Barcelona and whole Catalonia (north Spain) suffering under a serious drought...

During my stay in Spain (Catalonia in the north) I got aware of the enormous problems concerning the natural water-sources. That was in February this year. No rain and of course not enough snow in the Pyrenees....

The move of poor farmer-daughters to Bangkok

Roaming through Bangkok I stumbled over this pitiful scene which is really not usual here! It is, when one knows the inside of the live of certain women, indeed pitiful and a vicious circle.   A young woman...

Songkran (Thai New Year) traffic toll

Making the traffic during the Thai Songkran-days safer is one matter, but it is not only the drunk driving. I suppose that the driver of this car was not drunk but he failed proper thinking and a proper...

"luck and happiness"- sellers in Bangkok or animal-abuse?

In big contrast concerning the sizes of the animals involved here a form of abuse on smaller scale: the sales of "luck and happiness" by giving one of these tiny birds which are belonging in the forests and rural...

An animalpark closed in north Spain due to mal treatment

I followed the treatment of the animals already a couple of years by visiting the park and through internal info from vets and staff. The park is owed by the Conde of Torroella de Montgri: Alfons de Robert....

An update of photos concerning Pata "zoo" in Bangkok: a shaming mistreat of a...

"The cruel wild beast is not behind the bars of the cage. He stands in front of it." (Axel Munthe)    http://www.flickr.com/photos/toni_uni/sets/72157603255213793/ Born To Be Wild: In the heart of...

The arrest of a mahout with his begging-elephant in Bangkok-Center

I was confronted in the Sukhumvit Rd. with police officers escorting a mahout with his “begging elephant”. One of the officers has confiscated his hook which they are using to keep the animal under control....

begging with a baby in Bangkok

photo 1: A beggar on the way to her place. I approach this theme careful: it seems that a lot of begging is professional; it seems that babies has been stolen for the purpose of begging and it seems that there...

Bangkok, Pata "zoo": BWANA ALREADY 23 YEARS INNOCENT IMPRISONED!!

Believe it or not: near the river in the Patta shopping mall one finds exotic animals at the 6th and the top-floor! This “zoo” is showing reptiles etc. at the 6th floor and….. a Gorilla, other species of...