Goat on a wire rescued by lucky encounter with ladder wielding men

March 30, 2016

How many people does it take to rescue a goat dangling from a power line? Six, it seems, and one to hold the camera….

Wednesday Zen Moment: The moment a rescued vervet monkey is released back into the wild

March 16, 2016

The picture is blurry but that’s a good thing. It means the monkey is moving and on his way out of the enclosure and…

Orphaned baby kangaroo leaps into officer’s shirt, warms hearts worldwide

March 16, 2016

Cuejo is the most popular kangaroo in Australia. The four-month-old baby roo was found on March 9 in its dead mother’s pouch after she…

Meatless Monday: Dog loses all four legs to Korean meat trade now at home in Arizona

March 14, 2016

Chi Chi may well be the poster pup of everything that is wrong with the dog meat industry. Two months ago, the 2-year-old golden…

Meatless Monday: Seagulls trapped in tofu vat

March 14, 2016

It was a Meatless Monday last Friday for seagulls who had a hankering for tofu. The BC Wildlife Rescue Association had to rush to…

Orphaned bear cubs rescued in Transylvania

March 6, 2016

Rangers in Pădurea Bogății forest reserve in Transylvania recently stumbled upon a den and inside found two young brown bear cubs. Strangely, their mother…

Johannesburg Zoo closes due to strike, asks for volunteers to help feed animals

March 4, 2016

Hmmm, not sure if this is a good idea. Zoo workers, particularly those whose job it is to feed the animals, seem to us…

Young bull shark swims up to walker on the beach

March 3, 2016

Cue the Jaws theme. Robert Morritt of Perth was walking his dog near the seaside at Perth when he saw what he believed as…

Meatless Monday: Palm Beach County commissioner reject symbolic proclamation

February 29, 2016

Citing their need for meat 7 days a week, a majority of Palm Beach County commissioners are rejecting a proclamation to declare the county should…

Baby gorilla girl delivered by rare Caesarian section at Bristol Zoo

February 25, 2016

Bristol zoo veterinarians delivered a baby gorilla earlier this month through a rare Caesarian birth after the mother showed signs of potentially life-threatening pre-eclampsia…