Dog whose owners were killed in car crash found after urgent public appeal

January 28, 2021

A dog belonging to a couple killed in a horrific crash in Brisbane, Australia has been found, after hundreds of residents hit the pavement…

Court orders notorious roadside zoo permanently closed in Wisconsin

January 21, 2021

The Tripadvisor reviews of Special Memories Zoo describe a place few would ever want to visit. Visitors allege neglect, abuse and a heartbreaking display…

Six rangers murdered while protecting Virunga National Park and its endangered gorillas

January 14, 2021

Fundraising is now underway after six rangers were ambushed and killed while in foot patrol in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park…

Award-winning documentary Sled Dogs hits the small screen

January 12, 2021

Director Fern Levitt brought Sled Dogs to the film festival circuit in 2016 both wowing and shocking audiences. Now the documentary, which took home…

Oh, the inhu-manatee! Someone etched the word Trump on a FLA manatee.

January 12, 2021

The discovery of a Florida manatee with the word Trump scraped into its side has sparked an investigation on who might have deliberately harassed…

Deer shot with arrow finally rescued on Vancouver Island

December 23, 2020

Almost a week after it was first spotted with an arrow through its side on Vancouver Island, a deer was finally rescued. The deer…

140 protected native bird carcasses found in home, woman charged with animal cruelty

December 18, 2020

An Australian woman is facing hundreds of charges after wildlife officers allegedly found the carcasses of 140 protected native birds, including 128 wedge-tailed eagles,…

Precedent-setting convictions for snowmobiling in protected caribou habitat in B.C.

December 17, 2020

Two men from Williams Lake, B.C. have been fined more than $9,000 for snowmobiling in an area closed to protect mountain caribou in what…

Birds seized, men detained in suspected illegal cockfighting operation in Sydney, Australia

December 14, 2020

Police and SPCA inspectors have dismantled an allegedly illegal cockfighting ring in Sydney following an animal cruelty complaint. In total, police and inspectors seized…

Man rescues puppy from alligator, keeps his cool and his cigar

November 26, 2020

Richard Wilbanks wrestled an alligator near a backyard pond in Florida to retrieve his new puppy when the alligator lunged out of the water…