Jezebel: animal love

Big Foot

Intern Katy — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:45:00 EDT

This is Mosha. She lost her leg to a landmine on the Thai-Burmese border. Now she has become the first elephant with a working prosthetic leg. [Zooillogix]

Balloon Animals Get It On

Intern Katy — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:45:00 EST

A new ad for Durex features three cute balloon animals in very compromising positions (mildly NSFW). If you want to see more squeaky-lovin', the designer's website includes some great outtakes. [BoingBoing]

"Outlaw" Bikers Rescue Orphaned Kittens

Intern Katy — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:45:00 EST

A group of tattooed bikers rescued 180 stranded kittens yesterday afternoon, as part of their ‘in your face’ approach to animal rights activism. They call themselves Rescue Ink.

The cats were all living in a single house in Moriches, New York, that is currently facing foreclosure. When the bikers heard about the soon-to-be homeless cats, they rushed to the scene. Today they begin the task of rescuing and rehabilitating the 180 felines, a job that will take about a week. In their mission statement, they profess their dedication to protecting animal rights: "We will stop at nothing within the bounds of the law to protect animals at risk. We will intercede without hesitation when we are informed of a situation that needs to be addressed, and we will address it. If we need to convince people to do the right thing ... we can be very convincing, we'll even buy animals if that's what it takes to get them away from abusers." [The Sun & Rescue Ink]

Good morning. Please enjoy this video of...

Dodai — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:45:00 EDT

Good morning. Please enjoy this video of pandas making out! A male and female red panda at a Tokyo zoo kiss every day. [AP]

Vogue Magazine: Oh The Irony Of It All

Anna — Tue, 22 May 2007 17:27:03 EDT

We just came across this item, which references the horrible Keira Knightley/baby-elephant spread in the new issue of Vogue. For those of you who haven't seen it, the item is essentially a collage of the above image with a handwritten note reading "Maybe if they knew how to accessorize they wouldn't be going extinct?" One thing we'd like to make clear: As much as we enjoy Fashionista, we are animal-loving women (though not animal-loving enough to stop eating meat! We're working on it, people!) and we're feeling really, really fucking pissy about that Vogue spread. So we'd like to make a few points. One: Elephants aren't "going extinct", they're being hunted (and driven) to extinction. A subtle difference, yes, but an important one. Two: The baby elephant pictured above was orphaned, probably because its mother was slaughtered for her ivory. How's that for championing the luxury goods market? Now, back to shopping!

Maybe If They Knew How To Accessorize, They Wouldn't Be Extinct? [Fashionista]
Earlier: Anna Wintour's Heart Of Darkness
Related: Elephants [WorldWildlifeFund]