Ricky Gervais takes fire on giraffe hunters

April 13, 2015

April 22 Earth Day update below. ** Comedian Ricky Gervais is once again using social media to take down the trophy hunting set. Over…

Dog breeder hit with $10,000 fine for hoarding animals

April 10, 2015

Almost a year ago, animal welfare officials seized more than 30 dogs from a derelict home in Calgary, Alberta. The filthy residence was unfit…

Raccoon-resistant bins latest weapon in Toronto’s war on trash-loving critters

April 10, 2015

Toronto Mayor John Tory has a foe that he believes can be vanquished: pesky raccoons who keep knocking down residents’ green bins. As the…

Sweden and Saudi Arabia diplomatic spat bans 4 pgymy marmosets

April 9, 2015

The pygmy marmoset is one of the world’s tiniest primates. But four of the critters are now caught in a diplomatic row between two of…

Dog shot in head with arrow wandered for two days before being rescued

April 8, 2015

A dog with an arrow stuck in her head wandered around for two days until she was finally rescued by a construction worker who…

UPDATE: Nicolino Camardi sentenced to 22 months for torturing, starving and killing dog and cat

March 27, 2015

You may remember this horrific story of extreme animal cruelty out of Calgary. Now the abuser, Nicolino Camardi, has been sentenced to serve 22 months…

Convictions in deer poaching spree in Pennsylvania

March 27, 2015

Six people will pay more than $23,000 in fines after wildlife officials in cracked a massive deer poaching case in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Game Commission reported 20 white-tailed…

Meet some tiny survivors of the bear bile trafficking trade

March 25, 2015

Layla and Sassy are two incredibly lucky sun bears. They were poached as cubs and doomed to spend decades in cages only to be…

Notorious poaching vessel Kunlun wanted for fishing Chilean sea bass detained in Thailand

March 22, 2015

Maritime police have detained the blacklisted fishing vessel Kunlun off the resort island of Phuket in Thailand. Kunlun is a 625-ton ship suspected of…

Pangolin scale smuggling operation intercepted in Hong Kong

March 21, 2015

About 2,000 kilograms of pangolin scales worth an estimated $10-million have been seized by Hong Kong Customs, according to the government. The scaly and shy, but…