Jerk puts joey in a mailbox, but the injured kangaroo thankfully rescued

November 15, 2020

An orphaned joey is very lucky to be alive after someone put the helpless animal into an Australia Post mailbox last week. WIRES, an…

Seven arrested in Florida flying squirrel trafficking scheme

October 25, 2020

What started as an anonymous tip has ended in a 19-month operation, which uncovered an “elaborate scheme” involving 3,600 wild flying squirrels captured in…

House fire in Michigan that kills pet turtle was caused by turtle’s heat lamp

October 15, 2020

A house fire in Madison Heights was caused by a heat lamp used to warm a pet turtle’s aquarium, fire officials said. A man…

Elk with can stuck to hoof shows dangers of carelessly tossing garbage

October 2, 2020

A troubled elk has been photographed wandering around a Denver golf course with a can jammed on its hoof. Colorado Parks and Wildlife tweeted…

Scammers target the lonely to sell them fake puppies

September 14, 2020

The pandemic has led to a rise in scammers offering to sell puppies to lonely people in hopes of giving them some comfort during…

Stray dog painted as tiger in cruel act in Malaysia

September 10, 2020

An activist rescue group in Malaysia is offering a reward after a street dog was found painted like a tiger. Facebook commentators on the…

“World’s loneliest elephant” fit enough to be relocated from Islamabad zoo

September 7, 2020

For 35 years, Kaavan has lived at the Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad — most recently in appalling conditions and in failing health. But now…

“Tiger King” zoo shuts down permanently after getting licence suspended

August 20, 2020

Animal rights activists and government inspectors have shut down the private wildcat zoo at the centre of the Netflix series “Tiger King.” In a…

Someone duct-taped fireworks to a Canada goose, now the hunt is on for an animal abuser

August 3, 2020

A $5,000 reward has now been offered to track down the person — or people — responsible for duct taping a fire cracker to…

Emaciated moose at Greater Vancouver zoo euthanized after photos appeared on social media

July 25, 2020

Disturbing images posted by a zoo visitor of an emaciated moose has prompted the Greater Vancouver Zoo to put the animal down. The Vancouver…