Elephants aren’t made for a life in chains. Yet they’re still paraded around like circus props – utterly appalling in my opinion. Fortunately, attitudes are starting to shift. And today, let’s choose to focus on the positive, even though Grandma Somboon’s story begins in horror and cruelty. This elephant was kidnapped from her natural habitat as a young calf and … [Read more...] about Elephant finally rescued after over 80 years in shackles – finally lays down and rest
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Facebook down globally, users fail to login
The outage appeared to affect both desktop and mobile users, with error messages preventing login attempts. Social media giant Facebook suffered a widespread outage on Monday, leaving millions of users unable to access their accounts. Users across the globe reported issues with logging in and accessing their Facebook profiles, as well as other services owned by the company, … [Read more...] about Facebook down globally, users fail to login
Hero K9 tracks down 12-year-old missing in freezing weather — thank you
K9 police dogs are an invaluable part of any police department. They can use their incredible senses to do things humans can’t, like tracking down missing people. Recently, a 3-year-old K9 was the hero of the day after saving a missing child. On January 31, the Auburn Police Department, in Massachusetts, received a call about a missing 12-year-old. The child had left home … [Read more...] about Hero K9 tracks down 12-year-old missing in freezing weather — thank you
Vets reveal very last thing all pets do before being put down and it’s heartbreaking
This shattered my heart in more places than one. And just a warning — it might break yours in half too. However, this said, it is an important read and I really hope we can together help everyone to become more aware of this, so please make sure you share with every single person you know that owns a pet — as well as simply the public at large, on Facebook for … [Read more...] about Vets reveal very last thing all pets do before being put down and it’s heartbreaking
This 3D Crosswalk in Iceland Slows Down Traffic with a Stunning Optical Illusion
By effectively slowing down traffic, this 3D crosswalk in Iceland is making the streets safer – and more fun to cross. Ísafjörður, a small fishing town in Iceland with barely more than 2,500 inhabitants, has shown how to use artistic illusion to help with public safety and traffic issues. The local government, in cooperation with Vegamálun GÍH, a company for painting … [Read more...] about This 3D Crosswalk in Iceland Slows Down Traffic with a Stunning Optical Illusion