idaho, where the incident occurred. If convicted of animal cruelty, he may serve six months in jail and can be charged up to $5,000. […]

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]]> 540674 Nearly 90 Poached Elephant Carcasses Found in Botswana https://ladyfreethinker.org/nearly-90-poached-elephant-carcasses-found-botswana/ Mon, 10 Sep 2018 01:55:34 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=540348 Recent reports from nonprofit Elephants Without Borders, contracted by the Botswana government to conduct an aerial survey of elephants and wildlife, show a startling jump in elephant poaching. In the course of the survey, which only began in July, they’ve already found nearly 90 elephant carcasses, many of which are believed to be poached. “Today we counted […]

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]]> 540348 This Convicted Elephant Poacher Now Travels Across Kenya Working to Save Elephants https://ladyfreethinker.org/convicted-elephant-poacher-now-travels-across-kenya-working-save-elephants/ Mon, 03 Sep 2018 22:37:57 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=540103 Poacher-turned-activist John Sumokwo urges poachers to follow his example, and for the Kenyan government to take more serious steps to crack down on illegal wildlife hunting. After being released from prison for poaching crimes, he started working as a wildlife ambassador at Gilbert Wildlife. Recently, he joined a lobbying group to hold the government more […]

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]]> 540103 This Former Elephant Killer Now Dedicates His Life to Stopping Poachers https://ladyfreethinker.org/former-elephant-killer-now-dedicates-life-stopping-poachers/ Tue, 21 Aug 2018 02:02:05 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=539694 After years of hunting down elephants for their tusks, poacher Kapona Lapalee “Nanyuki” had a change of heart that completely turned his life around. Now, he dedicates himself completely to protecting wildlife and stopping poachers. His work has been so impactful, he received an award this August at the first annual African Ranger Awards held by […]

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]]> 539694 Surgery A Success for Puppy Viciously Hurled from Moving Car https://ladyfreethinker.org/surgery-success-puppy-viciously-hurled-moving-car/ Wed, 15 Aug 2018 22:20:16 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=539492 A puppy suffering several fractures after being thrown from a moving car made it through surgery last week and is headed to a loving foster home until she can be adopted. Kennerly was just 10 weeks old when someone dangled her by a leg through the window of a moving SUV near Kennett, MO. The […]

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]]> 539492 Marriott to Ditch Plastic Straws in All of Its Hotels https://ladyfreethinker.org/marriott-ditch-plastic-straws-hotels/ Mon, 06 Aug 2018 23:53:20 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=539288 Last year, major hospitality company Marriott International pledged to commit to more environmentally friendly practices, with the ultimate goal of reducing landfill waste by 45 percent and responsibly sourcing its top 10 product purchase categories by 2025. Based on their decision last month to ditch plastic straws in all of its hotels by June of 2019, […]

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]]> 539288 These Former Dog Meat Sellers Have Just Opened a Vegan Restaurant https://ladyfreethinker.org/former-dog-meat-sellers-just-opened-vegan-restaurant/ Tue, 24 Jul 2018 06:47:16 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=538931 It’s never too late to make a change, as Cambodian restaurant owners Syna and Mong can attest. The couple decided to shut down their former restaurant, which served dog meat, and opene a new, vegan restaurant – Sabay Vegilicious. “Positive and compassionate at their core, they are striving to leave behind what was often sad […]

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]]> 538931 Two More Elephants Killed by Speeding Trains in India https://ladyfreethinker.org/two-elephants-killed-speeding-trains-india/ Fri, 13 Jul 2018 00:05:56 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=538744 Despite efforts to reduce elephants dying in train crashes in India, negligent, speeding drivers continue to up the death toll. Two elephants were killed on Friday by a speeding train. This brings the total of elephants killed just from trains to over 10 this year. “The animals were crossing a railway line on their way […]

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]]> 538744 Farm Bill May Finally Ban Dog and Cat Meat in the US https://ladyfreethinker.org/farm-bill-may-finally-ban-dog-cat-meat-us/ Mon, 09 Jul 2018 20:58:33 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=538516 Politicians on Capitol Hill don’t usually agree, but there’s one policy most can get behind – people in the U.S. shouldn’t eat dogs or cats. During a vote at the end of June, both the House and Senate passed versions of the 2018 Farm Bill that ban dog and cat meat in the U.S. The […]

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]]> 538516 Man Who Choked Girlfriend, Beat Puppy to Death with Pipe Gets 25 Years in Prison https://ladyfreethinker.org/man-choked-girlfriend-beat-puppy-death-pipe-gets-25-years-prison/ Fri, 29 Jun 2018 21:48:07 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=538373 A Benton County, Arkansas court enforced laws protecting animals and families from violence last week by sentencing a man to 25 years for assaulting his girlfriend and killing her puppy. The 24-year old, Dusten Ward, pleaded guilty to three felony charges – second-degree domestic battery, aggravated assault on family or household member, and aggravated cruelty […]

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]]> 538373 This Incredible Bulldog Trains Rescue Kittens to Get them Ready for Adoption https://ladyfreethinker.org/bulldog-trains-rescue-kittens-get-ready-adoption/ Tue, 26 Jun 2018 23:16:59 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=538246 It takes a loving hand and family to foster kittens. But who says that hand has to be human? A 2-year-old French bulldog, Nono, has already helped socialize, play with, and raise five litters of kittens. Nono is extra social by nature, which helps when you have to entertain a bunch of rowdy and demanding […]

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]]> 538246 How Buzzing Bees are Saving India’s Elephants from being Hit by Trains https://ladyfreethinker.org/buzzing-bees-saving-indias-elephants-hit-trains/ Sun, 17 Jun 2018 19:49:11 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=536435 Indian officials are doing everything they can to reduce the number of elephants killed by trains, a common problem in the country. The most recent effort uses the sound of bees to keep elephants away from the tracks. “The buzzing sound is in a frequency the elephants do not like,” a railway manager,  Ravilesh Kumar, told […]

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]]> 536435 Good News: Mountain Gorillas Are Making A Comeback https://ladyfreethinker.org/good-news-mountain-gorillas-making-comeback/ Sun, 10 Jun 2018 23:30:44 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=498511 A new survey of the critically endangered mountain gorillas conducted in the Virunga Massif, a mountain range that passes through the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda, showed their numbers have increased about 25 percent since the last census in 2010. Then, there were only 480 gorillas but the most recent survey, conducted […]

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]]> 498511 Puppy Abandoned in Park with “Free” and “Good Home” Written on Her in Marker https://ladyfreethinker.org/puppy-abandoned-park-free-good-home-written-marker/ Sat, 02 Jun 2018 05:14:31 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=498297 Last Friday, the Executive Director of Ohio’s Ross County Humane Society, Jenn Thomas, woke up to terrible news. It’s “7:00 am and the people of our community have not ceased to amaze me and not in a good way,” Thomas wrote on her Facebook page, referring to the abandoned puppy just found left in a […]

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]]> 498297 Coast Guard Rescues Injured Sea Turtle Found with Hook Through Mouth https://ladyfreethinker.org/coast-guard-rescues-injured-sea-turtle-found-hook-mouth/ Tue, 29 May 2018 23:20:14 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=498114 On May 14th, one sea turtle got lucky when someone spotted the injured animal off the coast of North Carolina. An unnamed person on board a 75-foot fishing boat called Lady Lisa spotted the turtle floundering in the water near the boat. With an injured fin and a hook in its mouth, the sea turtle was […]

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]]> 498114 This Indian State is Cracking Down on Cruelty to Captive Elephants https://ladyfreethinker.org/indian-state-cracking-cruelty-captive-elephants/ Sat, 19 May 2018 01:16:49 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=497919 After the death of 10 captive elephants in the Indian state of Kerala and mounting protests, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden issued a circular creating provisions to prevent further abuse and protect these majestic and often-exploited animals. Kerala has a large number of captive elephants, raised by mahouts – people […]

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]]> 497919 ‘Most Wanted’ Rhino Poacher is Finally Behind Bars https://ladyfreethinker.org/wanted-rhino-poacher-finally-behind-bars/ Fri, 11 May 2018 02:47:58 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=497766 A poacher responsible for several recent rhino deaths at India’s Kaziranga National Park, home to the world’s largest population of the greater one-horned rhino, was finally caught last Thursday. The man behind the rhino killings is a 45-year-old man, Parci Ronfar. According to the officer in charge of the police station where he was arrested, Ronfar organized […]

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]]> 497766 Rhode Island Town Bans Balloons to Help Save the Planet https://ladyfreethinker.org/rhode-island-town-bans-balloons-help-save-planet/ Mon, 07 May 2018 21:06:26 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=497536 There are many ways to celebrate and decorate, but in a small town in Rhode Island, balloons aren’t one of them. On April 2nd, the town council in New Shoreham decided to put marine life and the environment first by passing a law to ban the sale, use, and distribution of balloons. For a town […]

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]]> 497536 ‘EPA Sucks’ Campaign Launched to Protest Cruel Pollution Tests on Animals https://ladyfreethinker.org/epa-sucks-campaign-launched-protest-cruel-pollution-tests-animals/ Tue, 24 Apr 2018 00:09:11 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=497275 They call this protecting the environment? Last month, the White Coat Waste Project (WCW), an organization working to stop useless tests on animals funded by taxpayer dollars, revealed just how “protective” the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is. Their report documented how the EPA takes the lives of over 20,000 animals in cruel experiments each year. […]

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]]> 497275 This Michigan Fire Department is Fostering a Special-Needs Puppy Named Bluebell https://ladyfreethinker.org/michigan-fire-department-fostering-special-needs-puppy-named-bluebell/ Sun, 22 Apr 2018 21:56:33 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=497086 This Michigan-based fire department is helping their community in more ways than one. Aside from risking their lives to fight fires and protect human citizens, they’re also helping their furry friends in need. When Bluebell, a rescue dog from the Humane Society needed a place to stay before and after her leg surgery, the Dearborn […]

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