54-Year-Old Man Gored to Death at St. Pere Festival, Castellon, Spain

The poor fucker got up and ran, but later collapsed. He died after being taken to the hospital.

Those bull runs are extremely hazardous to your health.

At London's Daily Mail, "A bull gored the man to death at the St Pere festival, held in Castellon: The local man was tossed around like a rag doll in the prolonged attack."

Watch at the video: "Shocking moment elderly man is thrown around by angry bull."

Cat Thrown Into Crocodile-Infested Lagoon (VIDEO)

Those crocs don't wait around to nab that poor cat, damn.

At the Independent UK, "Animal rights activists attack Peruvian men who threw cat into crocodile-infested lagoon."

Spanish Bullfighter Marco Galan Gored in Groin, Leaving Testicles 'Eviscerated' (VIDEO)

Man, talk about losing your manhood.

There's video at the link, via the Independent UK:

A Spanish bullfighter has been gored in the testicles http://t.co/5ynaaclyRL pic.twitter.com/iY5q1JXGvd

— The Independent (@Independent) June 9, 2015

Runners Gored by Bulls at Festival of the Crosses in Peru (VIDEO)

You gotta love the bulls.

Texas Veterinarian Kristen Lindsey Fired After Killing Local Cat with Bow and Arrow

At KBTX-TV, College Station, Texas (at Memeorandum), "Veterinarian Fired After Bragging About Killing Cat with Bow and Arrow (WARNING: Graphic Photo)."

It doesn't look like a "feral" cat, and so what anyway. Why not just leave it alone?

More at London's Daily Mail, "'My first bow kill... lol': Self-proclaimed 'vet of the year' fired after posing for image holding a dead cat she killed with a bow and arrow after allegedly hunting it down."

Goose With Arrow In Its Neck Dies After Surgery (VIDEO)

A goose just doesn't get an "arrow in its neck" by accident. Some loser had to put it there, with, you know, a bow and arrow...

Sick.

At CBS News Los Angeles.

The bird was believed to have been shot with the arrow about two weeks ago.

It remains unclear who shot the arrow, but authorities say if a shooter is identified, that person may face multiple charges. “They should be caught and incarcerated for it,” Chino Hills resident Heather Grant said. “Animal abuse is disgusting.”

Venice Man Accused of Allowing His Dogs Kill Neighbor's Cat (VIDEO)

That's not very neighborly.

At CBS News Los Angeles, "Caught on Camera: Venice Man Accused of Allowing His Dogs to Kill Neighbor's Cat."

Humans Hit Hard by California's New Chicken-Coop Law, Especially the Poor

More on California's anti-human animal welfare law that's causing a shortage of eggs.

At the Wall Street Journal, "California’s Scrambled Eggs":

California has a way of living up to the worst regulatory expectations, as grocery shoppers across the country are discovering. The state’s latest animal-rights march is levying a punishing new food tax on the nation’s poor.

Egg prices are soaring in California, where the USDA says the average price for a dozen jumbo eggs is $3.16, up from $1.18 a dozen a year ago, and in some parts of the state it’s more than $5. The Iowa State University Egg Industry Center says retail egg prices in California are 66% higher than in other parts of the West. National wholesale egg prices also climbed nearly 35% over the 2014 holiday period, before retreating.

The cause of these price gyrations is an initiative passed by California voters in 2008 that required the state’s poultry farmers to house their hens in significantly larger cages. The state legislature realized this would put home-state farmers at a disadvantage, so in 2010 it compounded the problem by requiring that eggs imported from other states come from farms meeting the same cage standards, effective Jan. 1, 2015.

The new standards require cages almost twice the size of the industry norm, with estimated costs to comply of up to $40 a hen. That’s about $2 million for a farm with 50,000 chickens. Some farmers are passing the costs on to consumers, while others are culling their flocks by half for each cage.

Government statistics show that the number of egg-laying chickens in California has fallen 23% in two years. Many farmers outside the state are choosing not to sell eggs to California, leaving egg brokers scouring the country for cage-compliant eggs and paying top dollar to meet demand in a state that has imported more than four billion eggs a year.

This comes when egg demand is growing, in part because soaring meat prices have caused Americans to turn to other foods. Per capita consumption is expected to reach more than 260 eggs this year, the highest since 1983, according to the USDA. The poorest consumers have been hit hardest by the price spike because eggs have traditionally been a cheap source of protein.

California’s cage law is part of the nationwide animal-rights effort to raise the costs of animal food production in the name of more, well, humane treatment. Groups like the Humane Society of the United States failed to get Congress to pass national chicken-cage standards, so they turned to California to set what they hoped would be a de facto national standard because of the size of its market.

There’s a strong argument that this violates the Constitution’s Commerce Clause, which bars states from discriminating against interstate trade...

Still more.

And previously, "California Faces Egg Shortage as Far-Left Animal Welfare Law Takes Effect," and "Prices for Wholesale Eggs Expected to Rise 10 to 40 Percent in 2015 as California Animal Welfare Law Kicks In."

California Faces Egg Shortage as Far-Left Animal Welfare Law Takes Effect

Well, no one saw this coming, or anything.

Eggs will settle in anywhere from 10 to 40 percent higher "than they are right now." Happy chickens though!

At CBS News Sacramento, "New California Egg Law Prompts Egg Shortage Concerns as Suppliers Alter Facilities."

Karla de los Angeles Gored Twice in Mexico City Bullfight

I don't know. Maybe this isn't the best sport for women?

At London's Daily Mail, "Heels over head: Female bullfighter gored TWICE by the same animal while going for the kill."

Prices for Wholesale Eggs Expected to Rise 10 to 40 Percent in 2015 as California Animal Welfare Law Kicks In

The chickens should be treated decently, although remember, with progressives, everything they do forces higher costs on society. Everything. It never stops. Never.

At LAT, "Egg prices likely to rise amid laws mandating cage-free henhouses":

If your eggs seem a little pricier, consider the recent changes on Frank Hilliker's ranch.

In the last six months, the third-generation egg farmer in central San Diego County has reduced his flock by half and embarked on a $1-million overhaul of his henhouses to make them more spacious. Customers are now paying about 50% more for a dozen eggs from Hilliker's family business at around $3 a carton.

It's all to comply with a landmark animal welfare law that takes effect in California on New Year's Day. Voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 2 in 2008 to effectively abolish the close confinement of farm animals in cramped cages and crates — a practice that animal advocates say causes needless suffering and boosts the likelihood of salmonella contamination.

But to ensure the well-being of California's 15 million laying hens, consumers will probably have to pay more for the supermarket staple. Prices for wholesale eggs are expected to rise 10% to 40% next year because of infrastructure upgrades and the reduction of flocks to provide animals more space, according to Dan Sumner, an agricultural economist at UC Davis.

Already, the specter of California's regulations are believed to be contributing to record prices for eggs. The average wholesale cost of a dozen large eggs hit a peak of $2 on Thanksgiving Day — doubling in price from the start of November before settling this week to about $1.40. It comes at a time when soaring meat prices are expected to help push U.S. egg consumption to its highest level in seven years.

Adding to the pressure is increased demand for U.S. eggs in Canada and Mexico, where domestic poultry and egg industries are battling bouts of avian flu.

"It's sort of a perfect storm," said Ronald Fong, president and chief executive of the California Grocers Assn., who doesn't expect a significant egg shortage next month, but is less clear about changes in retail prices.

California's rules are rippling beyond its borders. No state consumes more eggs — and about a third of its supply must be imported. Iowa, where laying hens outnumber people 2 to 1, sells about 40 million eggs a day to out-of-state buyers.

Under a separate bill signed by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2010, all shell eggs arriving from other states must also comply with Proposition 2 by Jan. 1, 2015.

That requirement set off a barrage of lawsuits, including one from six leading egg-producing states. Missouri, Alabama, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska and Oklahoma invoked the constitution's interstate commerce clause by arguing that California was interfering with their local egg industries. The suit, which was dismissed by a federal judge in October, is being appealed...

More.

Racing Shut Down at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club After 10 Horses Die

From Sunday at the New York Times, "Worries About Surface at Del Mar Track."

And at the O.C. Register, "What's wrong at Del Mar? 10th horse dies on track."

Heinous Video of Extreme Animal Cruelty: Fish Taken Out of Water to Smoke a Cigarette

This mad me very sad, and angry, at the Mirror UK:

Video of fish smoking CIGARETTE sparks fury among animal lovers http://t.co/hdnNhIJFZX pic.twitter.com/4UX8rlj2Am

— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 4, 2014