It may very well be rape if she is legitimately scared of what will happen if she says no. At a bare minimum it's coercive, manipulative and unhealthy.

It was Botswana, and they've actually passed a hunting ban - it just doesn't go into effect for another few months. Unfortunately this asshat had the resources to get over there before the implementation and get his last crack at shooting a self aware animal three times in the face.

You know that due to the complex social structure of elephants and their tendency suffer what are essentially mental and structural collapses, virtually no conservationists or researchers support elephant culls? It has taken decades to rebuild functional herds in areas where culls were once common.

The country he did the shooting (Botswana?) in actually has passed a ban on hunting due to dwindling numbers, it just doesn't come into effect for a few more months. Regardless, there are still so many things wrong with this: the idea that the locals can't figure out that hunting is a thing and need a rich white guy…

Lets play pretend like all his BULLSHIT excuses aren't complete and utter crap - just for a second - how about KILLING AN ELEPHANT HAS THE SAME IMPACT ON THE WHOLE HEARD AS MURDERING A PERSON'S FAMILY MEMBER. Elephants in hunted herds suffer PROFOUND psychological damage of the sort only otherwise seen in humans with…

That's how I watch it - I wait a couple of days, read the wiki page so I know when something horrifying is coming, and then watch it midday.

Who the fuck let this happen? Baboons are seriously strong, have huge teeth, and are aggressive. What asshole of a boss (and incredibly irresponsible baboon owner) decided that it would be okay to quite literally risk this woman's life for this segment?

I take codine for back problems, and (in Canada) have never had a pharmacist say anything other than "Of course!" As long as you aren't buying huge quantities it's more or less freely available here - you just have to ask.

My bengal is upset if he ISN'T wet. If I don't let him hang out in the bathtub he sulks and sits in the toilet instead.

I was just about to squeal that too!

It's his glasses. They make him look like a lizard - plus he's self conscious.

I get that a lot of women were injured, but that really just tells us that lots of women do it - and some get injured. When really matters is a per capita breakdown (historically those have put horse riding, hockey, lacrosse, and extreme sports at the top of the list).

My family has always had long-term (10+ years) British nannies who have decided to make a career of it. I'm not totally sure why (although I think it involves a little bit of Mary Poppins syndrome and the fact that British nannies are generally expected to have a degree in early childhood education/similar) but they…

I can't even with how much (English, I speak it!) a hunter derby is not the same thing as a horse race. I'm not particularly a fan of either, and loathe the racing industry, but sheesh! It's on par with saying that Tom Brady won his soccer match.

The same phenomenon exists in horses! We see it so often in small ponies that we call it "little dog syndrome." While a lot of little breeds are naturally high strung, the real problem is that because they're small and "harmless," they're allowed to get away with bloody murder. I'm definitely guilty of letting teeny…

It's also well known (in the horse world at least) that no one uses up horses like the Amish do. The Amish horse auctions are like heaven for slaughter houses, full of large, young broken down horses who have been largely denied vet care. By the time them are just 4 or 5 many are totally spent, and bear in mind that…

Eh, I'm in Toronto too and this summer on my way to and from work I have had a guy try and roll a joint on my leg, two requests for hand jobs, a dude masturbating across from me. and had to switch trains because of incessant pestering. That's on top of the routine come ons and leering. I work at a camping store and…

The fun thing about controled studies is that they control for things like lacing, or method of delivery. Controlling for variables is kind of a big deal in legitimate scientific studies.

It always makes me think of True Blood!

I don't believe everything I read on the internet, which is why I'm dismissing your incoherent, unsourced ramblings in favour of peer review and widely accepted veterinary studies.
I'm not really sure why you believe that all mammals have the same reactions re: "toxicity." Theobromine isn't toxic to humans, but is to…