Tips on keeping your dog ok during July 4th fireworks

July 4, 2020

Fireworks to mark the July 4th holiday is a celebration for humans and horrible for dogs and shelters across the United States are preparing…

Elephant Sanctuary Brazil secures release of two zoo elephants from Argentina

July 3, 2020

After years of lobbying to get two African elephants residing in defunct zoo in downtown Buenos Aires, the pair will be relocated to a…

Qatar animal rescue group brace for spike in dumped pets by expats forced to leave country

July 3, 2020

Expats leaving Qatar for their home countries in the midst of the coronavirus have been leaving their adopted pets behind, leaving one animal rescue…

Wisconsin family saves bear spotted swimming in lake with plastic jar stuck on its head

June 28, 2020

The Hurt family was out fishing in northern Wisconsin Saturday night when they saw a black bear swimming with a large jar jammed on…

$345 fine for kidnapping fawn in Port Alberni, B.C.

June 21, 2020

The please-don’t-kidnap-the-newborn-fawns warning went out early. And yet, the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service said they have fined someone for swiping a fawn in…

“Large” alligator snapping turtle found wandering Virginia community

June 17, 2020

Animal protection police in Virginia recently scooped up a 65-pound (30 kilogram) alligator snapping turtle found hanging around a residential area in Alexandria. The…

German Shepherd in New York first U.S. dog tested positive for COVID-19

June 9, 2020

A pet German shepherd in New York is the first dog in the U.S. to test positive for the novel coronavirus after its owners…

Twin orphaned moose calves rescued in Alberta

June 7, 2020

Alberta Fish and Wildlife officers saved two moose babies after their mother was hit and killed by a car outside Sherwood Park. On May…

“Kidnapped” fawns are being mistaken for orphans

June 2, 2020

As predictable as spring cleaning, the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation has logged its first case of a “kidnapped” fawn this year. The Madden-based…

A loon stabbed a bald eagle to death could be a Canada vs US metaphor

May 31, 2020

A dead bald eagle found floating in a lake near a dead baby loon was likely stabbed to death by another loon. The fight…