Yes these sad things exists as well as other unfortunate abuses and yet there are those like us and many others who feel love and honor for these and all beings and coming together or doing our own small (big really!!) does shift things. We are aware!
....and yet to not get caught up in the negativity and doom and gloom, it is important imo to stay in a place of joy and gratitude to re-create and shift things to a better way... 
Here is a nice video...It has some wonderufl bird images...all of it is pretty wonderful I think!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quYpMMrV0wU
* laughs like crow, soars like eagle with vision of hawk, haunts like loon & lulls like nuthatch ....tickle tickle, feather has most powerful medicine of all...makes you laugh *