Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas? Me too. So does baby Fiona the Hippo December 26, 2017 Baby hippo Fiona is approaching her first birthday, but she celebrates her first Christmas as only Fiona can. The music is from Gayla Peevey… Continue Reading
Christmas means it’s time to Instagram your pets and putting antlers, ribbons and Rudolph noses on your critters December 23, 2017 Yes, it’s two days before Christmas and there are presents to wrap, cookies to make and decorations still to put up. But spend some… Continue Reading
Police release horrific details of dog attack that killed Virginia woman to quell rumours December 21, 2017 Police in rural Virginia have been forced to respond to rumours that a young woman they said was mauled to death by her pitbull-type… Continue Reading
New Voiceless Animal Cruelty Index tracks welfare of farm animals in 50 countries December 20, 2017 Canada and the U.S. are among the most dismal countries among 50 surveyed in the way farm animals are treated, according to a new… Continue Reading
B.C. ends grizzly bear hunt immediately in move critics call “emotional” December 19, 2017 The B.C. government is ending grizzly bear hunting in the province immediately saying it is abundantly clear that grizzly hunt is not in line… Continue Reading
Meatless Monday: Chief veterinarian at LA Animal Shelter rejects vegan diet, partly because of increase dog poop December 18, 2017 A pitch to get LA Shelter dogs to go vegan is being considered despite a recommendation by the city’s chief veterinarian to reject the… Continue Reading
Animals do the darnedest things and it’s all captured on the comedy wildlife photo awards December 17, 2017 The winners of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have just been announced and they include an incredulous sea lion, a left behind owl, penguins… Continue Reading
Watch a French Zoo’s new baby panda as he ages from one day to four months December 15, 2017 For the first months on his life, little Mini Yuan Zi didn’t have a name. He was just named after his father Yuan Zi,… Continue Reading
How do you convince your dad to get a cat? Make a Wall of Sorrow December 14, 2017 Danielle Grubisic’s 13-year-old little sister really wanted a cat. But her dad was reluctant. So she did what any teenager girl would do and… Continue Reading
Wednesday Zen Moment: Equine therapy helping war veterans, emergency responders December 13, 2017 Horses are tranquil animals and over their evolution of millions of years, they have survived and thrived by living in a constant state of… Continue Reading
