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The kayakers were able to rescue the dogs and contact the relevant authorities, CBS reported.\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cblockquote class\u003d\"twitter-tweet\"\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" lang\u003d\"en\"\u003eUxbridge puppies are healthy after being dumped in Blackstone River. Adoptions in 8-9 weeks. \u003ca href\u003d\"https://t.co/Qhm1TCtzLO\"\u003epic.twitter.com/Qhm1TCtzLO\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e— Lana Jones (@Lanawbz) \u003ca href\u003d\"https://twitter.com/Lanawbz/status/912368159235166210?ref_src\u003dtwsrc%5Etfw\"\u003eSeptember 25, 2017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e \u003cscript async\u003d\"\" charset\u003d\"utf-8\" src\u003d\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003e“I believe as a police chief they had guardian angels looking over them, these kayakers,”\u003c/i\u003e Uxbridge Police Department Chief Jeffrey Lourie said.\n\n\u003ci\u003e“It was only a matter of time before they were all submerged and perished.”\u003c/i\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe puppies are thought to be seven days old.\n\nOfficers are looking for the “low life” person responsible, according to a post from the department on Facebook.\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cblockquote class\u003d\"twitter-tweet\"\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" lang\u003d\"en\"\u003eExpecting to hear soon from Uxbridge Animal Control about the puppies found in a sack along the Blackstone River. \u003ca href\u003d\"https://t.co/cb5wNiCVRb\"\u003epic.twitter.com/cb5wNiCVRb\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e— Lana Jones (@Lanawbz) \u003ca href\u003d\"https://twitter.com/Lanawbz/status/912333085043290117?ref_src\u003dtwsrc%5Etfw\"\u003eSeptember 25, 2017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e \u003cscript async\u003d\"\" charset\u003d\"utf-8\" src\u003d\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003e“Obviously this is a heinous act, unconscionable,” Lourie said. “We definitely want to be able to charge [the suspect] with six counts of cruelty to animals.”\u003c/i\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThey are now in the care of Uxbridge Animal Control, Lourie added.\n\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4aj4OF7St1pnXA8aLP5s9sSpCgNWxQgAnQYXq7gWpx8PsLVrl2H_ZuI-83xZTnT2APt_wNKRVO_YpKFQEHDfwjLPLBK9BvqbQz9S8PXQQYuph-3RCVNw3y5PtWb6uOJuDgqOQYT1NsIXGebG5k2Y0RWXCaycVAdZcv1NCsrBLEjyo0ahNhZc-GuWPSc/s1200/puppies.jpg\" style\u003d\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"629\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4aj4OF7St1pnXA8aLP5s9sSpCgNWxQgAnQYXq7gWpx8PsLVrl2H_ZuI-83xZTnT2APt_wNKRVO_YpKFQEHDfwjLPLBK9BvqbQz9S8PXQQYuph-3RCVNw3y5PtWb6uOJuDgqOQYT1NsIXGebG5k2Y0RWXCaycVAdZcv1NCsrBLEjyo0ahNhZc-GuWPSc/s600/puppies.jpg\" width\u003d\"600\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\nThese acts of animal cruelty astound me. It’s heartbreaking. Thankfully someone was watching over them and they are now in safe hands.\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://en.stories.newsner.com/animals/kayakers-find-potato-sack-floating-in-river-and-hear-a-whimpering-they-cannot-ignore/?fbclid\u003dIwAR0U72DlHoK7XpMvtb1azDJBw4bL2ZK2L-LNiugyY0HmdV-prO-8o0fVVoQ\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSource\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/419199189299031656/posts/default/2827745880913566238"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/419199189299031656/posts/default/2827745880913566238"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.natureknows.org/2023/08/kayakers-find-potato-sack-floating-in.html","title":"Kayakers find potato sack floating in river and hear a whimpering they cannot ignore"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Back to Nature"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/15391705779221271602"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEW55AatWnRoE8_ulcUVPSNFcH9siQ9sPuxDC8O98aOl0PRj0tuxG3s1DgZNjYwl8RFS8du4U9fprYpZqaGm2YT_35drObwuxgDBZ49FTp3aNp9PrGyRUE4drYF6IZhmKZzVAPu-27Afi8xiVtPIYrYpWNfODut7CwOdxGaaZMnJJWRjznP1PLs1vVZTM/s72-c/cccccccccccccc-1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419199189299031656.post-681739658960555098"},"published":{"$t":"2023-08-22T09:24:00.006-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-08-24T09:58:55.798-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bad"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Humanity"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Animals"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rescued owl makes miraculous recovery after being shot with BB gun, trapped in manure pit"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"420\" data-original-width\u003d\"800\" src\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9h7IfXJwFfo45tlF9UO0EeSd0uJJFbUFqhx8TRUiB_6Xb8C-mU9wsMT690fklH5iVVTXvZXU-wxsMvasSZblDaBjgiiOn_LVeZZiq-wHGGz1sBVzLYpSmHk4Vnl3Q4TdnzB0DarqPZ3B8ZfYeYH4KAfdVrwFAYszkEUMUHvLXEGrmTFTosbpaCxDx8E/s600/owl-header-400x210.jpg\" style\u003d\"display: none;\" width\u003d\"600\" /\u003eAfter a poor owl was found in terrible condition, a wildlife center helped him make an incredible recovery. The Raven Ridge Animal Centre, in Pennsylvania, announced last month that it had taken in a Great Horned Owl who had been rescued from a manure pit.\u0026nbsp;\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAccording to a Facebook post, the owl had been trapped in the pit for at least two days and was in rough shape. He was dehydrated, weak, and covered in layers of caked-on manure which took several baths to get off.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdrr_gno7TwuoBQn_X38-6mQgAfTUd7YxjrmzdkN6kbzWyuuCf46reLLMUjM_wh5Z49Up0Lfa9-gSJE7fz17tdg_0tWSiAcXBxFJ-Z-Jqd4n6RSVak_wgYzA38vp-CRQjo79_YITwPsp-RvgPBjuIOwvlZ3kNcldtV-zqIH11ZHAi8XY3FODOY3M_wc0/s903/359832088_680256644137681_7540773536991740120_n.jpg\" style\u003d\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"903\" data-original-width\u003d\"546\" height\u003d\"600\" src\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdrr_gno7TwuoBQn_X38-6mQgAfTUd7YxjrmzdkN6kbzWyuuCf46reLLMUjM_wh5Z49Up0Lfa9-gSJE7fz17tdg_0tWSiAcXBxFJ-Z-Jqd4n6RSVak_wgYzA38vp-CRQjo79_YITwPsp-RvgPBjuIOwvlZ3kNcldtV-zqIH11ZHAi8XY3FODOY3M_wc0/s600/359832088_680256644137681_7540773536991740120_n.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003e“I knew it was gonna be a long night,” wildlife rehabilitator Tracie Young told The Dodo, adding that despite the trauma the owl was “subdued”: “He was tired from struggling.”\u003c/i\u003e\n\nThe owl had also suffered severe eye trauma — his right eye was deep red and filled with blood. The rescuers later found a steel BB in his eye, revealing that the bird had been illegally shot with a BB gun.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e“We had to wait for the blood in the eye to be absorbed by the body, so that we could see if there was any permanent damage,” Young said in a statement \u003ca href\u003d\"https://people.com/owl-on-the-mend-after-being-struck-in-the-eye-bb-gun-photos-7693113\"\u003eto People\u003c/a\u003e. “Over the next few days, the body started absorbing the blood in the eye. We administered fluids, the owl had to be tube-fed and given several baths.”\u003c/i\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBecause he was found in a manure pit, the rescuers lovingly nicknamed the bird “Stinky.” They knew it would be a long road to recovery, but the owl remained incredibly resilient.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ciframe allow\u003d\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"true\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"781\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" src\u003d\"https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href\u003dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fravenridgewildlife%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02QsE3XHgpWov4V7SBXQB7vsx2mJh5G6Lfqc7Edp4nqwmryUXgyXTyuTGoYJwJp88wl\u0026amp;show_text\u003dtrue\u0026amp;width\u003d500\" style\u003d\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" width\u003d\"500\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\nOver time the rescuers were able to examine the extent of damage to the eye, and discovered a miracle: despite the trauma, the owl did not sustain any permanent eye damage or loss of vision.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e“I did not think that it was going to make it,” Young said, adding to The Dodo that she was “flabbergasted.” Because of that unlikely recovery, rescuers stopped calling him “Stinky” and started calling him “Lucky.”\u003c/i\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn just a few weeks, Lucky looks like a whole new owl, his eye completely back to normal. The wildlife centre says the are aiming to release him back into the wild in the Fall.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ciframe allow\u003d\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"true\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"250\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" src\u003d\"https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href\u003dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fravenridgewildlife%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02AHPmhdGLJ3fJ4FFqnm5i68mXdt5wRd4P55fYJjzFRHgfbk4TyYKa9mYtC3BoEfzHl\u0026amp;show_text\u003dtrue\u0026amp;width\u003d500\" style\u003d\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" width\u003d\"500\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\nWe’re so glad to see this beautiful owl is doing better and is on the road to recovery! Thank you to everyone who rescued him!\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.theanimalclub.net/wildlife/rescued-owl-makes-miraculous-recovery-after-being-shot-with-bb-gun-trapped-in-manure-pit/?fbclid\u003dIwAR0w6uRuEcrW7Ms-UdGXhzhhmvb1L1R2HaBvKpD6iF2Jia4bPQcag_TvI1E\"\u003eSource\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/419199189299031656/posts/default/681739658960555098"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/419199189299031656/posts/default/681739658960555098"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.natureknows.org/2023/08/rescued-owl-makes-miraculous-recovery.html","title":"Rescued owl makes miraculous recovery after being shot with BB gun, trapped in manure pit"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Back to Nature"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/15391705779221271602"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9h7IfXJwFfo45tlF9UO0EeSd0uJJFbUFqhx8TRUiB_6Xb8C-mU9wsMT690fklH5iVVTXvZXU-wxsMvasSZblDaBjgiiOn_LVeZZiq-wHGGz1sBVzLYpSmHk4Vnl3Q4TdnzB0DarqPZ3B8ZfYeYH4KAfdVrwFAYszkEUMUHvLXEGrmTFTosbpaCxDx8E/s72-c/owl-header-400x210.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419199189299031656.post-5707014233802452208"},"published":{"$t":"2022-08-30T04:28:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-03T06:01:24.458-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bad"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Animals"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"After 20 Hr Rescue Mission A Giant Sperm Whale Survives To Swim Another Day"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"A group of fishermen will never forget this day after meeting a huge sperm whale!\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAfter seeing the 65-ft long whale, they knew they had to do a great effort to be able to take the whale back to the sea as it was stuck about 750 meters from the beach’s coastline of Zhejiang, a Chinese province.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThankfully, the help arrived by the local fishery office.\n\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEYNh3MUaLp3gEg6w__C-PLrT1md79y4Pc04ifui3rGCC0JX89W1B7vnc3LhnLeo-d-boKk3frc_pZWhnW3j50Fv0vhFM9_jNmu1BSuOASkpinC7Rhw116TkffjZAMl-tDZcj82wo3DsCdiJhPiTXDdiJPmIgtDvrrGTHzkqwwB3ThGlhm6iwSgIN/s780/art_2_2_1200x628-3-780x470.jpg\" style\u003d\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"470\" data-original-width\u003d\"780\" src\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEYNh3MUaLp3gEg6w__C-PLrT1md79y4Pc04ifui3rGCC0JX89W1B7vnc3LhnLeo-d-boKk3frc_pZWhnW3j50Fv0vhFM9_jNmu1BSuOASkpinC7Rhw116TkffjZAMl-tDZcj82wo3DsCdiJhPiTXDdiJPmIgtDvrrGTHzkqwwB3ThGlhm6iwSgIN/s600/art_2_2_1200x628-3-780x470.jpg\" width\u003d\"600\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\nThe rescue mission took more than twenty hours to be done as hundreds of water buckets were being thrown on the whale to keep it alive.\n\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeY3PUnRretEN6St0TGtEcr-UpXLThNiyRQiqis1vEzATj3AldCqd33D-aVeFK9laKdky-BsWE_evT7lwF_nT-ZI5AAkHJWPHm9GH62Yu7h9WkwBj1Qpi-731eHiQbOZTxNyb-lBtDqAiCuJ2OA_PqhxgLNxvSdYPOlSsXjTG48j1p7vHp824U3F7s/s854/Stranded-20-meter-sperm-whale-rescued-0-42-screenshot.png\" style\u003d\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"480\" data-original-width\u003d\"854\" src\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeY3PUnRretEN6St0TGtEcr-UpXLThNiyRQiqis1vEzATj3AldCqd33D-aVeFK9laKdky-BsWE_evT7lwF_nT-ZI5AAkHJWPHm9GH62Yu7h9WkwBj1Qpi-731eHiQbOZTxNyb-lBtDqAiCuJ2OA_PqhxgLNxvSdYPOlSsXjTG48j1p7vHp824U3F7s/s600/Stranded-20-meter-sperm-whale-rescued-0-42-screenshot.png\" width\u003d\"600\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\nThey were then able to drag the whale back to the sea by many ships! It was a great effort! The video below is one of the greatest videos of rescues, do not miss it!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWatch the video below:\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ciframe allow\u003d\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"370\" src\u003d\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/8iwS8d9IFw4\" title\u003d\"Stranded 20-meter sperm whale rescued\" width\u003d\"680\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://lolitopia.com/2021/04/17/coevolution-bees/?cnt\u003d107197\u0026amp;u\u003ddone\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSource\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/419199189299031656/posts/default/5707014233802452208"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/419199189299031656/posts/default/5707014233802452208"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.natureknows.org/2022/08/after-20-hr-rescue-mission-giant-sperm.html","title":"After 20 Hr Rescue Mission A Giant Sperm Whale Survives To Swim Another Day"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Back to Nature"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/15391705779221271602"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEYNh3MUaLp3gEg6w__C-PLrT1md79y4Pc04ifui3rGCC0JX89W1B7vnc3LhnLeo-d-boKk3frc_pZWhnW3j50Fv0vhFM9_jNmu1BSuOASkpinC7Rhw116TkffjZAMl-tDZcj82wo3DsCdiJhPiTXDdiJPmIgtDvrrGTHzkqwwB3ThGlhm6iwSgIN/s72-c/art_2_2_1200x628-3-780x470.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419199189299031656.post-4042379756248080884"},"published":{"$t":"2022-01-19T14:18:00.003-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-01-27T00:30:13.573-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bad"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Humanity"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Animals"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A Fire Destroyed This Old Man’s Home, But All He Cares About Is His Kitten"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"In a heartwrenching moment of pain, Ali was seen hugging his cat as he tried to process what happened to his house and the dozen hens.\u0026nbsp;\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe residents of Ordular village in western Turkey's Mudurnu district were saddened Wednesday after witnessing the tragedy of an old man and his beloved cat, who helplessly watched their home burn down.\n\n83-year-old Ali Meşe accidentally started the fire himself, while trying to light his heating stove with gasoline.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHis efforts to light a fire, however, went wrong and led to an explosion in the living room, after which the single-story wooden house burned to the ground.\n\nNeighbors who noticed the fire immediately informed the fire brigade, who were able to save the old man, his wife, son and cat just in time.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u0026nbsp;The shocked owner of the house was seen hugging his frightened cat, mourning over the loss of his hens.\n\n\u003ci\u003e\"13 of the 14 hens in the basement died during the fire,\"\u003c/i\u003e Meşe said.\n\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE4Gsp15unfXEU8_RcYp4Ko1JS_d1VVWiGbosJPals9AdpKJ9-cmJeaJmkRrFfEFISJtvQrY41nVzQzISNWUgJN8Do-L382ox3aiJUP7TFivGUsxSpBkdJ6A0UDU6SL--NTvAfZaJOqttVGt0H7o7tx-fOFP0aZxQzw4XBO9GyoI5UznXHBAt_uPcd\u003ds640\" style\u003d\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"359\" data-original-width\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE4Gsp15unfXEU8_RcYp4Ko1JS_d1VVWiGbosJPals9AdpKJ9-cmJeaJmkRrFfEFISJtvQrY41nVzQzISNWUgJN8Do-L382ox3aiJUP7TFivGUsxSpBkdJ6A0UDU6SL--NTvAfZaJOqttVGt0H7o7tx-fOFP0aZxQzw4XBO9GyoI5UznXHBAt_uPcd\u003ds600\" width\u003d\"600\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\nThe local authorities reached out to Meşe, his wife and two sons who were left homeless when a fire gutted their house.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePresidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalın tweeted that he contacted the governor of Bolu province where Meşe lives and the governorate told him that they would address the \"needs of uncle Ali.\"\n\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtX22ScK4ckobJznVPrPVtdtViC7qT_fmvJgpEHXzIYZp-Jawbl6QlpN4JNRqamiOZBi4HWb6WGYmPZzlU12Ji3A-xMnQvuRyuyA2A6F0Sz0wX5BniI2b1Sygty_Zshlm11Darrz2e_PYzPQs-uyallesZxOtEpiWrcOehsp0V0xRL69P3OtlHfMWw\u003ds637\" style\u003d\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"420\" data-original-width\u003d\"637\" src\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtX22ScK4ckobJznVPrPVtdtViC7qT_fmvJgpEHXzIYZp-Jawbl6QlpN4JNRqamiOZBi4HWb6WGYmPZzlU12Ji3A-xMnQvuRyuyA2A6F0Sz0wX5BniI2b1Sygty_Zshlm11Darrz2e_PYzPQs-uyallesZxOtEpiWrcOehsp0V0xRL69P3OtlHfMWw\u003ds600\" width\u003d\"600\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003e\"Let's keep him and his cat warm,\"\u003c/i\u003e Kalın tweeted. Social media users also organized a campaign to help Meşe.\n\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiimjjGCVzQLbtCMTNQRuJMkw4hqz1cIT36OXESDWE37zTaeVnKxNranpR2stYmPCO0t7uBUtxkJ1CUqUjUn8fF4oZjOweDpt1Izd0pBzIRjzZM5_g4xhJX74xVGFwhAxG_8RrIaIpudLBrIEzXyh1cM686DcmWrC9P-nS4RevoGBF0pB5dbprLc8AT\u003ds636\" style\u003d\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"480\" data-original-width\u003d\"636\" src\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiimjjGCVzQLbtCMTNQRuJMkw4hqz1cIT36OXESDWE37zTaeVnKxNranpR2stYmPCO0t7uBUtxkJ1CUqUjUn8fF4oZjOweDpt1Izd0pBzIRjzZM5_g4xhJX74xVGFwhAxG_8RrIaIpudLBrIEzXyh1cM686DcmWrC9P-nS4RevoGBF0pB5dbprLc8AT\u003ds600\" width\u003d\"600\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiickgkWU2Aos4UqvvbfT7FKyEOYPelwqurwjdbeOha4Vhg_MvvgbkXu1Zn4f58oiBdKibX07gmIWEp0509RCSc-9AgRz-S9v2nkcnnI7CSz3vE2g2_xAa8pxBFOAnY367p-FGIA2QPSt9HGNPKUCuXPUSS3VOz1BxR81jtlk3VaedMxumEHU2RvXcU\u003ds637\" style\u003d\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"356\" data-original-width\u003d\"637\" src\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiickgkWU2Aos4UqvvbfT7FKyEOYPelwqurwjdbeOha4Vhg_MvvgbkXu1Zn4f58oiBdKibX07gmIWEp0509RCSc-9AgRz-S9v2nkcnnI7CSz3vE2g2_xAa8pxBFOAnY367p-FGIA2QPSt9HGNPKUCuXPUSS3VOz1BxR81jtlk3VaedMxumEHU2RvXcU\u003ds600\" width\u003d\"600\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n  \nDon't miss the video:\n\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"height: 0px; padding-bottom: 100%; position: relative; width: 100%;\"\u003e\u003ciframe allowfullscreen\u003d\"\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"100%\" src\u003d\"https://streamable.com/e/ho7tx8\" style\u003d\"height: 100%; position: absolute; width: 100%;\" width\u003d\"100%\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.whitewolfpack.com/2018/01/a-fire-destroyed-this-old-mans-home-but.html?fbclid\u003dIwAR2-YLp9wHqzGDh2ew7x9DAjQ6F-ykfLfNYIg7k2T1Q2r3HKVAkpWQ3c_ek\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/419199189299031656/posts/default/4042379756248080884"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/419199189299031656/posts/default/4042379756248080884"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.natureknows.org/2022/01/a-fire-destroyed-this-old-mans-home-but.html","title":"A Fire Destroyed This Old Man’s Home, But All He Cares About Is His Kitten"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Back to Nature"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/15391705779221271602"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE4Gsp15unfXEU8_RcYp4Ko1JS_d1VVWiGbosJPals9AdpKJ9-cmJeaJmkRrFfEFISJtvQrY41nVzQzISNWUgJN8Do-L382ox3aiJUP7TFivGUsxSpBkdJ6A0UDU6SL--NTvAfZaJOqttVGt0H7o7tx-fOFP0aZxQzw4XBO9GyoI5UznXHBAt_uPcd\u003ds72-c","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419199189299031656.post-4347655277011081715"},"published":{"$t":"2020-09-06T11:29:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-09-06T11:29:46.408-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bad"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Animals"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Endangered White Rhino Forced To Perform In Russian Circus"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Footage of an endangered white rhino trained to perform in a circus has prompted an outpouring of anger and calls to boycott shows featuring live animals.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nSocial-media users were furious at the videos taken in Russia showing a rhino being forced to parade or carry a man on its back in a circus ring, while the trainer holds whips at the ready. Rhinos are rarely seen in circuses, although elephants have long been used – and are being phased out following years of protests about cruel training and the unnatural conditions they are kept in.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nIn a clip circulating online taken at the Russian State Circus, the rhino is made to sit and let the trainer clamber onto his back before setting off to tour the ring. A couple of times the animal also appears to turn away quickly from the trainer as he approaches with a whip.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nIn another clip, suspected of having been shot at the Safari Circus in Moscow, what is thought to be the same rhino is seen on a circular platform under a bright spotlight, hesitating several times before stepping off.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nExperts in wild-animal welfare said using a white rhino - which can weigh up to 2,300kg - in public show was extremely risky for the trainer and spectators.\u003ci\u003e “It could quickly cause injury to the trainer, and if there isn’t a substantial barrier, to the public,”\u003c/i\u003e said Chris Draper, of the Born Free wildlife charity. \u003ci\u003e“However well trained it is, rhinos are naturally nervous and impulsive.”\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nThe animal, probably hired out from one circus to another, would have been trained using cruel, painful methods behind the scenes to perform as instructed, he said.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iQwC41Hv8WY/X1UptVbiHII/AAAAAAAAgy4/9nY43rqFCC0cOHb1T8_Ag63W5yh-xtnWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ScreenShot11280.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iQwC41Hv8WY/X1UptVbiHII/AAAAAAAAgy4/9nY43rqFCC0cOHb1T8_Ag63W5yh-xtnWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ScreenShot11280.jpg\" data-original-width\u003d\"640\" data-original-height\u003d\"410\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e“To see the animal in this circumstance when you’ve seen one in the wild is utterly incongruent,”\u003c/i\u003e he said. \u003ci\u003e“Not only is it being exposed to substantial noise, but the use of the whip is wrong. They would say it doesn’t hurt, but if that’s the case why use it at all?”\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nTransporting the rhino around would also inflict stress and strain on him, Dr Draper added.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nIn a separate video, the rhino, Mafa, is filmed away from the ring, being fed by the trainer, Sergey Nesterov, who says: \u003ci\u003e“I put a bed next to it, and I left it only when I had to eat, in order to spend more time with it. This way it got used to people.”\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d94NBJLB36c/X1Upy8bEZpI/AAAAAAAAgy8/s61Ildye8dsyQHvIAyilCAkvBujX833TgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ScreenShot11281.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d94NBJLB36c/X1Upy8bEZpI/AAAAAAAAgy8/s61Ildye8dsyQHvIAyilCAkvBujX833TgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ScreenShot11281.jpg\" data-original-width\u003d\"639\" data-original-height\u003d\"358\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nMr Nesterov says it took a year to arrange the paperwork to transport Mafa from South Africa.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nThe Safari Circus’s website states that it uses exotic animals, and said that in 1996 Sergei Nesterov and Elena Fedotova decided to create a new attraction with exotic animals based on an older one created by Elena's parents.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cB_fDacjj84/X1UqD3BBaBI/AAAAAAAAgzI/9MQ9RSvGbcI7wNRFebAQVriYQ-3vBfx7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ScreenShot11283.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cB_fDacjj84/X1UqD3BBaBI/AAAAAAAAgzI/9MQ9RSvGbcI7wNRFebAQVriYQ-3vBfx7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ScreenShot11283.jpg\" data-original-width\u003d\"640\" data-original-height\u003d\"359\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nSafari’s site features photos of the rhino, as well as shots of a kangaroo with a chain around its neck and boxing gloves on, apparently sparring with a human. There are also photos of five white tigers in the ring with the trainer. Facebook and Twitter users condemned the use of the rhino, saying the animal belonged in the wild and had not been domesticated like a cat or dog.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cblockquote class\u003d\"twitter-tweet\"\u003e\u003cp lang\u003d\"en\" dir\u003d\"ltr\"\u003eThe behind the scenes of the white Rhino of the Russian circus. Outrageous!!!! \u003ca href\u003d\"https://t.co/buXw4k1Q8J\"\u003epic.twitter.com/buXw4k1Q8J\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; Warriors4Wildlife_Int™ 🌐Ⓥ🐾 (@W4W_Int) \u003ca href\u003d\"https://twitter.com/W4W_Int/status/1028821768394473473?ref_src\u003dtwsrc%5Etfw\"\u003eAugust 13, 2018\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cscript async src\u003d\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset\u003d\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.whitewolfpack.com/2018/08/endangered-white-rhino-forced-to.html?fbclid\u003dIwAR0j-ImZ1Rj6-3-MSngp6uQjiIr8qWIKYsRbqrtb8xESt0h824nhQt4sLcw\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSource\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/419199189299031656/posts/default/4347655277011081715"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/419199189299031656/posts/default/4347655277011081715"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.natureknows.org/2020/09/endangered-white-rhino-forced-to-perform-in-Russian-circus.html","title":"Endangered White Rhino Forced To Perform In Russian Circus"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Back to Nature"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/15391705779221271602"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iQwC41Hv8WY/X1UptVbiHII/AAAAAAAAgy4/9nY43rqFCC0cOHb1T8_Ag63W5yh-xtnWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s72-c/ScreenShot11280.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419199189299031656.post-5307595019009151620"},"published":{"$t":"2020-08-04T02:56:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-08-04T02:56:40.947-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bad"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Animals"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Poacher Who Killed Endangered Silverback Gorilla ‘Rafiki’ Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-afQb6oKHnR0/XykwsKUVU7I/AAAAAAAAf1k/mI3szqDiICElFtUWmBT0N6_MfbfOBMIpwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/killer-of-rafiki-sentenced-3-768x402.jpg\" data-original-width\u003d\"768\" data-original-height\u003d\"402\" style\u003d\"display:none;\"/\u003ePoacher pleaded guilty to killing Rafiki, a well-known and beloved mountain gorilla in Uganda.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nThe 25-year-old silverback lived in a protected area in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and was the leader of the Nkuringo gorilla troop. The species is listed as endangered with only 1,000 mountain gorillas left in the world, with half living in the 80,000 acre national park.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nTourists from around the world fell in love with Rafiki and were heartbroken when they heard he was missing in June. Rangers set out to try and find the missing gorilla and sadly found his body the following day.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wVQDfZZkTcg/XykvPCFKRXI/AAAAAAAAf1I/iz5-x8HU7AMv2IPV5YT5q6v1X9va3J1kgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/killer-of-rafiki-sentenced-2-768x402.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wVQDfZZkTcg/XykvPCFKRXI/AAAAAAAAf1I/iz5-x8HU7AMv2IPV5YT5q6v1X9va3J1kgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/killer-of-rafiki-sentenced-2-768x402.jpg\" data-original-width\u003d\"768\" data-original-height\u003d\"402\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhoto: Facebook/Uganda Wildlife Authority\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nThey arrested and charged Byamukama Felix and three other poachers with entering a protected area and killing Rafiki. Byamukama confessed to killing Rafiki but said it was in self-defense. He said the gorilla charged him and he killed Rafiki with a spear.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nUganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.facebook.com/UgandaWildlifeAuthority/photos/a.467952099916376/3417134368331453/?type\u003d3\u0026theater\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ereleased a statement\u003c/a\u003e that said Byamukama was sentenced to 11 years in prison for killing Rafiki and other wildlife in the protected park. “Byamukama pleaded guilty to three counts of illegal entry into a protected area, killing a gorilla, and a duiker.”\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nThe other three poachers denied the charges and are waiting trail in Kisoro Prisons.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r1q48V-ZpZk/XykvUxbLbzI/AAAAAAAAf1M/bpG_mIAe2yY4khJPqgltLJ5Qrvesjtv2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/killer-of-rafiki-sentenced-1-768x402%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r1q48V-ZpZk/XykvUxbLbzI/AAAAAAAAf1M/bpG_mIAe2yY4khJPqgltLJ5Qrvesjtv2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/killer-of-rafiki-sentenced-1-768x402%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" data-original-width\u003d\"768\" data-original-height\u003d\"402\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e“We are relieved that Rafiki has received justice and this should serve as an example to other people who kill wildlife, said Sam Mwandha, executive director of UWA. “If one person kills wildlife, we all lose.”\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nHe goes on to say that the new Wildlife Act 2019 is \u003ci\u003e“tough and that anyone involved in illegal wildlife activities will face the wrath of the law.”\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LcXmDqvetVI/XykwJuCAUkI/AAAAAAAAf1c/Y5Z8k27U_a42TQRSEu-TLa4x_5UsKYW7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/killer-of-rafiki-sentenced-3-768x402.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LcXmDqvetVI/XykwJuCAUkI/AAAAAAAAf1c/Y5Z8k27U_a42TQRSEu-TLa4x_5UsKYW7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/killer-of-rafiki-sentenced-3-768x402.jpg\" data-original-width\u003d\"768\" data-original-height\u003d\"402\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nThe group once led by Rafiki has a new leader and UWA reports they are doing well. People are happy that the beloved gorilla received some justice, but many wrote that the poacher deserved the life sentence he was originally facing. “I thought the new law says life imprisonment for killing an ENDANGERED animal..Where did we go wrong ?😭\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/killer-of-rafiki-sentenced/?utm_source\u003dars-arsfan\u0026utm_medium\u003dsocial-fb\u0026utm_content\u003dlink\u0026utm_campaign\u003dkiller-of-rafiki-sentenced\u0026utm_term\u003d8254094\u0026fbclid\u003dIwAR2P7EW-XXR-6eJnSEkNHyZCDYb6Z97Wk3i9Mw3SUOxoHsFqH5z3NypVa94\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSource\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/419199189299031656/posts/default/5307595019009151620"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/419199189299031656/posts/default/5307595019009151620"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.natureknows.org/2020/08/poacher-who-killed-endangered-silverback-gorilla-rafiki-sentenced-to-11-years-in-prison.html","title":"Poacher Who Killed Endangered Silverback Gorilla ‘Rafiki’ Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Back to Nature"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/15391705779221271602"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-afQb6oKHnR0/XykwsKUVU7I/AAAAAAAAf1k/mI3szqDiICElFtUWmBT0N6_MfbfOBMIpwCLcBGAsYHQ/s72-c/killer-of-rafiki-sentenced-3-768x402.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}}]}});