Ruppelt Patrick

Euthanasia at Nuremberg Zoo

Page views: 156 Born to bring in visitors - died because nobody wants to see you anymore A drama is currently unfolding at Nuremberg Zoo that shows with scandalous clarity what ails modern zoos. 20 Guinea baboons, intelligent, social, sentient, suffering - born in captivity, reared under artificial conditions - are to die. Why? Because they are „too many“. Because they are no longer „useful“....

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Born to be killed

Page views: 130 The grim reality behind the zoo profiteering scheme Imagine a world in which animals are bred for profit rather than out of love for nature. This has long been a reality in zoos: animals are born, put on display and killed when they are „surplus to requirements“. This practice not only affects small animals, but also vertebrates, marine mammals and primates. And...

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Sanctioning Iran only via China and Turkey

Page impressions: 66 Trade between Iran and Western countries is severely restricted due to the comprehensive sanctions, but not completely prohibited. Germany remains the most important Western trading partner with a trade volume of over 1 billion euros in 2024. The EU-27 mainly imports food from Iran, especially nuts, fruits, spices such as saffron and carpets. The total volume of trade between the EU...

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The hospital prophecy

Page views: 79 Disclaimer: This text is based on true events and is as satirical as the German healthcare system. But no, I'm not in hospital. Day 1: Welcome You arrive, surprise the staff with your presence („Oh, you're here today?“) and get your first adventure: finding a bed! The much sought-after anti-decubitus mattress is of course only ordered when...

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Baboons in the crosshairs

Pageviews: 191 How Nuremberg Zoo wants to set a dangerous precedent Nuremberg Zoo is facing an ethical decision that could have far-reaching consequences for the entire German zoo landscape. While more than 40 Guinea baboons are fearing for their lives in the zoo's cramped enclosures, the zoo management under director Dag Encke is trying to set a precedent that will make it impossible for all animals to...

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Nuclear bomb - but hundreds of civilian victims

Page views: 53 A reaction to the Tagesschau article „Life in Iran after the war with Israel“ from 10.07.2025 War never brings anything but suffering and death for the civilian population. Narcissistic rulers pursue territorial, economic, religious-fanatical or personal goals - the suffering is borne by the people who never asked for this war. In the end, everyone always loses. This is shown in the Tagesschau report...

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Cool spherical energy storage units

Page views: 67 Underwater revolution for the energy transition Imagine huge hollow concrete spheres at the bottom of lakes or oceans, each the size of a house, produced in a CO2-neutral way and waiting to store surplus electricity - and that is precisely the principle behind spherical energy storage systems. They are considered one of the most exciting innovations for the energy transition and could revolutionise our electricity...

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Africa: safaris and good business

Page views: 79 Review of the ARTE report on green colonialism Well, okay, it was planned as a review. Nobody could have guessed that it would get so out of hand. Or did they? Who would have thought that a documentary about safaris would tear me apart so much because it's just awful to see that not a single form of nature conservation works. Unlike what you think now, but...

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About Palestine, Harvard and democratic values

Page views: 67 ℹ Allergy information: Personal comment. May contain traces of satire. Freedom of education under attack: Trump's attack on Harvard as a warning signal The only thing missing is that we (Germany) supply weapons to our other friends (the USA) instead of just to Israel. Their antisocial, racist, anti-democratic, disgusting president is just as dishonest as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Or Bebe, as the former calls him...

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