Triple Crown winner American Pharoah winnings headed to retired racehorse care

August 26, 2015

Retired racehorses will be getting a boost from Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. The thoroughbred’s owners, Zayat Stables LLC, said they will donate a…

Why are there so many cats in Instanbul? A documentary seeks answers

August 24, 2015

There are cats-galore in Istanbul. Any visitor there will notice the millions of them wandering the streets. Even President Obama stopped to pet cat…

Surprise! Giant panda Mei Xiang has given birth to twins at National Zoo

August 22, 2015

Pandemonium, no doubt, has broken out at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. The Washington, DC facility posted to Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Periscope and live-streamed…

UPDATED: Used cat salesman has a deal for you at the Calgary Humane Society

August 22, 2015

Putting a new twist on the old used car salesman joke, the Calgary Humane Society owns the market on “pre-owned cats.” Now, it wants…

Pig farmers have a change of heart, realize pigs are not “bacon”

August 21, 2015

From PETA comes this heart-warming story. A husband and wife farming team in Virginia had a plan. They were going to raise some pigs…

Dispute over plan to erect Cecil the lion memorial statue

August 20, 2015

An initiative to build a life-sized statue to remember Cecil the poached lion is erupting in controversy. The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force says it has already…

Bear lounging in backyard swimming pool enjoys a good soak

August 19, 2015

You’re enjoying the last days of summer, aren’t you? Soaking up the rays, firing up the bbq and those lucky enough, enjoying the swimming…

Urgent call for new bison management plan in Yellowstone

August 19, 2015

Only 23 bison were left in Yellowstone National Park in the early 1900’s. That after hunting and development cut down most of the 30…

Pet pig Maggie helps boy with Asperger’s but city says Maggie has to go

August 18, 2015

Everybody in life needs a best friend and for 9-year-old Julian Gil of Chandler, Arizon that’s his pet pig Maggie. “Sometimes I just like…

Commercial with injured dog in blue cast will make you cry, darn you, Amazon!

August 17, 2015

The dog, we know from Amazon, is called Flash. And exactly how Flash got injured is not known. But what we do see is…