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  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Knocked out with a club and blowtorched ALIVE: How 'hundreds of thousands' of dogs and cats are being cruelly slaughtered for meat in Indonesian markets<br />
<br />
The overpowering stench of charred skin wafts through the 'meat section' of Tomohon market, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.<br />
As flies buzz around the carcasses of dogs, cats, pigs and snakes which are strewn across the blood-stained floor, two teenage girls pick out the dog they want for dinner. <br />
The emaciated dogs cower from the lasso of a slaughterhouse worker who reaches into the metal cage they have been trapped in for days - without food or water.<br />
Their eyes widen with fear as he yanks another pup out by its neck and clubs it over the head until it lies motionless on the ground.<br />
The dog looks dead but dreadful footage, shot only this week, shows the animal frantically kicking out as the market worker fires up a blowtorch and burns it to death.<br />
This dog was among the 'hundreds of thousands' of strays and pets which are inhumanely slaughtered every year to supply Indonesia's dog meat trade, animal protection groups claim.<br />
<br />
<br />
The heartbreaking video, and equally disturbing photographs, were taken by Rupert Imhoff, a research officer at the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, who flew to northern Sulawesi after he heard that dogs were being beaten and burned to death.<br />
He saw other domestic animals such as cats and rabbits - as well as wild bats, jungle rats, pigs and snakes - suffering the same gruesome fate.<br />
MailOnline has even seen disturbing footage which shows market workers cutting open a cat which had two unborn kittens inside.<br />
Many of the dogs who end up in slaughterhouses are strays and pets. Dog snatchers on motorbikes lasso them around the neck and speed off, animal rights groups have claimed.<br />
Some dogs are captured while their owners are walking them, and a rare few are bought from poor villagers for 'a few dollars'.<br />
<br />
Many Indonesian street dogs are accustomed to people, who feed them
    Exclusivepix_Dogs_Burned_Alive_For_M...jpg
  • Amazing images of Bald Eagle that flew For DAYS With A Trap On His Leg <br />
<br />
Few devices in use today are as cruel, deadly and indiscriminating as leghold traps — their steel jaws set to snap down on any animal unfortunate enough to land a limb within range of its powerful bite.<br />
<br />
Though countless animals die in these traps each year, their suffering is almost aways seen only by the one who caused it. On Sunday, Susan Boardman was out with her husband near their home in Bonneauville, Pennsylvania, when they spotted a bald eagle on the ground in the distance. While normally such a sighting might inspire wonder and humility, opposite feelings arose as the eagle took flight.<br />
<br />
It was then that they noticed the trap latched tight on the eagle's talon — evidence of an attempt on his life, which he somehow managed to overcome.<br />
<br />
"It was heartbreaking to see him like this," said Boardman<br />
<br />
In this instance however, the horror of this device was visible for all to see. And so, too, was the extraordinary perseverance of one creature caught in its grip. Even in this predicament, the bald eagle managed to fly away. Boardman alerted wildlife officials and others that help was needed to save him.<br />
<br />
After seeing Boardman's photos, local birdwatchers and wildlife experts spent the following days trying to track down the imperilled eagle, fearing he would soon starve to death or perish from what appeared to be a possible infection on his talon. Then they found him.<br />
<br />
On Wednesday, the bird was discovered perched high in a nest alongside his mate, with that cruel trap still attached.<br />
<br />
For birdwatcher Karen Lippy, who first spotted him there, his insistence on staying alive clearly had been driven by something bigger than himself.<br />
<br />
"He ignores his own issues to take care of family," said Karen Lippy <br />
"He is strong. He is courageous. He is stubbornly single-minded."<br />
As state officials were deciding how best to proceed in removing the trap, something remarkable happened — the bald eagle be
    ExPix_Eagle_flew_For_DAYS_with_Trap_...jpg
  • Amazing images of Bald Eagle that flew For DAYS With A Trap On His Leg <br />
<br />
Few devices in use today are as cruel, deadly and indiscriminating as leghold traps — their steel jaws set to snap down on any animal unfortunate enough to land a limb within range of its powerful bite.<br />
<br />
Though countless animals die in these traps each year, their suffering is almost aways seen only by the one who caused it. On Sunday, Susan Boardman was out with her husband near their home in Bonneauville, Pennsylvania, when they spotted a bald eagle on the ground in the distance. While normally such a sighting might inspire wonder and humility, opposite feelings arose as the eagle took flight.<br />
<br />
It was then that they noticed the trap latched tight on the eagle's talon — evidence of an attempt on his life, which he somehow managed to overcome.<br />
<br />
"It was heartbreaking to see him like this," said Boardman<br />
<br />
In this instance however, the horror of this device was visible for all to see. And so, too, was the extraordinary perseverance of one creature caught in its grip. Even in this predicament, the bald eagle managed to fly away. Boardman alerted wildlife officials and others that help was needed to save him.<br />
<br />
After seeing Boardman's photos, local birdwatchers and wildlife experts spent the following days trying to track down the imperilled eagle, fearing he would soon starve to death or perish from what appeared to be a possible infection on his talon. Then they found him.<br />
<br />
On Wednesday, the bird was discovered perched high in a nest alongside his mate, with that cruel trap still attached.<br />
<br />
For birdwatcher Karen Lippy, who first spotted him there, his insistence on staying alive clearly had been driven by something bigger than himself.<br />
<br />
"He ignores his own issues to take care of family," said Karen Lippy <br />
"He is strong. He is courageous. He is stubbornly single-minded."<br />
As state officials were deciding how best to proceed in removing the trap, something remarkable happened — the bald eagle be
    ExPix_Eagle_flew_For_DAYS_with_Trap_...jpg
  • Amazing images of Bald Eagle that flew For DAYS With A Trap On His Leg <br />
<br />
Few devices in use today are as cruel, deadly and indiscriminating as leghold traps — their steel jaws set to snap down on any animal unfortunate enough to land a limb within range of its powerful bite.<br />
<br />
Though countless animals die in these traps each year, their suffering is almost aways seen only by the one who caused it. On Sunday, Susan Boardman was out with her husband near their home in Bonneauville, Pennsylvania, when they spotted a bald eagle on the ground in the distance. While normally such a sighting might inspire wonder and humility, opposite feelings arose as the eagle took flight.<br />
<br />
It was then that they noticed the trap latched tight on the eagle's talon — evidence of an attempt on his life, which he somehow managed to overcome.<br />
<br />
"It was heartbreaking to see him like this," said Boardman<br />
<br />
In this instance however, the horror of this device was visible for all to see. And so, too, was the extraordinary perseverance of one creature caught in its grip. Even in this predicament, the bald eagle managed to fly away. Boardman alerted wildlife officials and others that help was needed to save him.<br />
<br />
After seeing Boardman's photos, local birdwatchers and wildlife experts spent the following days trying to track down the imperilled eagle, fearing he would soon starve to death or perish from what appeared to be a possible infection on his talon. Then they found him.<br />
<br />
On Wednesday, the bird was discovered perched high in a nest alongside his mate, with that cruel trap still attached.<br />
<br />
For birdwatcher Karen Lippy, who first spotted him there, his insistence on staying alive clearly had been driven by something bigger than himself.<br />
<br />
"He ignores his own issues to take care of family," said Karen Lippy <br />
"He is strong. He is courageous. He is stubbornly single-minded."<br />
As state officials were deciding how best to proceed in removing the trap, something remarkable happened — the bald eagle be
    ExPix_Eagle_flew_For_DAYS_with_Trap_...jpg
  • Amazing images of Bald Eagle that flew For DAYS With A Trap On His Leg <br />
<br />
Few devices in use today are as cruel, deadly and indiscriminating as leghold traps — their steel jaws set to snap down on any animal unfortunate enough to land a limb within range of its powerful bite.<br />
<br />
Though countless animals die in these traps each year, their suffering is almost aways seen only by the one who caused it. On Sunday, Susan Boardman was out with her husband near their home in Bonneauville, Pennsylvania, when they spotted a bald eagle on the ground in the distance. While normally such a sighting might inspire wonder and humility, opposite feelings arose as the eagle took flight.<br />
<br />
It was then that they noticed the trap latched tight on the eagle's talon — evidence of an attempt on his life, which he somehow managed to overcome.<br />
<br />
"It was heartbreaking to see him like this," said Boardman<br />
<br />
In this instance however, the horror of this device was visible for all to see. And so, too, was the extraordinary perseverance of one creature caught in its grip. Even in this predicament, the bald eagle managed to fly away. Boardman alerted wildlife officials and others that help was needed to save him.<br />
<br />
After seeing Boardman's photos, local birdwatchers and wildlife experts spent the following days trying to track down the imperilled eagle, fearing he would soon starve to death or perish from what appeared to be a possible infection on his talon. Then they found him.<br />
<br />
On Wednesday, the bird was discovered perched high in a nest alongside his mate, with that cruel trap still attached.<br />
<br />
For birdwatcher Karen Lippy, who first spotted him there, his insistence on staying alive clearly had been driven by something bigger than himself.<br />
<br />
"He ignores his own issues to take care of family," said Karen Lippy <br />
"He is strong. He is courageous. He is stubbornly single-minded."<br />
As state officials were deciding how best to proceed in removing the trap, something remarkable happened — the bald eagle be
    ExPix_Eagle_flew_For_DAYS_with_Trap_...jpg
  • Amazing images of Bald Eagle that flew For DAYS With A Trap On His Leg <br />
<br />
Few devices in use today are as cruel, deadly and indiscriminating as leghold traps — their steel jaws set to snap down on any animal unfortunate enough to land a limb within range of its powerful bite.<br />
<br />
Though countless animals die in these traps each year, their suffering is almost aways seen only by the one who caused it. On Sunday, Susan Boardman was out with her husband near their home in Bonneauville, Pennsylvania, when they spotted a bald eagle on the ground in the distance. While normally such a sighting might inspire wonder and humility, opposite feelings arose as the eagle took flight.<br />
<br />
It was then that they noticed the trap latched tight on the eagle's talon — evidence of an attempt on his life, which he somehow managed to overcome.<br />
<br />
"It was heartbreaking to see him like this," said Boardman<br />
<br />
In this instance however, the horror of this device was visible for all to see. And so, too, was the extraordinary perseverance of one creature caught in its grip. Even in this predicament, the bald eagle managed to fly away. Boardman alerted wildlife officials and others that help was needed to save him.<br />
<br />
After seeing Boardman's photos, local birdwatchers and wildlife experts spent the following days trying to track down the imperilled eagle, fearing he would soon starve to death or perish from what appeared to be a possible infection on his talon. Then they found him.<br />
<br />
On Wednesday, the bird was discovered perched high in a nest alongside his mate, with that cruel trap still attached.<br />
<br />
For birdwatcher Karen Lippy, who first spotted him there, his insistence on staying alive clearly had been driven by something bigger than himself.<br />
<br />
"He ignores his own issues to take care of family," said Karen Lippy <br />
"He is strong. He is courageous. He is stubbornly single-minded."<br />
As state officials were deciding how best to proceed in removing the trap, something remarkable happened — the bald eagle be
    ExPix_Eagle_flew_For_DAYS_with_Trap_...jpg
  • Amazing images of Bald Eagle that flew For DAYS With A Trap On His Leg <br />
<br />
Few devices in use today are as cruel, deadly and indiscriminating as leghold traps — their steel jaws set to snap down on any animal unfortunate enough to land a limb within range of its powerful bite.<br />
<br />
Though countless animals die in these traps each year, their suffering is almost aways seen only by the one who caused it. On Sunday, Susan Boardman was out with her husband near their home in Bonneauville, Pennsylvania, when they spotted a bald eagle on the ground in the distance. While normally such a sighting might inspire wonder and humility, opposite feelings arose as the eagle took flight.<br />
<br />
It was then that they noticed the trap latched tight on the eagle's talon — evidence of an attempt on his life, which he somehow managed to overcome.<br />
<br />
"It was heartbreaking to see him like this," said Boardman<br />
<br />
In this instance however, the horror of this device was visible for all to see. And so, too, was the extraordinary perseverance of one creature caught in its grip. Even in this predicament, the bald eagle managed to fly away. Boardman alerted wildlife officials and others that help was needed to save him.<br />
<br />
After seeing Boardman's photos, local birdwatchers and wildlife experts spent the following days trying to track down the imperilled eagle, fearing he would soon starve to death or perish from what appeared to be a possible infection on his talon. Then they found him.<br />
<br />
On Wednesday, the bird was discovered perched high in a nest alongside his mate, with that cruel trap still attached.<br />
<br />
For birdwatcher Karen Lippy, who first spotted him there, his insistence on staying alive clearly had been driven by something bigger than himself.<br />
<br />
"He ignores his own issues to take care of family," said Karen Lippy <br />
"He is strong. He is courageous. He is stubbornly single-minded."<br />
As state officials were deciding how best to proceed in removing the trap, something remarkable happened — the bald eagle be
    ExPix_Eagle_flew_For_DAYS_with_Trap_...jpg
  • Amazing images of Bald Eagle that flew For DAYS With A Trap On His Leg <br />
<br />
Few devices in use today are as cruel, deadly and indiscriminating as leghold traps — their steel jaws set to snap down on any animal unfortunate enough to land a limb within range of its powerful bite.<br />
<br />
Though countless animals die in these traps each year, their suffering is almost aways seen only by the one who caused it. On Sunday, Susan Boardman was out with her husband near their home in Bonneauville, Pennsylvania, when they spotted a bald eagle on the ground in the distance. While normally such a sighting might inspire wonder and humility, opposite feelings arose as the eagle took flight.<br />
<br />
It was then that they noticed the trap latched tight on the eagle's talon — evidence of an attempt on his life, which he somehow managed to overcome.<br />
<br />
"It was heartbreaking to see him like this," said Boardman<br />
<br />
In this instance however, the horror of this device was visible for all to see. And so, too, was the extraordinary perseverance of one creature caught in its grip. Even in this predicament, the bald eagle managed to fly away. Boardman alerted wildlife officials and others that help was needed to save him.<br />
<br />
After seeing Boardman's photos, local birdwatchers and wildlife experts spent the following days trying to track down the imperilled eagle, fearing he would soon starve to death or perish from what appeared to be a possible infection on his talon. Then they found him.<br />
<br />
On Wednesday, the bird was discovered perched high in a nest alongside his mate, with that cruel trap still attached.<br />
<br />
For birdwatcher Karen Lippy, who first spotted him there, his insistence on staying alive clearly had been driven by something bigger than himself.<br />
<br />
"He ignores his own issues to take care of family," said Karen Lippy <br />
"He is strong. He is courageous. He is stubbornly single-minded."<br />
As state officials were deciding how best to proceed in removing the trap, something remarkable happened — the bald eagle be
    ExPix_Eagle_flew_For_DAYS_with_Trap_...jpg
  • Amazing images of Bald Eagle that flew For DAYS With A Trap On His Leg <br />
<br />
Few devices in use today are as cruel, deadly and indiscriminating as leghold traps — their steel jaws set to snap down on any animal unfortunate enough to land a limb within range of its powerful bite.<br />
<br />
Though countless animals die in these traps each year, their suffering is almost aways seen only by the one who caused it. On Sunday, Susan Boardman was out with her husband near their home in Bonneauville, Pennsylvania, when they spotted a bald eagle on the ground in the distance. While normally such a sighting might inspire wonder and humility, opposite feelings arose as the eagle took flight.<br />
<br />
It was then that they noticed the trap latched tight on the eagle's talon — evidence of an attempt on his life, which he somehow managed to overcome.<br />
<br />
"It was heartbreaking to see him like this," said Boardman<br />
<br />
In this instance however, the horror of this device was visible for all to see. And so, too, was the extraordinary perseverance of one creature caught in its grip. Even in this predicament, the bald eagle managed to fly away. Boardman alerted wildlife officials and others that help was needed to save him.<br />
<br />
After seeing Boardman's photos, local birdwatchers and wildlife experts spent the following days trying to track down the imperilled eagle, fearing he would soon starve to death or perish from what appeared to be a possible infection on his talon. Then they found him.<br />
<br />
On Wednesday, the bird was discovered perched high in a nest alongside his mate, with that cruel trap still attached.<br />
<br />
For birdwatcher Karen Lippy, who first spotted him there, his insistence on staying alive clearly had been driven by something bigger than himself.<br />
<br />
"He ignores his own issues to take care of family," said Karen Lippy <br />
"He is strong. He is courageous. He is stubbornly single-minded."<br />
As state officials were deciding how best to proceed in removing the trap, something remarkable happened — the bald eagle be
    ExPix_Eagle_flew_For_DAYS_with_Trap_...jpg
  • Amazing images of Bald Eagle that flew For DAYS With A Trap On His Leg <br />
<br />
Few devices in use today are as cruel, deadly and indiscriminating as leghold traps — their steel jaws set to snap down on any animal unfortunate enough to land a limb within range of its powerful bite.<br />
<br />
Though countless animals die in these traps each year, their suffering is almost aways seen only by the one who caused it. On Sunday, Susan Boardman was out with her husband near their home in Bonneauville, Pennsylvania, when they spotted a bald eagle on the ground in the distance. While normally such a sighting might inspire wonder and humility, opposite feelings arose as the eagle took flight.<br />
<br />
It was then that they noticed the trap latched tight on the eagle's talon — evidence of an attempt on his life, which he somehow managed to overcome.<br />
<br />
"It was heartbreaking to see him like this," said Boardman<br />
<br />
In this instance however, the horror of this device was visible for all to see. And so, too, was the extraordinary perseverance of one creature caught in its grip. Even in this predicament, the bald eagle managed to fly away. Boardman alerted wildlife officials and others that help was needed to save him.<br />
<br />
After seeing Boardman's photos, local birdwatchers and wildlife experts spent the following days trying to track down the imperilled eagle, fearing he would soon starve to death or perish from what appeared to be a possible infection on his talon. Then they found him.<br />
<br />
On Wednesday, the bird was discovered perched high in a nest alongside his mate, with that cruel trap still attached.<br />
<br />
For birdwatcher Karen Lippy, who first spotted him there, his insistence on staying alive clearly had been driven by something bigger than himself.<br />
<br />
"He ignores his own issues to take care of family," said Karen Lippy <br />
"He is strong. He is courageous. He is stubbornly single-minded."<br />
As state officials were deciding how best to proceed in removing the trap, something remarkable happened — the bald eagle be
    ExPix_Eagle_flew_For_DAYS_with_Trap_...jpg
  • Amazing images of Bald Eagle that flew For DAYS With A Trap On His Leg <br />
<br />
Few devices in use today are as cruel, deadly and indiscriminating as leghold traps — their steel jaws set to snap down on any animal unfortunate enough to land a limb within range of its powerful bite.<br />
<br />
Though countless animals die in these traps each year, their suffering is almost aways seen only by the one who caused it. On Sunday, Susan Boardman was out with her husband near their home in Bonneauville, Pennsylvania, when they spotted a bald eagle on the ground in the distance. While normally such a sighting might inspire wonder and humility, opposite feelings arose as the eagle took flight.<br />
<br />
It was then that they noticed the trap latched tight on the eagle's talon — evidence of an attempt on his life, which he somehow managed to overcome.<br />
<br />
"It was heartbreaking to see him like this," said Boardman<br />
<br />
In this instance however, the horror of this device was visible for all to see. And so, too, was the extraordinary perseverance of one creature caught in its grip. Even in this predicament, the bald eagle managed to fly away. Boardman alerted wildlife officials and others that help was needed to save him.<br />
<br />
After seeing Boardman's photos, local birdwatchers and wildlife experts spent the following days trying to track down the imperilled eagle, fearing he would soon starve to death or perish from what appeared to be a possible infection on his talon. Then they found him.<br />
<br />
On Wednesday, the bird was discovered perched high in a nest alongside his mate, with that cruel trap still attached.<br />
<br />
For birdwatcher Karen Lippy, who first spotted him there, his insistence on staying alive clearly had been driven by something bigger than himself.<br />
<br />
"He ignores his own issues to take care of family," said Karen Lippy <br />
"He is strong. He is courageous. He is stubbornly single-minded."<br />
As state officials were deciding how best to proceed in removing the trap, something remarkable happened — the bald eagle be
    ExPix_Eagle_flew_For_DAYS_with_Trap_...jpg
  • Amazing images of Bald Eagle that flew For DAYS With A Trap On His Leg <br />
<br />
Few devices in use today are as cruel, deadly and indiscriminating as leghold traps — their steel jaws set to snap down on any animal unfortunate enough to land a limb within range of its powerful bite.<br />
<br />
Though countless animals die in these traps each year, their suffering is almost aways seen only by the one who caused it. On Sunday, Susan Boardman was out with her husband near their home in Bonneauville, Pennsylvania, when they spotted a bald eagle on the ground in the distance. While normally such a sighting might inspire wonder and humility, opposite feelings arose as the eagle took flight.<br />
<br />
It was then that they noticed the trap latched tight on the eagle's talon — evidence of an attempt on his life, which he somehow managed to overcome.<br />
<br />
"It was heartbreaking to see him like this," said Boardman<br />
<br />
In this instance however, the horror of this device was visible for all to see. And so, too, was the extraordinary perseverance of one creature caught in its grip. Even in this predicament, the bald eagle managed to fly away. Boardman alerted wildlife officials and others that help was needed to save him.<br />
<br />
After seeing Boardman's photos, local birdwatchers and wildlife experts spent the following days trying to track down the imperilled eagle, fearing he would soon starve to death or perish from what appeared to be a possible infection on his talon. Then they found him.<br />
<br />
On Wednesday, the bird was discovered perched high in a nest alongside his mate, with that cruel trap still attached.<br />
<br />
For birdwatcher Karen Lippy, who first spotted him there, his insistence on staying alive clearly had been driven by something bigger than himself.<br />
<br />
"He ignores his own issues to take care of family," said Karen Lippy <br />
"He is strong. He is courageous. He is stubbornly single-minded."<br />
As state officials were deciding how best to proceed in removing the trap, something remarkable happened — the bald eagle be
    ExPix_Eagle_flew_For_DAYS_with_Trap_...jpg
  • Amazing images of Bald Eagle that flew For DAYS With A Trap On His Leg <br />
<br />
Few devices in use today are as cruel, deadly and indiscriminating as leghold traps — their steel jaws set to snap down on any animal unfortunate enough to land a limb within range of its powerful bite.<br />
<br />
Though countless animals die in these traps each year, their suffering is almost aways seen only by the one who caused it. On Sunday, Susan Boardman was out with her husband near their home in Bonneauville, Pennsylvania, when they spotted a bald eagle on the ground in the distance. While normally such a sighting might inspire wonder and humility, opposite feelings arose as the eagle took flight.<br />
<br />
It was then that they noticed the trap latched tight on the eagle's talon — evidence of an attempt on his life, which he somehow managed to overcome.<br />
<br />
"It was heartbreaking to see him like this," said Boardman<br />
<br />
In this instance however, the horror of this device was visible for all to see. And so, too, was the extraordinary perseverance of one creature caught in its grip. Even in this predicament, the bald eagle managed to fly away. Boardman alerted wildlife officials and others that help was needed to save him.<br />
<br />
After seeing Boardman's photos, local birdwatchers and wildlife experts spent the following days trying to track down the imperilled eagle, fearing he would soon starve to death or perish from what appeared to be a possible infection on his talon. Then they found him.<br />
<br />
On Wednesday, the bird was discovered perched high in a nest alongside his mate, with that cruel trap still attached.<br />
<br />
For birdwatcher Karen Lippy, who first spotted him there, his insistence on staying alive clearly had been driven by something bigger than himself.<br />
<br />
"He ignores his own issues to take care of family," said Karen Lippy <br />
"He is strong. He is courageous. He is stubbornly single-minded."<br />
As state officials were deciding how best to proceed in removing the trap, something remarkable happened — the bald eagle be
    ExPix_Eagle_flew_For_DAYS_with_Trap_...jpg
  • Amazing images of Bald Eagle that flew For DAYS With A Trap On His Leg <br />
<br />
Few devices in use today are as cruel, deadly and indiscriminating as leghold traps — their steel jaws set to snap down on any animal unfortunate enough to land a limb within range of its powerful bite.<br />
<br />
Though countless animals die in these traps each year, their suffering is almost aways seen only by the one who caused it. On Sunday, Susan Boardman was out with her husband near their home in Bonneauville, Pennsylvania, when they spotted a bald eagle on the ground in the distance. While normally such a sighting might inspire wonder and humility, opposite feelings arose as the eagle took flight.<br />
<br />
It was then that they noticed the trap latched tight on the eagle's talon — evidence of an attempt on his life, which he somehow managed to overcome.<br />
<br />
"It was heartbreaking to see him like this," said Boardman<br />
<br />
In this instance however, the horror of this device was visible for all to see. And so, too, was the extraordinary perseverance of one creature caught in its grip. Even in this predicament, the bald eagle managed to fly away. Boardman alerted wildlife officials and others that help was needed to save him.<br />
<br />
After seeing Boardman's photos, local birdwatchers and wildlife experts spent the following days trying to track down the imperilled eagle, fearing he would soon starve to death or perish from what appeared to be a possible infection on his talon. Then they found him.<br />
<br />
On Wednesday, the bird was discovered perched high in a nest alongside his mate, with that cruel trap still attached.<br />
<br />
For birdwatcher Karen Lippy, who first spotted him there, his insistence on staying alive clearly had been driven by something bigger than himself.<br />
<br />
"He ignores his own issues to take care of family," said Karen Lippy <br />
"He is strong. He is courageous. He is stubbornly single-minded."<br />
As state officials were deciding how best to proceed in removing the trap, something remarkable happened — the bald eagle be
    ExPix_Eagle_flew_For_DAYS_with_Trap_...jpg
  • Amazing images of Bald Eagle that flew For DAYS With A Trap On His Leg <br />
<br />
Few devices in use today are as cruel, deadly and indiscriminating as leghold traps — their steel jaws set to snap down on any animal unfortunate enough to land a limb within range of its powerful bite.<br />
<br />
Though countless animals die in these traps each year, their suffering is almost aways seen only by the one who caused it. On Sunday, Susan Boardman was out with her husband near their home in Bonneauville, Pennsylvania, when they spotted a bald eagle on the ground in the distance. While normally such a sighting might inspire wonder and humility, opposite feelings arose as the eagle took flight.<br />
<br />
It was then that they noticed the trap latched tight on the eagle's talon — evidence of an attempt on his life, which he somehow managed to overcome.<br />
<br />
"It was heartbreaking to see him like this," said Boardman<br />
<br />
In this instance however, the horror of this device was visible for all to see. And so, too, was the extraordinary perseverance of one creature caught in its grip. Even in this predicament, the bald eagle managed to fly away. Boardman alerted wildlife officials and others that help was needed to save him.<br />
<br />
After seeing Boardman's photos, local birdwatchers and wildlife experts spent the following days trying to track down the imperilled eagle, fearing he would soon starve to death or perish from what appeared to be a possible infection on his talon. Then they found him.<br />
<br />
On Wednesday, the bird was discovered perched high in a nest alongside his mate, with that cruel trap still attached.<br />
<br />
For birdwatcher Karen Lippy, who first spotted him there, his insistence on staying alive clearly had been driven by something bigger than himself.<br />
<br />
"He ignores his own issues to take care of family," said Karen Lippy <br />
"He is strong. He is courageous. He is stubbornly single-minded."<br />
As state officials were deciding how best to proceed in removing the trap, something remarkable happened — the bald eagle be
    ExPix_Eagle_flew_For_DAYS_with_Trap_...jpg
  • 'I had my pet cattooed': Cruel Russian owner gives helpless Coco the cat body art matching his own<br />
<br />
Animal rights campaigners have reacted with fury after a vile pet owner decided to give his cat a tattoo matching his own.<br />
In a disgusting stunt Timur Rimut, from Tatarsan, Russia, filmed himself permanently marking his hairless sphinx Coco with the phrase 'Carpe Diem', which is Latin for 'seize the day'.<br />
The 24-year-old artist has the same tattoo on his chest and drew the design on the poor animal in pen before sedating her and branding the cat for life.<br />
But to add insult to injury, it appears he misspelled the famous phrase, scrawling 'Carpe Deem' on Coco's chest instead.<br />
'We are shocked to see these images. As a charity that cares passionately about cats and seeks to inform the public about responsible pet ownership, we do not agree with people treating pets as fashion accessories in anyway,' a spokesman for UK charity Cats Protection said.<br />
'Animals should be anaesthetised for veterinary reasons only, not cosmetic purposes. We hope that people will realise that it is unacceptable to treat animals in this manner.'<br />
Rimut also has a tattoo of his cat, showing the new tattoo, on his own forearm.<br />
The video has been posted on You Tube, and attracted a flurry of angry complaints.<br />
<br />
This is the ultimate in animal cruelty. I can't understand how an animal owner could do this to their pet. Totally sickening,' one woman said.<br />
Another added: 'The cat doesn't give its consent to be tattooed. You rob it of its rights by forcing it asleep only so you can decorate it with what you want. Cats are not colouring books.'<br />
But it seems that Coco is not the only Russian cat to be tattooed by its owner. Oksana Popova of Moscow tattooed the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen on its chest. <br />
©Oksana Popova/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Cat_Tattoo12.jpg
  • 'I had my pet cattooed': Cruel Russian owner gives helpless Coco the cat body art matching his own<br />
<br />
Animal rights campaigners have reacted with fury after a vile pet owner decided to give his cat a tattoo matching his own.<br />
In a disgusting stunt Timur Rimut, from Tatarsan, Russia, filmed himself permanently marking his hairless sphinx Coco with the phrase 'Carpe Diem', which is Latin for 'seize the day'.<br />
The 24-year-old artist has the same tattoo on his chest and drew the design on the poor animal in pen before sedating her and branding the cat for life.<br />
But to add insult to injury, it appears he misspelled the famous phrase, scrawling 'Carpe Deem' on Coco's chest instead.<br />
'We are shocked to see these images. As a charity that cares passionately about cats and seeks to inform the public about responsible pet ownership, we do not agree with people treating pets as fashion accessories in anyway,' a spokesman for UK charity Cats Protection said.<br />
'Animals should be anaesthetised for veterinary reasons only, not cosmetic purposes. We hope that people will realise that it is unacceptable to treat animals in this manner.'<br />
Rimut also has a tattoo of his cat, showing the new tattoo, on his own forearm.<br />
The video has been posted on You Tube, and attracted a flurry of angry complaints.<br />
<br />
This is the ultimate in animal cruelty. I can't understand how an animal owner could do this to their pet. Totally sickening,' one woman said.<br />
Another added: 'The cat doesn't give its consent to be tattooed. You rob it of its rights by forcing it asleep only so you can decorate it with what you want. Cats are not colouring books.'<br />
But it seems that Coco is not the only Russian cat to be tattooed by its owner. Oksana Popova of Moscow tattooed the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen on its chest. <br />
©Oksana Popova/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Cat_Tattoo10.jpg
  • 'I had my pet cattooed': Cruel Russian owner gives helpless Coco the cat body art matching his own<br />
<br />
Animal rights campaigners have reacted with fury after a vile pet owner decided to give his cat a tattoo matching his own.<br />
In a disgusting stunt Timur Rimut, from Tatarsan, Russia, filmed himself permanently marking his hairless sphinx Coco with the phrase 'Carpe Diem', which is Latin for 'seize the day'.<br />
The 24-year-old artist has the same tattoo on his chest and drew the design on the poor animal in pen before sedating her and branding the cat for life.<br />
But to add insult to injury, it appears he misspelled the famous phrase, scrawling 'Carpe Deem' on Coco's chest instead.<br />
'We are shocked to see these images. As a charity that cares passionately about cats and seeks to inform the public about responsible pet ownership, we do not agree with people treating pets as fashion accessories in anyway,' a spokesman for UK charity Cats Protection said.<br />
'Animals should be anaesthetised for veterinary reasons only, not cosmetic purposes. We hope that people will realise that it is unacceptable to treat animals in this manner.'<br />
Rimut also has a tattoo of his cat, showing the new tattoo, on his own forearm.<br />
The video has been posted on You Tube, and attracted a flurry of angry complaints.<br />
<br />
This is the ultimate in animal cruelty. I can't understand how an animal owner could do this to their pet. Totally sickening,' one woman said.<br />
Another added: 'The cat doesn't give its consent to be tattooed. You rob it of its rights by forcing it asleep only so you can decorate it with what you want. Cats are not colouring books.'<br />
But it seems that Coco is not the only Russian cat to be tattooed by its owner. Oksana Popova of Moscow tattooed the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen on its chest. <br />
©Oksana Popova/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Cat_Tattoo08.jpg
  • 'I had my pet cattooed': Cruel Russian owner gives helpless Coco the cat body art matching his own<br />
<br />
Animal rights campaigners have reacted with fury after a vile pet owner decided to give his cat a tattoo matching his own.<br />
In a disgusting stunt Timur Rimut, from Tatarsan, Russia, filmed himself permanently marking his hairless sphinx Coco with the phrase 'Carpe Diem', which is Latin for 'seize the day'.<br />
The 24-year-old artist has the same tattoo on his chest and drew the design on the poor animal in pen before sedating her and branding the cat for life.<br />
But to add insult to injury, it appears he misspelled the famous phrase, scrawling 'Carpe Deem' on Coco's chest instead.<br />
'We are shocked to see these images. As a charity that cares passionately about cats and seeks to inform the public about responsible pet ownership, we do not agree with people treating pets as fashion accessories in anyway,' a spokesman for UK charity Cats Protection said.<br />
'Animals should be anaesthetised for veterinary reasons only, not cosmetic purposes. We hope that people will realise that it is unacceptable to treat animals in this manner.'<br />
Rimut also has a tattoo of his cat, showing the new tattoo, on his own forearm.<br />
The video has been posted on You Tube, and attracted a flurry of angry complaints.<br />
<br />
This is the ultimate in animal cruelty. I can't understand how an animal owner could do this to their pet. Totally sickening,' one woman said.<br />
Another added: 'The cat doesn't give its consent to be tattooed. You rob it of its rights by forcing it asleep only so you can decorate it with what you want. Cats are not colouring books.'<br />
But it seems that Coco is not the only Russian cat to be tattooed by its owner. Oksana Popova of Moscow tattooed the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen on its chest. <br />
©Oksana Popova/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Cat_Tattoo07.jpg
  • 'I had my pet cattooed': Cruel Russian owner gives helpless Coco the cat body art matching his own<br />
<br />
Animal rights campaigners have reacted with fury after a vile pet owner decided to give his cat a tattoo matching his own.<br />
In a disgusting stunt Timur Rimut, from Tatarsan, Russia, filmed himself permanently marking his hairless sphinx Coco with the phrase 'Carpe Diem', which is Latin for 'seize the day'.<br />
The 24-year-old artist has the same tattoo on his chest and drew the design on the poor animal in pen before sedating her and branding the cat for life.<br />
But to add insult to injury, it appears he misspelled the famous phrase, scrawling 'Carpe Deem' on Coco's chest instead.<br />
'We are shocked to see these images. As a charity that cares passionately about cats and seeks to inform the public about responsible pet ownership, we do not agree with people treating pets as fashion accessories in anyway,' a spokesman for UK charity Cats Protection said.<br />
'Animals should be anaesthetised for veterinary reasons only, not cosmetic purposes. We hope that people will realise that it is unacceptable to treat animals in this manner.'<br />
Rimut also has a tattoo of his cat, showing the new tattoo, on his own forearm.<br />
The video has been posted on You Tube, and attracted a flurry of angry complaints.<br />
<br />
This is the ultimate in animal cruelty. I can't understand how an animal owner could do this to their pet. Totally sickening,' one woman said.<br />
Another added: 'The cat doesn't give its consent to be tattooed. You rob it of its rights by forcing it asleep only so you can decorate it with what you want. Cats are not colouring books.'<br />
But it seems that Coco is not the only Russian cat to be tattooed by its owner. Oksana Popova of Moscow tattooed the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen on its chest. <br />
©Oksana Popova/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Cat_Tattoo06.jpg
  • 'I had my pet cattooed': Cruel Russian owner gives helpless Coco the cat body art matching his own<br />
<br />
Animal rights campaigners have reacted with fury after a vile pet owner decided to give his cat a tattoo matching his own.<br />
In a disgusting stunt Timur Rimut, from Tatarsan, Russia, filmed himself permanently marking his hairless sphinx Coco with the phrase 'Carpe Diem', which is Latin for 'seize the day'.<br />
The 24-year-old artist has the same tattoo on his chest and drew the design on the poor animal in pen before sedating her and branding the cat for life.<br />
But to add insult to injury, it appears he misspelled the famous phrase, scrawling 'Carpe Deem' on Coco's chest instead.<br />
'We are shocked to see these images. As a charity that cares passionately about cats and seeks to inform the public about responsible pet ownership, we do not agree with people treating pets as fashion accessories in anyway,' a spokesman for UK charity Cats Protection said.<br />
'Animals should be anaesthetised for veterinary reasons only, not cosmetic purposes. We hope that people will realise that it is unacceptable to treat animals in this manner.'<br />
Rimut also has a tattoo of his cat, showing the new tattoo, on his own forearm.<br />
The video has been posted on You Tube, and attracted a flurry of angry complaints.<br />
<br />
This is the ultimate in animal cruelty. I can't understand how an animal owner could do this to their pet. Totally sickening,' one woman said.<br />
Another added: 'The cat doesn't give its consent to be tattooed. You rob it of its rights by forcing it asleep only so you can decorate it with what you want. Cats are not colouring books.'<br />
But it seems that Coco is not the only Russian cat to be tattooed by its owner. Oksana Popova of Moscow tattooed the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen on its chest. <br />
©Oksana Popova/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Cat_Tattoo05.jpg
  • LIUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 11:<br />
<br />
Incredible photos show stallions kicking and biting one another before a crowd of gamblers in cruel Chinese festival<br />
<br />
 A horse bites hoof of another horse in a horse competition during a Xinhe Festival in Peixiu Village of Antai Township in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County on July 11, 2016 in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. Xinhe Festival is one of the most popular traditional festivals in Rongshui with various entertainment activities. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Horse_Fighting1.jpg
  • LIUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 11:<br />
<br />
Incredible photos show stallions kicking and biting one another before a crowd of gamblers in cruel Chinese festival<br />
<br />
 A horse bites hoof of another horse in a horse competition during a Xinhe Festival in Peixiu Village of Antai Township in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County on July 11, 2016 in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. Xinhe Festival is one of the most popular traditional festivals in Rongshui with various entertainment activities. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Horse_Fighting2.jpg
  • LIUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 11:<br />
<br />
Incredible photos show stallions kicking and biting one another before a crowd of gamblers in cruel Chinese festival<br />
<br />
 A horse bites hoof of another horse in a horse competition during a Xinhe Festival in Peixiu Village of Antai Township in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County on July 11, 2016 in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. Xinhe Festival is one of the most popular traditional festivals in Rongshui with various entertainment activities. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Horse_Fighting3.jpg
  • LIUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 11:<br />
<br />
Incredible photos show stallions kicking and biting one another before a crowd of gamblers in cruel Chinese festival<br />
<br />
 A horse bites hoof of another horse in a horse competition during a Xinhe Festival in Peixiu Village of Antai Township in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County on July 11, 2016 in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. Xinhe Festival is one of the most popular traditional festivals in Rongshui with various entertainment activities. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Horse_Fighting8.jpg
  • 'I had my pet cattooed': Cruel Russian owner gives helpless Coco the cat body art matching his own<br />
<br />
Animal rights campaigners have reacted with fury after a vile pet owner decided to give his cat a tattoo matching his own.<br />
In a disgusting stunt Timur Rimut, from Tatarsan, Russia, filmed himself permanently marking his hairless sphinx Coco with the phrase 'Carpe Diem', which is Latin for 'seize the day'.<br />
The 24-year-old artist has the same tattoo on his chest and drew the design on the poor animal in pen before sedating her and branding the cat for life.<br />
But to add insult to injury, it appears he misspelled the famous phrase, scrawling 'Carpe Deem' on Coco's chest instead.<br />
'We are shocked to see these images. As a charity that cares passionately about cats and seeks to inform the public about responsible pet ownership, we do not agree with people treating pets as fashion accessories in anyway,' a spokesman for UK charity Cats Protection said.<br />
'Animals should be anaesthetised for veterinary reasons only, not cosmetic purposes. We hope that people will realise that it is unacceptable to treat animals in this manner.'<br />
Rimut also has a tattoo of his cat, showing the new tattoo, on his own forearm.<br />
The video has been posted on You Tube, and attracted a flurry of angry complaints.<br />
<br />
This is the ultimate in animal cruelty. I can't understand how an animal owner could do this to their pet. Totally sickening,' one woman said.<br />
Another added: 'The cat doesn't give its consent to be tattooed. You rob it of its rights by forcing it asleep only so you can decorate it with what you want. Cats are not colouring books.'<br />
But it seems that Coco is not the only Russian cat to be tattooed by its owner. Oksana Popova of Moscow tattooed the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen on its chest. <br />
©Oksana Popova/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Cat_Tattoo03.jpg
  • 'I had my pet cattooed': Cruel Russian owner gives helpless Coco the cat body art matching his own<br />
<br />
Animal rights campaigners have reacted with fury after a vile pet owner decided to give his cat a tattoo matching his own.<br />
In a disgusting stunt Timur Rimut, from Tatarsan, Russia, filmed himself permanently marking his hairless sphinx Coco with the phrase 'Carpe Diem', which is Latin for 'seize the day'.<br />
The 24-year-old artist has the same tattoo on his chest and drew the design on the poor animal in pen before sedating her and branding the cat for life.<br />
But to add insult to injury, it appears he misspelled the famous phrase, scrawling 'Carpe Deem' on Coco's chest instead.<br />
'We are shocked to see these images. As a charity that cares passionately about cats and seeks to inform the public about responsible pet ownership, we do not agree with people treating pets as fashion accessories in anyway,' a spokesman for UK charity Cats Protection said.<br />
'Animals should be anaesthetised for veterinary reasons only, not cosmetic purposes. We hope that people will realise that it is unacceptable to treat animals in this manner.'<br />
Rimut also has a tattoo of his cat, showing the new tattoo, on his own forearm.<br />
The video has been posted on You Tube, and attracted a flurry of angry complaints.<br />
<br />
This is the ultimate in animal cruelty. I can't understand how an animal owner could do this to their pet. Totally sickening,' one woman said.<br />
Another added: 'The cat doesn't give its consent to be tattooed. You rob it of its rights by forcing it asleep only so you can decorate it with what you want. Cats are not colouring books.'<br />
But it seems that Coco is not the only Russian cat to be tattooed by its owner. Oksana Popova of Moscow tattooed the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen on its chest. <br />
©Oksana Popova/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Cat_Tattoo01.jpg
  • LIUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 11:<br />
<br />
Incredible photos show stallions kicking and biting one another before a crowd of gamblers in cruel Chinese festival<br />
<br />
 A horse bites hoof of another horse in a horse competition during a Xinhe Festival in Peixiu Village of Antai Township in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County on July 11, 2016 in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. Xinhe Festival is one of the most popular traditional festivals in Rongshui with various entertainment activities. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Horse_Fighting4.jpg
  • LIUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 11:<br />
<br />
Incredible photos show stallions kicking and biting one another before a crowd of gamblers in cruel Chinese festival<br />
<br />
 A horse bites hoof of another horse in a horse competition during a Xinhe Festival in Peixiu Village of Antai Township in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County on July 11, 2016 in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. Xinhe Festival is one of the most popular traditional festivals in Rongshui with various entertainment activities. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Horse_Fighting5.jpg
  • LIUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 11:<br />
<br />
Incredible photos show stallions kicking and biting one another before a crowd of gamblers in cruel Chinese festival<br />
<br />
 A horse bites hoof of another horse in a horse competition during a Xinhe Festival in Peixiu Village of Antai Township in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County on July 11, 2016 in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. Xinhe Festival is one of the most popular traditional festivals in Rongshui with various entertainment activities. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Horse_Fighting6.jpg
  • LIUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 11:<br />
<br />
Incredible photos show stallions kicking and biting one another before a crowd of gamblers in cruel Chinese festival<br />
<br />
 A horse bites hoof of another horse in a horse competition during a Xinhe Festival in Peixiu Village of Antai Township in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County on July 11, 2016 in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. Xinhe Festival is one of the most popular traditional festivals in Rongshui with various entertainment activities. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Horse_Fighting7.jpg
  • 'I had my pet cattooed': Cruel Russian owner gives helpless Coco the cat body art matching his own<br />
<br />
Animal rights campaigners have reacted with fury after a vile pet owner decided to give his cat a tattoo matching his own.<br />
In a disgusting stunt Timur Rimut, from Tatarsan, Russia, filmed himself permanently marking his hairless sphinx Coco with the phrase 'Carpe Diem', which is Latin for 'seize the day'.<br />
The 24-year-old artist has the same tattoo on his chest and drew the design on the poor animal in pen before sedating her and branding the cat for life.<br />
But to add insult to injury, it appears he misspelled the famous phrase, scrawling 'Carpe Deem' on Coco's chest instead.<br />
'We are shocked to see these images. As a charity that cares passionately about cats and seeks to inform the public about responsible pet ownership, we do not agree with people treating pets as fashion accessories in anyway,' a spokesman for UK charity Cats Protection said.<br />
'Animals should be anaesthetised for veterinary reasons only, not cosmetic purposes. We hope that people will realise that it is unacceptable to treat animals in this manner.'<br />
Rimut also has a tattoo of his cat, showing the new tattoo, on his own forearm.<br />
The video has been posted on You Tube, and attracted a flurry of angry complaints.<br />
<br />
This is the ultimate in animal cruelty. I can't understand how an animal owner could do this to their pet. Totally sickening,' one woman said.<br />
Another added: 'The cat doesn't give its consent to be tattooed. You rob it of its rights by forcing it asleep only so you can decorate it with what you want. Cats are not colouring books.'<br />
But it seems that Coco is not the only Russian cat to be tattooed by its owner. Oksana Popova of Moscow tattooed the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen on its chest. <br />
©Oksana Popova/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Cat_Tattoo11.jpg
  • 'I had my pet cattooed': Cruel Russian owner gives helpless Coco the cat body art matching his own<br />
<br />
Animal rights campaigners have reacted with fury after a vile pet owner decided to give his cat a tattoo matching his own.<br />
In a disgusting stunt Timur Rimut, from Tatarsan, Russia, filmed himself permanently marking his hairless sphinx Coco with the phrase 'Carpe Diem', which is Latin for 'seize the day'.<br />
The 24-year-old artist has the same tattoo on his chest and drew the design on the poor animal in pen before sedating her and branding the cat for life.<br />
But to add insult to injury, it appears he misspelled the famous phrase, scrawling 'Carpe Deem' on Coco's chest instead.<br />
'We are shocked to see these images. As a charity that cares passionately about cats and seeks to inform the public about responsible pet ownership, we do not agree with people treating pets as fashion accessories in anyway,' a spokesman for UK charity Cats Protection said.<br />
'Animals should be anaesthetised for veterinary reasons only, not cosmetic purposes. We hope that people will realise that it is unacceptable to treat animals in this manner.'<br />
Rimut also has a tattoo of his cat, showing the new tattoo, on his own forearm.<br />
The video has been posted on You Tube, and attracted a flurry of angry complaints.<br />
<br />
This is the ultimate in animal cruelty. I can't understand how an animal owner could do this to their pet. Totally sickening,' one woman said.<br />
Another added: 'The cat doesn't give its consent to be tattooed. You rob it of its rights by forcing it asleep only so you can decorate it with what you want. Cats are not colouring books.'<br />
But it seems that Coco is not the only Russian cat to be tattooed by its owner. Oksana Popova of Moscow tattooed the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen on its chest. <br />
©Oksana Popova/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Cat_Tattoo09.jpg
  • 'I had my pet cattooed': Cruel Russian owner gives helpless Coco the cat body art matching his own<br />
<br />
Animal rights campaigners have reacted with fury after a vile pet owner decided to give his cat a tattoo matching his own.<br />
In a disgusting stunt Timur Rimut, from Tatarsan, Russia, filmed himself permanently marking his hairless sphinx Coco with the phrase 'Carpe Diem', which is Latin for 'seize the day'.<br />
The 24-year-old artist has the same tattoo on his chest and drew the design on the poor animal in pen before sedating her and branding the cat for life.<br />
But to add insult to injury, it appears he misspelled the famous phrase, scrawling 'Carpe Deem' on Coco's chest instead.<br />
'We are shocked to see these images. As a charity that cares passionately about cats and seeks to inform the public about responsible pet ownership, we do not agree with people treating pets as fashion accessories in anyway,' a spokesman for UK charity Cats Protection said.<br />
'Animals should be anaesthetised for veterinary reasons only, not cosmetic purposes. We hope that people will realise that it is unacceptable to treat animals in this manner.'<br />
Rimut also has a tattoo of his cat, showing the new tattoo, on his own forearm.<br />
The video has been posted on You Tube, and attracted a flurry of angry complaints.<br />
<br />
This is the ultimate in animal cruelty. I can't understand how an animal owner could do this to their pet. Totally sickening,' one woman said.<br />
Another added: 'The cat doesn't give its consent to be tattooed. You rob it of its rights by forcing it asleep only so you can decorate it with what you want. Cats are not colouring books.'<br />
But it seems that Coco is not the only Russian cat to be tattooed by its owner. Oksana Popova of Moscow tattooed the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen on its chest. <br />
©Oksana Popova/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Cat_Tattoo04.jpg
  • 'I had my pet cattooed': Cruel Russian owner gives helpless Coco the cat body art matching his own<br />
<br />
Animal rights campaigners have reacted with fury after a vile pet owner decided to give his cat a tattoo matching his own.<br />
In a disgusting stunt Timur Rimut, from Tatarsan, Russia, filmed himself permanently marking his hairless sphinx Coco with the phrase 'Carpe Diem', which is Latin for 'seize the day'.<br />
The 24-year-old artist has the same tattoo on his chest and drew the design on the poor animal in pen before sedating her and branding the cat for life.<br />
But to add insult to injury, it appears he misspelled the famous phrase, scrawling 'Carpe Deem' on Coco's chest instead.<br />
'We are shocked to see these images. As a charity that cares passionately about cats and seeks to inform the public about responsible pet ownership, we do not agree with people treating pets as fashion accessories in anyway,' a spokesman for UK charity Cats Protection said.<br />
'Animals should be anaesthetised for veterinary reasons only, not cosmetic purposes. We hope that people will realise that it is unacceptable to treat animals in this manner.'<br />
Rimut also has a tattoo of his cat, showing the new tattoo, on his own forearm.<br />
The video has been posted on You Tube, and attracted a flurry of angry complaints.<br />
<br />
This is the ultimate in animal cruelty. I can't understand how an animal owner could do this to their pet. Totally sickening,' one woman said.<br />
Another added: 'The cat doesn't give its consent to be tattooed. You rob it of its rights by forcing it asleep only so you can decorate it with what you want. Cats are not colouring books.'<br />
But it seems that Coco is not the only Russian cat to be tattooed by its owner. Oksana Popova of Moscow tattooed the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen on its chest. <br />
©Oksana Popova/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Cat_Tattoo02.jpg
  • Butterflies Drinking Tears From Turtle  Eyes Look Like A Scene From Disney<br />
<br />
<br />
What you see before your very eyes is a phenomenon which is extremely hard to witness in nature. These amazing photographs feature Julia Butterflies (Dryas iulia) drinking the tears of turtles<br />
<br />
To your possible disappointment, these butterflies are not here to comfort the teary reptiles, but are here to feed on them. This phenomenon is called lachryphagy, which literally means “tear-feeding”, and, as cruel as it may sound, it is one of the ways that butterflies can get precious nutrition.<br />
 butterflies sip on tears to get sodium and other minerals which are needed for egg production and metabolism. While the mutual benefits are not yet proven, as long as the tear-providers are not too bothered, let the feast continue!<br />
©Ama la Vida/Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Butterflies_Drinking_Te...jpg
  • SURABAYA, INDONESIA - MAY 05: <br />
<br />
Bottled birds: How callous smugglers cram cockatoos into plastic bottles to get them through customs<br />
<br />
More than 24 critically endangered cockatoos were rescued by police after being found stuffed in water bottles for illegal trade. <br />
Smugglers crammed the Yellow-crested cockatoos into empty bottles so they could get through customs at Port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Indonesia.<br />
But Indonesian Police discovered the birds, which can be sold for as much as £650 each, and cut them free so they could receive medical attention.<br />
The Yellow-crested cockatoo was listed as a critically endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 2007.<br />
<br />
The population is at a critical low due to deforestation and poaching and recent studies suggest there may be less than 7,000 individuals remaining.<br />
More than 10,000 parrots, including Lories and Cockatoos, are caught from the wild in North Halmahera, Indonesia, each year to supply the domestic and the international illegal wildlife trade.<br />
<br />
Around 40 per cent of birds die during the illegal smuggling process. <br />
So for every 1,000 parrots caught from the wild, 400 birds died in vain, during the poaching, transportation and trade, due to poor conditions and cruel handling.<br />
<br />
Most parrots are prohibited from international commercial trade unless they are captive bred or permitted by the exporting country. <br />
Yellow-crested cockatoos also breed very slowly and lay eggs only once a year. They can produce only two eggs at a time.<br />
Illegal trapping continues in many areas including Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, Buton and Kadatua Islands, but has reportedly been reduced significantly on Sumba.<br />
Large-scale logging and conversion of forest to agriculture across its range has exacerbated the decline, and the use of pesticides is a further potential threat. <br />
The white birds can range in size from 12 inch to about 27inch in length and present a beautiful yellow crest
    Exclusivepix_Bottled_Birds8.jpg
  • SURABAYA, INDONESIA - MAY 05: <br />
<br />
Bottled birds: How callous smugglers cram cockatoos into plastic bottles to get them through customs<br />
<br />
More than 24 critically endangered cockatoos were rescued by police after being found stuffed in water bottles for illegal trade. <br />
Smugglers crammed the Yellow-crested cockatoos into empty bottles so they could get through customs at Port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Indonesia.<br />
But Indonesian Police discovered the birds, which can be sold for as much as £650 each, and cut them free so they could receive medical attention.<br />
The Yellow-crested cockatoo was listed as a critically endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 2007.<br />
<br />
The population is at a critical low due to deforestation and poaching and recent studies suggest there may be less than 7,000 individuals remaining.<br />
More than 10,000 parrots, including Lories and Cockatoos, are caught from the wild in North Halmahera, Indonesia, each year to supply the domestic and the international illegal wildlife trade.<br />
<br />
Around 40 per cent of birds die during the illegal smuggling process. <br />
So for every 1,000 parrots caught from the wild, 400 birds died in vain, during the poaching, transportation and trade, due to poor conditions and cruel handling.<br />
<br />
Most parrots are prohibited from international commercial trade unless they are captive bred or permitted by the exporting country. <br />
Yellow-crested cockatoos also breed very slowly and lay eggs only once a year. They can produce only two eggs at a time.<br />
Illegal trapping continues in many areas including Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, Buton and Kadatua Islands, but has reportedly been reduced significantly on Sumba.<br />
Large-scale logging and conversion of forest to agriculture across its range has exacerbated the decline, and the use of pesticides is a further potential threat. <br />
The white birds can range in size from 12 inch to about 27inch in length and present a beautiful yellow crest
    Exclusivepix_Bottled_Birds3.jpg
  • SURABAYA, INDONESIA - MAY 05: <br />
<br />
Bottled birds: How callous smugglers cram cockatoos into plastic bottles to get them through customs<br />
<br />
More than 24 critically endangered cockatoos were rescued by police after being found stuffed in water bottles for illegal trade. <br />
Smugglers crammed the Yellow-crested cockatoos into empty bottles so they could get through customs at Port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Indonesia.<br />
But Indonesian Police discovered the birds, which can be sold for as much as £650 each, and cut them free so they could receive medical attention.<br />
The Yellow-crested cockatoo was listed as a critically endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 2007.<br />
<br />
The population is at a critical low due to deforestation and poaching and recent studies suggest there may be less than 7,000 individuals remaining.<br />
More than 10,000 parrots, including Lories and Cockatoos, are caught from the wild in North Halmahera, Indonesia, each year to supply the domestic and the international illegal wildlife trade.<br />
<br />
Around 40 per cent of birds die during the illegal smuggling process. <br />
So for every 1,000 parrots caught from the wild, 400 birds died in vain, during the poaching, transportation and trade, due to poor conditions and cruel handling.<br />
<br />
Most parrots are prohibited from international commercial trade unless they are captive bred or permitted by the exporting country. <br />
Yellow-crested cockatoos also breed very slowly and lay eggs only once a year. They can produce only two eggs at a time.<br />
Illegal trapping continues in many areas including Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, Buton and Kadatua Islands, but has reportedly been reduced significantly on Sumba.<br />
Large-scale logging and conversion of forest to agriculture across its range has exacerbated the decline, and the use of pesticides is a further potential threat. <br />
The white birds can range in size from 12 inch to about 27inch in length and present a beautiful yellow crest
    Exclusivepix_Bottled_Birds2.jpg
  • Little Pigeon With Broken Neck<br />
<br />
Few animals are as under appreciated — or outright maligned — as the countless pigeons with whom we share our cities and suburbs. But fortunately there are people who believe that, no matter how common, every one of those humble birds is still very much worth saving.<br />
This fledging baby pigeon was rescued last month by two pedestrians who found her injured on a sidewalk in Oakland, California. Seeing her twisted neck, they weren't sure at first if she was even alive — until she began to peep.<br />
<br />
Rather than leave her there to suffer all alone, the Good Samaritans rushed her to WildCare, a clinic that specializes in treating injured wildlife. And it's a good thing that they did.<br />
<br />
"We're one of the only wildlife hospitals in the Bay Area that will actually treat pigeons," Melanie Piazza, director of animal care "Most euthanize them as 'pest' animals. We treat everybody, so she came here."<br />
<br />
Soon after, an X-ray revealed that pigeon had suffered a broken neck, perhaps by crashing on her maiden flight, or at the hands of a cruel person who'd discovered her vulnerable on the ground. "We weren't sure if she was going to make it," said Piazza. "She was a long shot. Any living being with a broken neck is in trouble. But with the fact that she could still use her legs and her wings, we thought she had a chance. Her spinal cord wasn't severed, so we thought we'd try to help her."<br />
<br />
That part would take some improvising. The pigeon's caretakers devised a neck brace out of padding used for casts and pink medical wrap, light enough so she could still walk around as she healed.<br />
<br />
"We wrapped it behind her back and behind her wings — like suspenders, to hold her head up," said Piazza. Given the seriousness of the injury, WildCare staff expected her recovery to take weeks, if not months. But the pigeon proved them wrong.<br />
<br />
Four days later, while refitting the neck brace, it was discovered that the bird was now able to hold her head up nearly all the
    ExPix_Little_Pigeon_With_Broken_Neck...jpg
  • Bizarre black magic tattoo spell preserves skin on corpse<br />
<br />
These bizarre pictures show skin from an ancient burial site that was kept in tact - thanks to a weird black magic tattoo SPELL.<br />
<br />
Authorities unearthed the corpse when they were cleaning a remote cemetery in Mukdahan on the border of Thailand and Laos. <br />
<br />
They were amazed that the skin was still in tact - hanging loose around the dead man's skeleton. <br />
<br />
Incredibly, dozens of tribal bamboo inkings done while the person was still alive show a black magic spell for nothing to ever penetrate the skin.<br />
<br />
Excavators believe the Sanskrit writing and pictures of the tiger ensured the man's body stayed together and was prevented from rotting. <br />
<br />
But in a cruel twist, it may have been the supernatural spell that killed him - it made the skin so strong he couldn't have an operation for fatal appendicitis, according to rescue organisation Goopaitongdaeng Jeemokkho Goopainueng Soonpaed (CORR).<br />
<br />
The government organisation shared the pictures online. <br />
<br />
They said: ''The authority cleaned the cemetery with local people and volunteers and they found the skin of an old man who died of appendicitis. <br />
<br />
''However, he couldn't have surgery because the skin was too hard to cut and he ended up dying in agonising pain from the illness. <br />
<br />
''The skin has a lot of tattoos and it hasn't gone rotten. The spell to protect him and make him strong prevented the operation and then after he died stopped his skin from rotting.''<br />
<br />
 Deeply superstitious Thais - the majority of whom believe in ghosts and reincarnation - were amazed when the images emerged. <br />
<br />
Suriya Rachatawet said: ''This is amazing. It shows that magic spells really do work.''<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Bizarre_black_magic7.jpg
  • Bizarre black magic tattoo spell preserves skin on corpse<br />
<br />
These bizarre pictures show skin from an ancient burial site that was kept in tact - thanks to a weird black magic tattoo SPELL.<br />
<br />
Authorities unearthed the corpse when they were cleaning a remote cemetery in Mukdahan on the border of Thailand and Laos. <br />
<br />
They were amazed that the skin was still in tact - hanging loose around the dead man's skeleton. <br />
<br />
Incredibly, dozens of tribal bamboo inkings done while the person was still alive show a black magic spell for nothing to ever penetrate the skin.<br />
<br />
Excavators believe the Sanskrit writing and pictures of the tiger ensured the man's body stayed together and was prevented from rotting. <br />
<br />
But in a cruel twist, it may have been the supernatural spell that killed him - it made the skin so strong he couldn't have an operation for fatal appendicitis, according to rescue organisation Goopaitongdaeng Jeemokkho Goopainueng Soonpaed (CORR).<br />
<br />
The government organisation shared the pictures online. <br />
<br />
They said: ''The authority cleaned the cemetery with local people and volunteers and they found the skin of an old man who died of appendicitis. <br />
<br />
''However, he couldn't have surgery because the skin was too hard to cut and he ended up dying in agonising pain from the illness. <br />
<br />
''The skin has a lot of tattoos and it hasn't gone rotten. The spell to protect him and make him strong prevented the operation and then after he died stopped his skin from rotting.''<br />
<br />
 Deeply superstitious Thais - the majority of whom believe in ghosts and reincarnation - were amazed when the images emerged. <br />
<br />
Suriya Rachatawet said: ''This is amazing. It shows that magic spells really do work.''<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Bizarre_black_magic6.jpg
  • Scan of dismembered body suggests saw used to cut man up.<br />
<br />
A SCAN on body parts found in a refrigerator during a raid last week on a building in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit Soi 56 suggests it was an elderly European man who was dismembered by an electric saw, Dr Udomsak Hoonwichit, of Chulalongkorn University’s faculty of medicine, said yesterday.<br />
<br />
The deceased man’s DNA will be collected for identification and given to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a check with its database, he said.<br />
<br />
Udomsak and Central Institute of Forensic Science director Suphot Nakngernthong took the dismembered body for a virtual autopsy yesterday by CT scan to try to determine the time of death, the cause and possibly some clues about the killer.<br />
<br />
That was carried out while other identification methods were used such as checking clothes and dental records, DNA sampling, and testing for traces of toxic elements or poison, Udomsak said. The results would also be sent to the FBI for a second check.<br />
<br />
“The fact the body parts were frozen could affect the probe result, especially for the time of death,” he said. “The body is suspected to have been dismembered by a sharp electric saw and he was initially found to be an elderly European man.”<br />
<br />
National police chief Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda said yesterday that the interrogation of three Western suspects arrested at the building for passport forgery and other charges helped police identify a possible motive for murder. But he declined to reveal that motive pending a further investigation, plus victim identification and whether the deceased was involved with the gang.<br />
<br />
He said police also contacted an unnamed embassy to see if the victim was a citizen of that country, as per a passport found in the building.<br />
<br />
Chakthip said the person who did this was cruel to kill and dismember someone to conceal a crime.<br />
<br />
He confirmed that the group was involved with forged passports. The suspected gang leader is a man in his 50s identif
    ExPix_Scan_of_dismembered_body1.jpg
  • Butterflies Drinking Tears From Turtle  Eyes Look Like A Scene From Disney<br />
<br />
<br />
What you see before your very eyes is a phenomenon which is extremely hard to witness in nature. These amazing photographs feature Julia Butterflies (Dryas iulia) drinking the tears of turtles<br />
<br />
To your possible disappointment, these butterflies are not here to comfort the teary reptiles, but are here to feed on them. This phenomenon is called lachryphagy, which literally means “tear-feeding”, and, as cruel as it may sound, it is one of the ways that butterflies can get precious nutrition.<br />
 butterflies sip on tears to get sodium and other minerals which are needed for egg production and metabolism. While the mutual benefits are not yet proven, as long as the tear-providers are not too bothered, let the feast continue!<br />
©Jeff Cremer/Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Butterflies_Drinking_Te...jpg
  • Butterflies Drinking Tears From Turtle  Eyes Look Like A Scene From Disney<br />
<br />
<br />
What you see before your very eyes is a phenomenon which is extremely hard to witness in nature. These amazing photographs feature Julia Butterflies (Dryas iulia) drinking the tears of turtles<br />
<br />
To your possible disappointment, these butterflies are not here to comfort the teary reptiles, but are here to feed on them. This phenomenon is called lachryphagy, which literally means “tear-feeding”, and, as cruel as it may sound, it is one of the ways that butterflies can get precious nutrition.<br />
 butterflies sip on tears to get sodium and other minerals which are needed for egg production and metabolism. While the mutual benefits are not yet proven, as long as the tear-providers are not too bothered, let the feast continue!<br />
©Jeff Cremer/Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Butterflies_Drinking_Te...jpg
  • Butterflies Drinking Tears From Turtle  Eyes Look Like A Scene From Disney<br />
<br />
<br />
What you see before your very eyes is a phenomenon which is extremely hard to witness in nature. These amazing photographs feature Julia Butterflies (Dryas iulia) drinking the tears of turtles<br />
<br />
To your possible disappointment, these butterflies are not here to comfort the teary reptiles, but are here to feed on them. This phenomenon is called lachryphagy, which literally means “tear-feeding”, and, as cruel as it may sound, it is one of the ways that butterflies can get precious nutrition.<br />
 butterflies sip on tears to get sodium and other minerals which are needed for egg production and metabolism. While the mutual benefits are not yet proven, as long as the tear-providers are not too bothered, let the feast continue!<br />
©Jeff Cremer/Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Butterflies_Drinking_Te...jpg
  • SURABAYA, INDONESIA - MAY 05: <br />
<br />
Bottled birds: How callous smugglers cram cockatoos into plastic bottles to get them through customs<br />
<br />
More than 24 critically endangered cockatoos were rescued by police after being found stuffed in water bottles for illegal trade. <br />
Smugglers crammed the Yellow-crested cockatoos into empty bottles so they could get through customs at Port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Indonesia.<br />
But Indonesian Police discovered the birds, which can be sold for as much as £650 each, and cut them free so they could receive medical attention.<br />
The Yellow-crested cockatoo was listed as a critically endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 2007.<br />
<br />
The population is at a critical low due to deforestation and poaching and recent studies suggest there may be less than 7,000 individuals remaining.<br />
More than 10,000 parrots, including Lories and Cockatoos, are caught from the wild in North Halmahera, Indonesia, each year to supply the domestic and the international illegal wildlife trade.<br />
<br />
Around 40 per cent of birds die during the illegal smuggling process. <br />
So for every 1,000 parrots caught from the wild, 400 birds died in vain, during the poaching, transportation and trade, due to poor conditions and cruel handling.<br />
<br />
Most parrots are prohibited from international commercial trade unless they are captive bred or permitted by the exporting country. <br />
Yellow-crested cockatoos also breed very slowly and lay eggs only once a year. They can produce only two eggs at a time.<br />
Illegal trapping continues in many areas including Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, Buton and Kadatua Islands, but has reportedly been reduced significantly on Sumba.<br />
Large-scale logging and conversion of forest to agriculture across its range has exacerbated the decline, and the use of pesticides is a further potential threat. <br />
The white birds can range in size from 12 inch to about 27inch in length and present a beautiful yellow crest
    Exclusivepix_Bottled_Birds13.jpg
  • SURABAYA, INDONESIA - MAY 05: <br />
<br />
Bottled birds: How callous smugglers cram cockatoos into plastic bottles to get them through customs<br />
<br />
More than 24 critically endangered cockatoos were rescued by police after being found stuffed in water bottles for illegal trade. <br />
Smugglers crammed the Yellow-crested cockatoos into empty bottles so they could get through customs at Port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Indonesia.<br />
But Indonesian Police discovered the birds, which can be sold for as much as £650 each, and cut them free so they could receive medical attention.<br />
The Yellow-crested cockatoo was listed as a critically endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 2007.<br />
<br />
The population is at a critical low due to deforestation and poaching and recent studies suggest there may be less than 7,000 individuals remaining.<br />
More than 10,000 parrots, including Lories and Cockatoos, are caught from the wild in North Halmahera, Indonesia, each year to supply the domestic and the international illegal wildlife trade.<br />
<br />
Around 40 per cent of birds die during the illegal smuggling process. <br />
So for every 1,000 parrots caught from the wild, 400 birds died in vain, during the poaching, transportation and trade, due to poor conditions and cruel handling.<br />
<br />
Most parrots are prohibited from international commercial trade unless they are captive bred or permitted by the exporting country. <br />
Yellow-crested cockatoos also breed very slowly and lay eggs only once a year. They can produce only two eggs at a time.<br />
Illegal trapping continues in many areas including Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, Buton and Kadatua Islands, but has reportedly been reduced significantly on Sumba.<br />
Large-scale logging and conversion of forest to agriculture across its range has exacerbated the decline, and the use of pesticides is a further potential threat. <br />
The white birds can range in size from 12 inch to about 27inch in length and present a beautiful yellow crest
    Exclusivepix_Bottled_Birds1.jpg
  • Little Pigeon With Broken Neck<br />
<br />
Few animals are as under appreciated — or outright maligned — as the countless pigeons with whom we share our cities and suburbs. But fortunately there are people who believe that, no matter how common, every one of those humble birds is still very much worth saving.<br />
This fledging baby pigeon was rescued last month by two pedestrians who found her injured on a sidewalk in Oakland, California. Seeing her twisted neck, they weren't sure at first if she was even alive — until she began to peep.<br />
<br />
Rather than leave her there to suffer all alone, the Good Samaritans rushed her to WildCare, a clinic that specializes in treating injured wildlife. And it's a good thing that they did.<br />
<br />
"We're one of the only wildlife hospitals in the Bay Area that will actually treat pigeons," Melanie Piazza, director of animal care "Most euthanize them as 'pest' animals. We treat everybody, so she came here."<br />
<br />
Soon after, an X-ray revealed that pigeon had suffered a broken neck, perhaps by crashing on her maiden flight, or at the hands of a cruel person who'd discovered her vulnerable on the ground. "We weren't sure if she was going to make it," said Piazza. "She was a long shot. Any living being with a broken neck is in trouble. But with the fact that she could still use her legs and her wings, we thought she had a chance. Her spinal cord wasn't severed, so we thought we'd try to help her."<br />
<br />
That part would take some improvising. The pigeon's caretakers devised a neck brace out of padding used for casts and pink medical wrap, light enough so she could still walk around as she healed.<br />
<br />
"We wrapped it behind her back and behind her wings — like suspenders, to hold her head up," said Piazza. Given the seriousness of the injury, WildCare staff expected her recovery to take weeks, if not months. But the pigeon proved them wrong.<br />
<br />
Four days later, while refitting the neck brace, it was discovered that the bird was now able to hold her head up nearly all the
    ExPix_Little_Pigeon_With_Broken_Neck...jpg
  • Little Pigeon With Broken Neck<br />
<br />
Few animals are as under appreciated — or outright maligned — as the countless pigeons with whom we share our cities and suburbs. But fortunately there are people who believe that, no matter how common, every one of those humble birds is still very much worth saving.<br />
This fledging baby pigeon was rescued last month by two pedestrians who found her injured on a sidewalk in Oakland, California. Seeing her twisted neck, they weren't sure at first if she was even alive — until she began to peep.<br />
<br />
Rather than leave her there to suffer all alone, the Good Samaritans rushed her to WildCare, a clinic that specializes in treating injured wildlife. And it's a good thing that they did.<br />
<br />
"We're one of the only wildlife hospitals in the Bay Area that will actually treat pigeons," Melanie Piazza, director of animal care "Most euthanize them as 'pest' animals. We treat everybody, so she came here."<br />
<br />
Soon after, an X-ray revealed that pigeon had suffered a broken neck, perhaps by crashing on her maiden flight, or at the hands of a cruel person who'd discovered her vulnerable on the ground. "We weren't sure if she was going to make it," said Piazza. "She was a long shot. Any living being with a broken neck is in trouble. But with the fact that she could still use her legs and her wings, we thought she had a chance. Her spinal cord wasn't severed, so we thought we'd try to help her."<br />
<br />
That part would take some improvising. The pigeon's caretakers devised a neck brace out of padding used for casts and pink medical wrap, light enough so she could still walk around as she healed.<br />
<br />
"We wrapped it behind her back and behind her wings — like suspenders, to hold her head up," said Piazza. Given the seriousness of the injury, WildCare staff expected her recovery to take weeks, if not months. But the pigeon proved them wrong.<br />
<br />
Four days later, while refitting the neck brace, it was discovered that the bird was now able to hold her head up nearly all the
    ExPix_Little_Pigeon_With_Broken_Neck...jpg
  • Little Pigeon With Broken Neck<br />
<br />
Few animals are as under appreciated — or outright maligned — as the countless pigeons with whom we share our cities and suburbs. But fortunately there are people who believe that, no matter how common, every one of those humble birds is still very much worth saving.<br />
This fledging baby pigeon was rescued last month by two pedestrians who found her injured on a sidewalk in Oakland, California. Seeing her twisted neck, they weren't sure at first if she was even alive — until she began to peep.<br />
<br />
Rather than leave her there to suffer all alone, the Good Samaritans rushed her to WildCare, a clinic that specializes in treating injured wildlife. And it's a good thing that they did.<br />
<br />
"We're one of the only wildlife hospitals in the Bay Area that will actually treat pigeons," Melanie Piazza, director of animal care "Most euthanize them as 'pest' animals. We treat everybody, so she came here."<br />
<br />
Soon after, an X-ray revealed that pigeon had suffered a broken neck, perhaps by crashing on her maiden flight, or at the hands of a cruel person who'd discovered her vulnerable on the ground. "We weren't sure if she was going to make it," said Piazza. "She was a long shot. Any living being with a broken neck is in trouble. But with the fact that she could still use her legs and her wings, we thought she had a chance. Her spinal cord wasn't severed, so we thought we'd try to help her."<br />
<br />
That part would take some improvising. The pigeon's caretakers devised a neck brace out of padding used for casts and pink medical wrap, light enough so she could still walk around as she healed.<br />
<br />
"We wrapped it behind her back and behind her wings — like suspenders, to hold her head up," said Piazza. Given the seriousness of the injury, WildCare staff expected her recovery to take weeks, if not months. But the pigeon proved them wrong.<br />
<br />
Four days later, while refitting the neck brace, it was discovered that the bird was now able to hold her head up nearly all the
    ExPix_Little_Pigeon_With_Broken_Neck...jpg
  • Bizarre black magic tattoo spell preserves skin on corpse<br />
<br />
These bizarre pictures show skin from an ancient burial site that was kept in tact - thanks to a weird black magic tattoo SPELL.<br />
<br />
Authorities unearthed the corpse when they were cleaning a remote cemetery in Mukdahan on the border of Thailand and Laos. <br />
<br />
They were amazed that the skin was still in tact - hanging loose around the dead man's skeleton. <br />
<br />
Incredibly, dozens of tribal bamboo inkings done while the person was still alive show a black magic spell for nothing to ever penetrate the skin.<br />
<br />
Excavators believe the Sanskrit writing and pictures of the tiger ensured the man's body stayed together and was prevented from rotting. <br />
<br />
But in a cruel twist, it may have been the supernatural spell that killed him - it made the skin so strong he couldn't have an operation for fatal appendicitis, according to rescue organisation Goopaitongdaeng Jeemokkho Goopainueng Soonpaed (CORR).<br />
<br />
The government organisation shared the pictures online. <br />
<br />
They said: ''The authority cleaned the cemetery with local people and volunteers and they found the skin of an old man who died of appendicitis. <br />
<br />
''However, he couldn't have surgery because the skin was too hard to cut and he ended up dying in agonising pain from the illness. <br />
<br />
''The skin has a lot of tattoos and it hasn't gone rotten. The spell to protect him and make him strong prevented the operation and then after he died stopped his skin from rotting.''<br />
<br />
 Deeply superstitious Thais - the majority of whom believe in ghosts and reincarnation - were amazed when the images emerged. <br />
<br />
Suriya Rachatawet said: ''This is amazing. It shows that magic spells really do work.''<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Bizarre_black_magic3.jpg
  • Bizarre black magic tattoo spell preserves skin on corpse<br />
<br />
These bizarre pictures show skin from an ancient burial site that was kept in tact - thanks to a weird black magic tattoo SPELL.<br />
<br />
Authorities unearthed the corpse when they were cleaning a remote cemetery in Mukdahan on the border of Thailand and Laos. <br />
<br />
They were amazed that the skin was still in tact - hanging loose around the dead man's skeleton. <br />
<br />
Incredibly, dozens of tribal bamboo inkings done while the person was still alive show a black magic spell for nothing to ever penetrate the skin.<br />
<br />
Excavators believe the Sanskrit writing and pictures of the tiger ensured the man's body stayed together and was prevented from rotting. <br />
<br />
But in a cruel twist, it may have been the supernatural spell that killed him - it made the skin so strong he couldn't have an operation for fatal appendicitis, according to rescue organisation Goopaitongdaeng Jeemokkho Goopainueng Soonpaed (CORR).<br />
<br />
The government organisation shared the pictures online. <br />
<br />
They said: ''The authority cleaned the cemetery with local people and volunteers and they found the skin of an old man who died of appendicitis. <br />
<br />
''However, he couldn't have surgery because the skin was too hard to cut and he ended up dying in agonising pain from the illness. <br />
<br />
''The skin has a lot of tattoos and it hasn't gone rotten. The spell to protect him and make him strong prevented the operation and then after he died stopped his skin from rotting.''<br />
<br />
 Deeply superstitious Thais - the majority of whom believe in ghosts and reincarnation - were amazed when the images emerged. <br />
<br />
Suriya Rachatawet said: ''This is amazing. It shows that magic spells really do work.''<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Bizarre_black_magic1.jpg
  • Bizarre black magic tattoo spell preserves skin on corpse<br />
<br />
These bizarre pictures show skin from an ancient burial site that was kept in tact - thanks to a weird black magic tattoo SPELL.<br />
<br />
Authorities unearthed the corpse when they were cleaning a remote cemetery in Mukdahan on the border of Thailand and Laos. <br />
<br />
They were amazed that the skin was still in tact - hanging loose around the dead man's skeleton. <br />
<br />
Incredibly, dozens of tribal bamboo inkings done while the person was still alive show a black magic spell for nothing to ever penetrate the skin.<br />
<br />
Excavators believe the Sanskrit writing and pictures of the tiger ensured the man's body stayed together and was prevented from rotting. <br />
<br />
But in a cruel twist, it may have been the supernatural spell that killed him - it made the skin so strong he couldn't have an operation for fatal appendicitis, according to rescue organisation Goopaitongdaeng Jeemokkho Goopainueng Soonpaed (CORR).<br />
<br />
The government organisation shared the pictures online. <br />
<br />
They said: ''The authority cleaned the cemetery with local people and volunteers and they found the skin of an old man who died of appendicitis. <br />
<br />
''However, he couldn't have surgery because the skin was too hard to cut and he ended up dying in agonising pain from the illness. <br />
<br />
''The skin has a lot of tattoos and it hasn't gone rotten. The spell to protect him and make him strong prevented the operation and then after he died stopped his skin from rotting.''<br />
<br />
 Deeply superstitious Thais - the majority of whom believe in ghosts and reincarnation - were amazed when the images emerged. <br />
<br />
Suriya Rachatawet said: ''This is amazing. It shows that magic spells really do work.''<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Bizarre_black_magic2.jpg
  • Bizarre black magic tattoo spell preserves skin on corpse<br />
<br />
These bizarre pictures show skin from an ancient burial site that was kept in tact - thanks to a weird black magic tattoo SPELL.<br />
<br />
Authorities unearthed the corpse when they were cleaning a remote cemetery in Mukdahan on the border of Thailand and Laos. <br />
<br />
They were amazed that the skin was still in tact - hanging loose around the dead man's skeleton. <br />
<br />
Incredibly, dozens of tribal bamboo inkings done while the person was still alive show a black magic spell for nothing to ever penetrate the skin.<br />
<br />
Excavators believe the Sanskrit writing and pictures of the tiger ensured the man's body stayed together and was prevented from rotting. <br />
<br />
But in a cruel twist, it may have been the supernatural spell that killed him - it made the skin so strong he couldn't have an operation for fatal appendicitis, according to rescue organisation Goopaitongdaeng Jeemokkho Goopainueng Soonpaed (CORR).<br />
<br />
The government organisation shared the pictures online. <br />
<br />
They said: ''The authority cleaned the cemetery with local people and volunteers and they found the skin of an old man who died of appendicitis. <br />
<br />
''However, he couldn't have surgery because the skin was too hard to cut and he ended up dying in agonising pain from the illness. <br />
<br />
''The skin has a lot of tattoos and it hasn't gone rotten. The spell to protect him and make him strong prevented the operation and then after he died stopped his skin from rotting.''<br />
<br />
 Deeply superstitious Thais - the majority of whom believe in ghosts and reincarnation - were amazed when the images emerged. <br />
<br />
Suriya Rachatawet said: ''This is amazing. It shows that magic spells really do work.''<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Bizarre_black_magic4.jpg
  • Butterflies Drinking Tears From Turtle  Eyes Look Like A Scene From Disney<br />
<br />
<br />
What you see before your very eyes is a phenomenon which is extremely hard to witness in nature. These amazing photographs feature Julia Butterflies (Dryas iulia) drinking the tears of turtles<br />
<br />
To your possible disappointment, these butterflies are not here to comfort the teary reptiles, but are here to feed on them. This phenomenon is called lachryphagy, which literally means “tear-feeding”, and, as cruel as it may sound, it is one of the ways that butterflies can get precious nutrition.<br />
 butterflies sip on tears to get sodium and other minerals which are needed for egg production and metabolism. While the mutual benefits are not yet proven, as long as the tear-providers are not too bothered, let the feast continue!<br />
©Jeff Cremer/Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Butterflies_Drinking_Te...jpg
  • Butterflies Drinking Tears From Turtle  Eyes Look Like A Scene From Disney<br />
<br />
What you see before your very eyes is a phenomenon which is extremely hard to witness in nature. These amazing photographs feature Julia Butterflies (Dryas iulia) drinking the tears of turtles<br />
<br />
To your possible disappointment, these butterflies are not here to comfort the teary reptiles, but are here to feed on them. This phenomenon is called lachryphagy, which literally means “tear-feeding”, and, as cruel as it may sound, it is one of the ways that butterflies can get precious nutrition.<br />
 butterflies sip on tears to get sodium and other minerals which are needed for egg production and metabolism. While the mutual benefits are not yet proven, as long as the tear-providers are not too bothered, let the feast continue!<br />
©Jeff Cremer/Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Butterflies_Drinking_Te...jpg
  • Butterflies Drinking Tears From Turtle  Eyes Look Like A Scene From Disney<br />
<br />
<br />
What you see before your very eyes is a phenomenon which is extremely hard to witness in nature. These amazing photographs feature Julia Butterflies (Dryas iulia) drinking the tears of turtles<br />
<br />
To your possible disappointment, these butterflies are not here to comfort the teary reptiles, but are here to feed on them. This phenomenon is called lachryphagy, which literally means “tear-feeding”, and, as cruel as it may sound, it is one of the ways that butterflies can get precious nutrition.<br />
 butterflies sip on tears to get sodium and other minerals which are needed for egg production and metabolism. While the mutual benefits are not yet proven, as long as the tear-providers are not too bothered, let the feast continue!<br />
©Jeff Cremer/Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Butterflies_Drinking_Te...jpg
  • SURABAYA, INDONESIA - MAY 05: <br />
<br />
Bottled birds: How callous smugglers cram cockatoos into plastic bottles to get them through customs<br />
<br />
More than 24 critically endangered cockatoos were rescued by police after being found stuffed in water bottles for illegal trade. <br />
Smugglers crammed the Yellow-crested cockatoos into empty bottles so they could get through customs at Port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Indonesia.<br />
But Indonesian Police discovered the birds, which can be sold for as much as £650 each, and cut them free so they could receive medical attention.<br />
The Yellow-crested cockatoo was listed as a critically endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 2007.<br />
<br />
The population is at a critical low due to deforestation and poaching and recent studies suggest there may be less than 7,000 individuals remaining.<br />
More than 10,000 parrots, including Lories and Cockatoos, are caught from the wild in North Halmahera, Indonesia, each year to supply the domestic and the international illegal wildlife trade.<br />
<br />
Around 40 per cent of birds die during the illegal smuggling process. <br />
So for every 1,000 parrots caught from the wild, 400 birds died in vain, during the poaching, transportation and trade, due to poor conditions and cruel handling.<br />
<br />
Most parrots are prohibited from international commercial trade unless they are captive bred or permitted by the exporting country. <br />
Yellow-crested cockatoos also breed very slowly and lay eggs only once a year. They can produce only two eggs at a time.<br />
Illegal trapping continues in many areas including Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, Buton and Kadatua Islands, but has reportedly been reduced significantly on Sumba.<br />
Large-scale logging and conversion of forest to agriculture across its range has exacerbated the decline, and the use of pesticides is a further potential threat. <br />
The white birds can range in size from 12 inch to about 27inch in length and present a beautiful yellow crest
    Exclusivepix_Bottled_Birds10.jpg
  • SURABAYA, INDONESIA - MAY 05: <br />
<br />
Bottled birds: How callous smugglers cram cockatoos into plastic bottles to get them through customs<br />
<br />
More than 24 critically endangered cockatoos were rescued by police after being found stuffed in water bottles for illegal trade. <br />
Smugglers crammed the Yellow-crested cockatoos into empty bottles so they could get through customs at Port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Indonesia.<br />
But Indonesian Police discovered the birds, which can be sold for as much as £650 each, and cut them free so they could receive medical attention.<br />
The Yellow-crested cockatoo was listed as a critically endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 2007.<br />
<br />
The population is at a critical low due to deforestation and poaching and recent studies suggest there may be less than 7,000 individuals remaining.<br />
More than 10,000 parrots, including Lories and Cockatoos, are caught from the wild in North Halmahera, Indonesia, each year to supply the domestic and the international illegal wildlife trade.<br />
<br />
Around 40 per cent of birds die during the illegal smuggling process. <br />
So for every 1,000 parrots caught from the wild, 400 birds died in vain, during the poaching, transportation and trade, due to poor conditions and cruel handling.<br />
<br />
Most parrots are prohibited from international commercial trade unless they are captive bred or permitted by the exporting country. <br />
Yellow-crested cockatoos also breed very slowly and lay eggs only once a year. They can produce only two eggs at a time.<br />
Illegal trapping continues in many areas including Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, Buton and Kadatua Islands, but has reportedly been reduced significantly on Sumba.<br />
Large-scale logging and conversion of forest to agriculture across its range has exacerbated the decline, and the use of pesticides is a further potential threat. <br />
The white birds can range in size from 12 inch to about 27inch in length and present a beautiful yellow crest
    Exclusivepix_Bottled_Birds9.jpg
  • SURABAYA, INDONESIA - MAY 05: <br />
<br />
Bottled birds: How callous smugglers cram cockatoos into plastic bottles to get them through customs<br />
<br />
More than 24 critically endangered cockatoos were rescued by police after being found stuffed in water bottles for illegal trade. <br />
Smugglers crammed the Yellow-crested cockatoos into empty bottles so they could get through customs at Port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Indonesia.<br />
But Indonesian Police discovered the birds, which can be sold for as much as £650 each, and cut them free so they could receive medical attention.<br />
The Yellow-crested cockatoo was listed as a critically endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 2007.<br />
<br />
The population is at a critical low due to deforestation and poaching and recent studies suggest there may be less than 7,000 individuals remaining.<br />
More than 10,000 parrots, including Lories and Cockatoos, are caught from the wild in North Halmahera, Indonesia, each year to supply the domestic and the international illegal wildlife trade.<br />
<br />
Around 40 per cent of birds die during the illegal smuggling process. <br />
So for every 1,000 parrots caught from the wild, 400 birds died in vain, during the poaching, transportation and trade, due to poor conditions and cruel handling.<br />
<br />
Most parrots are prohibited from international commercial trade unless they are captive bred or permitted by the exporting country. <br />
Yellow-crested cockatoos also breed very slowly and lay eggs only once a year. They can produce only two eggs at a time.<br />
Illegal trapping continues in many areas including Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, Buton and Kadatua Islands, but has reportedly been reduced significantly on Sumba.<br />
Large-scale logging and conversion of forest to agriculture across its range has exacerbated the decline, and the use of pesticides is a further potential threat. <br />
The white birds can range in size from 12 inch to about 27inch in length and present a beautiful yellow crest
    Exclusivepix_Bottled_Birds7.jpg
  • SURABAYA, INDONESIA - MAY 05: <br />
<br />
Bottled birds: How callous smugglers cram cockatoos into plastic bottles to get them through customs<br />
<br />
More than 24 critically endangered cockatoos were rescued by police after being found stuffed in water bottles for illegal trade. <br />
Smugglers crammed the Yellow-crested cockatoos into empty bottles so they could get through customs at Port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Indonesia.<br />
But Indonesian Police discovered the birds, which can be sold for as much as £650 each, and cut them free so they could receive medical attention.<br />
The Yellow-crested cockatoo was listed as a critically endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 2007.<br />
<br />
The population is at a critical low due to deforestation and poaching and recent studies suggest there may be less than 7,000 individuals remaining.<br />
More than 10,000 parrots, including Lories and Cockatoos, are caught from the wild in North Halmahera, Indonesia, each year to supply the domestic and the international illegal wildlife trade.<br />
<br />
Around 40 per cent of birds die during the illegal smuggling process. <br />
So for every 1,000 parrots caught from the wild, 400 birds died in vain, during the poaching, transportation and trade, due to poor conditions and cruel handling.<br />
<br />
Most parrots are prohibited from international commercial trade unless they are captive bred or permitted by the exporting country. <br />
Yellow-crested cockatoos also breed very slowly and lay eggs only once a year. They can produce only two eggs at a time.<br />
Illegal trapping continues in many areas including Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, Buton and Kadatua Islands, but has reportedly been reduced significantly on Sumba.<br />
Large-scale logging and conversion of forest to agriculture across its range has exacerbated the decline, and the use of pesticides is a further potential threat. <br />
The white birds can range in size from 12 inch to about 27inch in length and present a beautiful yellow crest
    Exclusivepix_Bottled_Birds4.jpg
  • SURABAYA, INDONESIA - MAY 05: <br />
<br />
Bottled birds: How callous smugglers cram cockatoos into plastic bottles to get them through customs<br />
<br />
More than 24 critically endangered cockatoos were rescued by police after being found stuffed in water bottles for illegal trade. <br />
Smugglers crammed the Yellow-crested cockatoos into empty bottles so they could get through customs at Port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Indonesia.<br />
But Indonesian Police discovered the birds, which can be sold for as much as £650 each, and cut them free so they could receive medical attention.<br />
The Yellow-crested cockatoo was listed as a critically endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 2007.<br />
<br />
The population is at a critical low due to deforestation and poaching and recent studies suggest there may be less than 7,000 individuals remaining.<br />
More than 10,000 parrots, including Lories and Cockatoos, are caught from the wild in North Halmahera, Indonesia, each year to supply the domestic and the international illegal wildlife trade.<br />
<br />
Around 40 per cent of birds die during the illegal smuggling process. <br />
So for every 1,000 parrots caught from the wild, 400 birds died in vain, during the poaching, transportation and trade, due to poor conditions and cruel handling.<br />
<br />
Most parrots are prohibited from international commercial trade unless they are captive bred or permitted by the exporting country. <br />
Yellow-crested cockatoos also breed very slowly and lay eggs only once a year. They can produce only two eggs at a time.<br />
Illegal trapping continues in many areas including Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, Buton and Kadatua Islands, but has reportedly been reduced significantly on Sumba.<br />
Large-scale logging and conversion of forest to agriculture across its range has exacerbated the decline, and the use of pesticides is a further potential threat. <br />
The white birds can range in size from 12 inch to about 27inch in length and present a beautiful yellow crest
    Exclusivepix_Bottled_Birds5.jpg
  • Little Pigeon With Broken Neck<br />
<br />
Few animals are as under appreciated — or outright maligned — as the countless pigeons with whom we share our cities and suburbs. But fortunately there are people who believe that, no matter how common, every one of those humble birds is still very much worth saving.<br />
This fledging baby pigeon was rescued last month by two pedestrians who found her injured on a sidewalk in Oakland, California. Seeing her twisted neck, they weren't sure at first if she was even alive — until she began to peep.<br />
<br />
Rather than leave her there to suffer all alone, the Good Samaritans rushed her to WildCare, a clinic that specializes in treating injured wildlife. And it's a good thing that they did.<br />
<br />
"We're one of the only wildlife hospitals in the Bay Area that will actually treat pigeons," Melanie Piazza, director of animal care "Most euthanize them as 'pest' animals. We treat everybody, so she came here."<br />
<br />
Soon after, an X-ray revealed that pigeon had suffered a broken neck, perhaps by crashing on her maiden flight, or at the hands of a cruel person who'd discovered her vulnerable on the ground. "We weren't sure if she was going to make it," said Piazza. "She was a long shot. Any living being with a broken neck is in trouble. But with the fact that she could still use her legs and her wings, we thought she had a chance. Her spinal cord wasn't severed, so we thought we'd try to help her."<br />
<br />
That part would take some improvising. The pigeon's caretakers devised a neck brace out of padding used for casts and pink medical wrap, light enough so she could still walk around as she healed.<br />
<br />
"We wrapped it behind her back and behind her wings — like suspenders, to hold her head up," said Piazza. Given the seriousness of the injury, WildCare staff expected her recovery to take weeks, if not months. But the pigeon proved them wrong.<br />
<br />
Four days later, while refitting the neck brace, it was discovered that the bird was now able to hold her head up nearly all the
    ExPix_Little_Pigeon_With_Broken_Neck...jpg
  • Bizarre black magic tattoo spell preserves skin on corpse<br />
<br />
These bizarre pictures show skin from an ancient burial site that was kept in tact - thanks to a weird black magic tattoo SPELL.<br />
<br />
Authorities unearthed the corpse when they were cleaning a remote cemetery in Mukdahan on the border of Thailand and Laos. <br />
<br />
They were amazed that the skin was still in tact - hanging loose around the dead man's skeleton. <br />
<br />
Incredibly, dozens of tribal bamboo inkings done while the person was still alive show a black magic spell for nothing to ever penetrate the skin.<br />
<br />
Excavators believe the Sanskrit writing and pictures of the tiger ensured the man's body stayed together and was prevented from rotting. <br />
<br />
But in a cruel twist, it may have been the supernatural spell that killed him - it made the skin so strong he couldn't have an operation for fatal appendicitis, according to rescue organisation Goopaitongdaeng Jeemokkho Goopainueng Soonpaed (CORR).<br />
<br />
The government organisation shared the pictures online. <br />
<br />
They said: ''The authority cleaned the cemetery with local people and volunteers and they found the skin of an old man who died of appendicitis. <br />
<br />
''However, he couldn't have surgery because the skin was too hard to cut and he ended up dying in agonising pain from the illness. <br />
<br />
''The skin has a lot of tattoos and it hasn't gone rotten. The spell to protect him and make him strong prevented the operation and then after he died stopped his skin from rotting.''<br />
<br />
 Deeply superstitious Thais - the majority of whom believe in ghosts and reincarnation - were amazed when the images emerged. <br />
<br />
Suriya Rachatawet said: ''This is amazing. It shows that magic spells really do work.''<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Bizarre_black_magic5.jpg
  • SURABAYA, INDONESIA - MAY 05: <br />
<br />
Bottled birds: How callous smugglers cram cockatoos into plastic bottles to get them through customs<br />
<br />
More than 24 critically endangered cockatoos were rescued by police after being found stuffed in water bottles for illegal trade. <br />
Smugglers crammed the Yellow-crested cockatoos into empty bottles so they could get through customs at Port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Indonesia.<br />
But Indonesian Police discovered the birds, which can be sold for as much as £650 each, and cut them free so they could receive medical attention.<br />
The Yellow-crested cockatoo was listed as a critically endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 2007.<br />
<br />
The population is at a critical low due to deforestation and poaching and recent studies suggest there may be less than 7,000 individuals remaining.<br />
More than 10,000 parrots, including Lories and Cockatoos, are caught from the wild in North Halmahera, Indonesia, each year to supply the domestic and the international illegal wildlife trade.<br />
<br />
Around 40 per cent of birds die during the illegal smuggling process. <br />
So for every 1,000 parrots caught from the wild, 400 birds died in vain, during the poaching, transportation and trade, due to poor conditions and cruel handling.<br />
<br />
Most parrots are prohibited from international commercial trade unless they are captive bred or permitted by the exporting country. <br />
Yellow-crested cockatoos also breed very slowly and lay eggs only once a year. They can produce only two eggs at a time.<br />
Illegal trapping continues in many areas including Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, Buton and Kadatua Islands, but has reportedly been reduced significantly on Sumba.<br />
Large-scale logging and conversion of forest to agriculture across its range has exacerbated the decline, and the use of pesticides is a further potential threat. <br />
The white birds can range in size from 12 inch to about 27inch in length and present a beautiful yellow crest
    Exclusivepix_Bottled_Birds12.jpg
  • SURABAYA, INDONESIA - MAY 05: <br />
<br />
Bottled birds: How callous smugglers cram cockatoos into plastic bottles to get them through customs<br />
<br />
More than 24 critically endangered cockatoos were rescued by police after being found stuffed in water bottles for illegal trade. <br />
Smugglers crammed the Yellow-crested cockatoos into empty bottles so they could get through customs at Port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Indonesia.<br />
But Indonesian Police discovered the birds, which can be sold for as much as £650 each, and cut them free so they could receive medical attention.<br />
The Yellow-crested cockatoo was listed as a critically endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 2007.<br />
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The population is at a critical low due to deforestation and poaching and recent studies suggest there may be less than 7,000 individuals remaining.<br />
More than 10,000 parrots, including Lories and Cockatoos, are caught from the wild in North Halmahera, Indonesia, each year to supply the domestic and the international illegal wildlife trade.<br />
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Around 40 per cent of birds die during the illegal smuggling process. <br />
So for every 1,000 parrots caught from the wild, 400 birds died in vain, during the poaching, transportation and trade, due to poor conditions and cruel handling.<br />
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Most parrots are prohibited from international commercial trade unless they are captive bred or permitted by the exporting country. <br />
Yellow-crested cockatoos also breed very slowly and lay eggs only once a year. They can produce only two eggs at a time.<br />
Illegal trapping continues in many areas including Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, Buton and Kadatua Islands, but has reportedly been reduced significantly on Sumba.<br />
Large-scale logging and conversion of forest to agriculture across its range has exacerbated the decline, and the use of pesticides is a further potential threat. <br />
The white birds can range in size from 12 inch to about 27inch in length and present a beautiful yellow crest
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  • SURABAYA, INDONESIA - MAY 05: <br />
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Bottled birds: How callous smugglers cram cockatoos into plastic bottles to get them through customs<br />
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More than 24 critically endangered cockatoos were rescued by police after being found stuffed in water bottles for illegal trade. <br />
Smugglers crammed the Yellow-crested cockatoos into empty bottles so they could get through customs at Port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Indonesia.<br />
But Indonesian Police discovered the birds, which can be sold for as much as £650 each, and cut them free so they could receive medical attention.<br />
The Yellow-crested cockatoo was listed as a critically endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 2007.<br />
<br />
The population is at a critical low due to deforestation and poaching and recent studies suggest there may be less than 7,000 individuals remaining.<br />
More than 10,000 parrots, including Lories and Cockatoos, are caught from the wild in North Halmahera, Indonesia, each year to supply the domestic and the international illegal wildlife trade.<br />
<br />
Around 40 per cent of birds die during the illegal smuggling process. <br />
So for every 1,000 parrots caught from the wild, 400 birds died in vain, during the poaching, transportation and trade, due to poor conditions and cruel handling.<br />
<br />
Most parrots are prohibited from international commercial trade unless they are captive bred or permitted by the exporting country. <br />
Yellow-crested cockatoos also breed very slowly and lay eggs only once a year. They can produce only two eggs at a time.<br />
Illegal trapping continues in many areas including Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, Buton and Kadatua Islands, but has reportedly been reduced significantly on Sumba.<br />
Large-scale logging and conversion of forest to agriculture across its range has exacerbated the decline, and the use of pesticides is a further potential threat. <br />
The white birds can range in size from 12 inch to about 27inch in length and present a beautiful yellow crest
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  • Little Pigeon With Broken Neck<br />
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Few animals are as under appreciated — or outright maligned — as the countless pigeons with whom we share our cities and suburbs. But fortunately there are people who believe that, no matter how common, every one of those humble birds is still very much worth saving.<br />
This fledging baby pigeon was rescued last month by two pedestrians who found her injured on a sidewalk in Oakland, California. Seeing her twisted neck, they weren't sure at first if she was even alive — until she began to peep.<br />
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Rather than leave her there to suffer all alone, the Good Samaritans rushed her to WildCare, a clinic that specializes in treating injured wildlife. And it's a good thing that they did.<br />
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"We're one of the only wildlife hospitals in the Bay Area that will actually treat pigeons," Melanie Piazza, director of animal care "Most euthanize them as 'pest' animals. We treat everybody, so she came here."<br />
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Soon after, an X-ray revealed that pigeon had suffered a broken neck, perhaps by crashing on her maiden flight, or at the hands of a cruel person who'd discovered her vulnerable on the ground. "We weren't sure if she was going to make it," said Piazza. "She was a long shot. Any living being with a broken neck is in trouble. But with the fact that she could still use her legs and her wings, we thought she had a chance. Her spinal cord wasn't severed, so we thought we'd try to help her."<br />
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That part would take some improvising. The pigeon's caretakers devised a neck brace out of padding used for casts and pink medical wrap, light enough so she could still walk around as she healed.<br />
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"We wrapped it behind her back and behind her wings — like suspenders, to hold her head up," said Piazza. Given the seriousness of the injury, WildCare staff expected her recovery to take weeks, if not months. But the pigeon proved them wrong.<br />
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Four days later, while refitting the neck brace, it was discovered that the bird was now able to hold her head up nearly all the
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