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…

Italian Coast Guard saves sperm whale from tangle of old fishing nets

July 22, 2020

For ages now, the Italian Coast Guard has been hauling so-called ghost nets out of the ocean. That’s fishing gear that has been dumped…

Delaware police say adult and two juveniles ran over deer repeatedly until it died

July 17, 2020

A Delaware man and two juveniles face charges of animal cruelty and more after DNREC Fish and Wildlife Natural Resources Police say they video recorded themselves intentionally…

150 cats rescued from hoarder house in Toronto

July 12, 2020

Toronto Cat Rescue says some 150 cats and kittens, many badly ill, have been found in a single city home. The organization announced Friday…

Dogs chasing wildlife ends in death of moose, deer in B.C. and a fine for pet owner

July 9, 2020

It is illegal to let dogs chase wildlife under provincial law in British Columbia. And with very good, real life reasons — and yet…

Someone shot an endangered Carnaby’s Cockatoo. Perth Zoo vets saved its life

July 8, 2020

Its parents tried to help in the wild, but ultimately it took a team of vets at an Australian zoo to save the injured…

$345 fine for kidnapping fawn in Port Alberni, B.C.

June 21, 2020

The please-don’t-kidnap-the-newborn-fawns warning went out early. And yet, the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service said they have fined someone for swiping a fawn in…

Animal activist killed by pig transport truck in accident during protest

June 20, 2020

A protester was run over in front of a slaughterhouse Friday after getting struck while at a rally in front of the processing plant…

Arrest for other crimes leads to caged bear cub discovery in B.C.

June 16, 2020

RCMP headed to a rural home in northeastern British Columbia to arrest a man for dangerous driving and theft last week. But when they…

Update: Arrest made after pregnant elephant in Kerala killed when she ate pineapples stuffed with explosives

June 3, 2020

One week after a pregnant elephant in Kerala was killed after consuming fire crackers in a pineapple, an arrest has made. The death shocked…