In a zombie apocalypse, you take the cat, you idiot! The dog is the worst

April 15, 2016

This video of two brothers pranking their little sister Millicent that a zombie apocalypse was on its way is hilarious. Millicent Phillips, who had…

Wednesday Zen Moment: How Inky the octopus made his daring escape to freedom

April 13, 2016

Inky, an octopus at New Zealand’s National Aquarium in Napier, has a good disappearing act. Staff at the aquarium noticed their two octopuses had…

Syrian refugee cat makes his way to Canada with family

April 12, 2016

Sherry the cat (Sherry’s a boy) suffered in Syria as his family had suffered. When Sherry’s family had the chance to make it to…

Meatless Monday: First Nation chief loses status after poaching elk

April 11, 2016

The Ucluelet First Nation has removed its hereditary chief status from a convicted elk poacher following his conviction last January for killing an elk…

Florida firefighters rescue bear cub dubbed “Smokey Junior” from bush fire

April 8, 2016

As a wildfire was raging in Central Florida, one teeny tiny bear cub was alone in the middle of it. That’s when Lake County Fire…

Throwback Critters Thursday: How dogs saved children in Alaska from a 1925 deadly epidemic

April 7, 2016

In 1925, a deadly diptheria epidemic swept through the town of Nome, Alaska and quickly spread to all the children in the town. The…

U.S.’s loneliest chimp, Candy the smoker, subject of lawsuit

April 5, 2016

Candy the chimpanzee has been alone for more than 40 years and to many animal rights activists that time in solitary confinement is inhumane….

Meatless Monday: Free range egg labelling scrambling message from consumers

April 4, 2016

Australian consumers will get their eggs under clearer guidelines after the government announced it’s agreed to new national standards for the labelling of “free…

Throwback Thursday: Can whales avoid getting struck by boats?

March 31, 2016

In 2015, there was concern that large cetaceans kept getting struck by even larger boats. With summer now upon us on the west coast,…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Frank “Sealnatra,” rescued seal released back into waters

March 30, 2016

This story was written by IFAW marine mammal rescue response intern Annaleise Conway: Goodbye (we quietly say) to Frank “Sealnatra.” On February 21, 2016,…