Interpol on the tail of three illegal fishing ships

January 19, 2015

New Zealand has asked for international help to track down those behind a trio of fishing vessels of that have been illegally snapping up toothfish…

South Africa police officer allegedly caught with rhino horns during sting

January 19, 2015

A police officer who was allegedly caught in possession of rhino horns during a sting operation has been released on bail. Christopher Gumbi, 48,…

Bull killing in Colombia angers animal activists

January 12, 2015

We’re glad the videos don’t get close up enough to show what happened. 20 people in northern Colombia brutally beat, kicked, stoned and stabbed…

One step forward, one step back for elephants

January 10, 2015

First, the good news. Ivory sales have been banned at a fourth major department store in Hong Kong. Under pressure from animal welfare activists…

Dogs, puppies rescued from South Korean dog meat farm

January 7, 2015

Now, for some wonderful news from South Korea. Humane Society International says it has rescued 23 dogs from a dog meat farm where the animals…

Concerns about pitbulls raised again after man killed in Indiana by his pet dog

January 2, 2015

Here in British Columbia, there’s been lots of talk recently about whether pit bulls should be a banned breed. There were two separate incidents…

Italian circus owner cited for disguising chow dogs as pandas.

December 30, 2014

Italian investigators are suing the owner of a circus after discovering that they put make up and dressed chow chow dogs as pandas and…

Interpol thwarts wildlife trafficking ring; nabs environmental fugitives

December 24, 2014

Interpol has dealt a series of blows to environmental criminals, poachers and those toiling in the illegal wildlife trade. This month alone, the international police…

Renewed pressure on Chinese consumers to give up ivory, end elephant slaughter

December 21, 2014

Chinese film icon Li Bingbing stars in a powerful 60-second film designed to get consumers in her country to think about the impact of…

New York bans pet tattoo. WTF? People tattoo their pets?

December 16, 2014

Who knew that people could be that stupid? When a tattoo artist posted a picture last year on Instagram bragging that his dog was cooler…