Man who left 1,500 pigs to die sentenced to lifetime ban on owning or caring for animals

April 27, 2018

A 28-year-old Tavistock man has been sentenced to a lifetime prohibition on owning or caring for animals following an investigation into the death of…

Kidnapped cat, restrained with zip ties, found alive after being stuffed in box

April 26, 2018

A one-year-old cat named Rosie was found stuffed inside a cardboard box at the bottom of a dumpster in B.C.’s interior just hours after…

Six park rangers ambushed, killed in attack in DRC wildlife refuge

April 20, 2018

Suspected poachers ambushed and killed five park rangers, their driver, and wounded a sixth worker in the worst-ever attack in Virunga national park in…

Police dog name Dave catches fleeing suspect

April 19, 2018

In Chilliwack, British Columbia, Dave the dog can be counted on to, as the Mounties motto use to be, always get his man. Last…

Seagulls + pepperoni = lifetime hotel ban but guest gets forgiveness

April 9, 2018

This is a story about pepperoni, seagulls, one of the world’s premiere hotels and ultimately, a tale of forgiveness. It’s about how one man…

Vulturess dying en masse in India after getting poisoned

April 3, 2018

Vultures are not the most lovable of birds. Say the word robin and people think of spring. Say hummingbirds and the immediate image is…

Dog kept in Animal Control for three years because of misplaced paperwork

March 23, 2018

Maybelle the dog has been waiting a long time for freedom after she was mistakenly locked up in a shelter for almost three years….

Dog dies during United Airlines flight after owner told to place pet in overhead bin

March 13, 2018

A French bulldog died somewhere between Houston and New York after a United Airlines flight attendant told a passenger to stow her pet in…

Animal activists disrupt live broadcast of Cruft’s Best in Show final

March 12, 2018

Animal activists crashed a live broadcast of the famous Crufts Best In Show event to protest what it calls a beauty pageant for canines…

Smoking orangutan at Indonesia zoo criticized for poor treatment of animals draws new anger

March 9, 2018

Bandung Zoo has long been criticized by animal activists for its deplorable conditions of the animals who are chained and kept at the facility…