Thai “tiger temple” defamation case fails to silence Wiek of Wildlife Friends

March 29 2011 by admin in INTERNATIONAL, MARCH 2011, WILDLIFE |No Comments

From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  March 2011: Thai “tiger temple” defamation case fails to silence Wiek of Wildlife Friends BANGKOK–A year after the notorious Thai “tiger temple” sued Wildlife Friends founder Edwin Wiek and representatives of the Bangkok Post for defamation,   Wiek is still speaking out about how the temple keeps the tigers it exhibits and the [...]

BOOKS: The Lady & Her Tiger

March 25 2011 by admin in BOOKS, MARCH 2011, WILDLIFE |No Comments

From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  March 2011: The Lady & Her Tiger  by Pat Derby with Peter S. Beagle Performing Animal Welfare Society (P.O. Box 849,  Galt,  CA  95632), 1976;  reprinted for PAWS.  Paperback,  263 pages.  $10.00. Performing Animal Welfare Society cofounder Pat Derby did not see the modern animal rights movement coming 35 years ago,  when [...]