Pageviews: 213 You'll have to go there for me. Colin is such a charismatic animal rights activist and Mark, well I write something new about him on my blog about every four weeks. His talks are simply legendary. I would love to be there myself. 🗓️ Sat, 26 July 2025 | 1-5 pm📍 Sebalder Platz, NurembergWill you be there? 🐒 In the Tiergarten...
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“....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Page views: 110 Hornets are fascinating animals that are often unjustly feared. Not only are they impressively large, they are also invaluable to our ecosystem. And yet they are one of the most misunderstood insects of our time. At least since one of my carers was almost scared to death when he came across a queen that was probably in my roller blind boxes...
Page views: 77 personal outcry against the nursing crisis in out-of-hospital 1:1 care An experience report that will affect you Imagine you are dependent on help - and suddenly a new carer is standing in front of you, barely trained, unsure, overwhelmed. The induction? Maybe a day, an hour, if that. The documentation? Available, but not read....
Page views: 106 Video recommendation: University of Cologne - „Dr Mark Benecke // Time is up: Heat, floods, species extinction“ 🌐 https://youtu.be/MubKjrWCg5w The video was published on YouTube on 27 June 2025. As part of the kick-off event for the „Sustainability Days 2025“, the Sustainability Working Group was able to attract a very special speaker: Dr Mark Benecke, who is a criminal biologist, specialist in forensic entomology, author and...
