The escape of a pair of adventurous camels from the petting zoo at Cedar Point this week may have been amusing to those who witnessed the spectacle, but it has prompted a call by an animal rights group for a federal investigation. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has asked the U.S. Department […]
Editor’s Note: Portions of this story appear in “Life As We Know it (Can Be),” a new book by award-winning journalist and CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir, who draws on ancient wisdom, cutting-edge technology and the giants of psychology to make sense of the changing planet and give his kids the tools they need […]
Indiana first responders arrived early Saturday morning at an animal control situation on steroids: camels and zebras were caught in a burning semi-truck on the interstate. After officers freed the animals, a bizarre scene emerged. The menagerie, which also included a miniature pony, munched amid the roadway median while firefighters fought the blaze. Flames and […]
It wouldn’t be a stretch to say traffic was like a circus on Interstate 69 early Saturday morning. Indiana State Police troopers spent their morning as emergency ringmasters, saving and rounding up zebras and camels from the Shrine Circus after a transport truck caught fire on I-69 near Marion. The northbound truck carrying five zebras, […]