Wednesday Zen Moment: Moment when bears rescued from roadside circuses are released from their cages

August 3, 2016

Ohio has a new legislation called the Ohio Dangerous Wild Animal Act which restricts individuals from keeping tigers, lions, bears, and other wild animals. Rather than…

Critically endangered swift parrot faces new threat from wood thieves

July 28, 2016

The Australian government recently listed the Tasmanian swift parrot as critically endangered. That came after the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the world authority…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Monkeys raid Thai polling station, bribed away by veggies and fruits

July 27, 2016

A gang of monkey vandals tore up voter lists publicly posted at a Thai polling station earlier this week after going on a rampage…

Kitten abused, burned at Craven Country Jamboree is on the mend

July 17, 2016

A kitten that was rescued by the RCMP as it was being doused in alcohol and lit on fire at the Craven Country Jamboree is expected to…

“Erratic” chihuahua name Jack Sparrow tests positive for meth, owner arrested

July 12, 2016

A dog owner who rushed his chihuahua who was behaving oddly into the veterinarian’s office after fears his pet ingested methamphetamine was arrested and…

Black cat leaps, bounds onto field during National Rugby League match in Australia

July 11, 2016

A black cat easily earned player of the game Sunday during a National Rugby League match in Australia. The fluffy black cat was caught on camera…

RIP Arturo: “World’s saddest polar bear” dies in Argentina zoo

July 5, 2016

Arturo lived in a place that doesn’t know snow and where temperatures routinely soar to 40C. The polar bear’s health deteriorated, yet he remained…

“Moose rider” video leads to wildlife charges against two men for harassing a swimming moose

July 1, 2016

Just in time for Canada Day, and after a year-long investigation, conservation officers have charged two men with harassing a moose — one of…

Hoarder kept hundreds of animals in toxic home in Bellmore, NY

June 28, 2016

It was called “Operation Noah’s Ark.” More than 400 animals seized from squalid home in Bellmore, NY. And, it wasn’t the first time the Nassau…

Bowmanville Zoo to close this year amid animal welfare controversy and dwindling attendance

June 24, 2016

Under fire from animal rights activists and dogged by controversy, the Bowmanville Zoo is shutting its doors for good. Officials with the Ontario facility, which…