Staff / TruthdigNov 13, 2008
While some whales' hearts are as big as cars, the hearts on the Supreme Court that ruled Wednesday against a ban on high-powered sonar in Navy training exercises must be shrinking by the minute. The decision was a defeat to environmentalists, who argue that sonar panics whales, makes their ears bleed and pushes them to beach themselves. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 17, 2008
Erstwhile bombshell Brigitte Bardot is being tried on racism charges for her controversial stance against Muslims in France. She communicated her position last year to now-President Nicholas Sarkozy and publish her letter to Sarkozy in her own foundation's journal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 13, 2006
The animal rights organization has obtained video footage of pigs being stunned with Taser guns as part of a Pentagon nonlethal weapons testing program. (This video is not for the queasy.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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