“Perilous hoarding” sees rescue of more than 300 cats from Toronto apartment

May 6, 2019

Just how it got this bad isn’t clear. But animal welfare workers pulled hundreds of cats from an apartment in Toronto over the weekend….

Young stranded dolphin in Florida had plastic bags and balloon fragments in belly

May 4, 2019

The recent death of a young dolphin found with trash in its stomach highlights the need to reduce single-use plastic and to not release…

Drug trafficking parrot nabbed in raid not singing for a plea deal

April 25, 2019

Crack dealers in northern Brazil had been using a well-trained parrot to alert them when police were approaching, authorities said after a police raid…

Cassowary, the world’s most dangerous bird, kills its owner, a 75-year-old man, in Florida

April 15, 2019

A Florida man who owned and was a breeder of what ornithologists call the world’s most dangerous bird was killed Friday after falling down…

“Steep price” for father, son convicted of poaching 400-pound black bear in Colorado

April 11, 2019

A father and son from Indiana face long-time bans from hunting and fishing in 47 states after being convicted of poaching a giant black…

Man charged with cruelty after pet fish found with 15 holes in its head, but charges later dropped.

April 10, 2019

A North Carolina man who was evicted from his home last month and abandoned his pet fish, was arrested on animal cruelty charges but…

Rhino poacher trampled to death by an elephant and then eaten by lions

April 7, 2019

In the end, all that was left was a skull and some pants. Officials in South Africa’s Kruger National Park said that’s all that…

Mutilated dolphins wash up off the coast of France in record numbers

April 3, 2019

An activist group and a French ocean observatory are warning that record number of mutilated dolphins are washing up off the coast of France…

Driver charged in crash that killed 12 cows in Ontario

April 2, 2019

A truck driver that was in a collision with a cattle truck on Highway 401 in Missassauga, Ontario has been charged. The Ontario Provincial…

Florida cop and police dog shot in the line of duty

March 30, 2019

What began as a routine traffic stop in St. Petersburg, Florida ended with the shooting of a police sergeant, a canine officer and left…