Hero tortoise to the rescue … of another tortoise

December 17, 2014

More than 1 million people have now cheered on the slow-speed rescue of a wayward tortoise stuck on its back. The amazing 55-second sequence, which…

Real life Bambi on ice rescued in British Columbia

December 16, 2014

A young buck is doubly lucky. The white-tailed deer was likely fleeing from predators last Thursday when it scrambled onto the frozen Duck Lake,…

Cat tossed from moving truck on to highway rescued by Good Samaritan

December 11, 2014

Julian the cat landed on his feet and into the arms of a Good Samaritan Corey Hardeman from Wells, B.C. Hardeman, an artist, found Julian…

Billy goat disrupts football match in Crete

December 5, 2014

This was one block the goalie at a football match in Crete wasn’t expecting to make. When a billy goat wandered on to the…

Wild ducks to blame for bird flu infecting the Netherlands

December 5, 2014

The agriculture ministry in the Netherlands has announced new measures to combat a particularly virulent strain of bird flu virus that has entered the…

You gotta love a cat name Oopsy. See the before and after pics of her rescue

December 2, 2014

All you need is love and a bit of humanity to help critters in need. The Victoria Humane Society, after its first of operations,…

Ban on dog tethering comes into effect in New Brunswick

November 28, 2014

It gets cold everywhere in Canada. Even on the west coast of Canada, the most temperate climate in the country, it gets too cold…

Golden ornamental reindeer led astray by thief

November 26, 2014

A golden ornamental reindeer has gone MIA after a thief walked the critter out the door grabbing hold of its antlers. The picture was…

Lost dog? Singer Jann Arden has just the gizmo for you

November 24, 2014

Jann Arden is a pretty famous singer-songwriter. She’s also an animal-lover. And now, she is looking to the public to invest in her high-tech dog…

Finding lost pets using your neighbours’ cell phone

November 22, 2014

Here are some sad and scary statistics. Every seven seconds a family pet is lost. Over the pet’s lifetime, one in three of them…