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Meatless Monday: UK groups call for end to pre-slaughter stunning for religious reasons

February 11, 2019

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) and the British Veterinary Association (BVA) have jointly called for an end to…

Chimpanzees fashion ladder out fallen tree branch to escape Belfast Zoo

February 10, 2019

Chimpanzees at the Belfast Zoo took a downed branch as opportunity to make a great escape — sort of. Zoo visitors Danielle Monaghan and…

Straight out of Better Call Saul: Bedbugs pouring out of lawyer forces courthouse evacuation

February 7, 2019

In a scene straight out of the television show Better Call Saul, an Oklahoma lawyer forced the evacuation of an entire courthouse after bed…

Colorado jogger survives mountain lion attack by strangling the big cat

February 5, 2019

This is quite possibly the world’s most badass jogger — and the luckiest. A man was trail running in the Colorado wilderness Monday when…

“Vapor Wake” dogs will be on patrol to protect the Super Bowl

February 3, 2019

They are the secret weapons of the bomb-sniffing world. Specially-trained “Vapor Wake” dogs are no ordinary canine cops. These dogs have been bred with…

It’s so cold in Chicago that zoos are closing but the polar bears are happy

January 31, 2019

Lincoln Park Zoo and Brookfield Zoo in the Chicago have announced they are closing temporarily during the cold snap that has hit the midwest….

Fish Friday: Fish oil won’t help cure asthma, study finds

January 25, 2019

Omega-3 fatty acid, the supplement derived from fish oil, had been considered a natural substance that could alleviate many chronic ailments. But a new…

Fish Friday: Fish shop called “Battered Wife” closes after outrage over name

January 25, 2019

Activists have shut down a fish and chips shop in Australia after its owner decided to name her business The Battered Wife. Carolyn Kerr…

Crime-fighting dog sniffs out millions in smuggled drugs, criminals want her dead

January 24, 2019

Scamp, the sniffer dog, is so good at his job, criminals have placed a £25,000 bounty put on his head. Stuart Phillips, who runs…

Hundreds of bear claws leads to discovery of dead turtles in suspect’s home

January 22, 2019

The recovery of more than 1,600 bear claws seized from three suspected wildlife smugglers in Thailand has also uncovered the carcasses of dead turtles…