Please, stop asking what the fox says: an irrationally exuberant fox gives you the answer February 13, 2014 The interweb is weird. A year-old Youtube video of an adorable red fox has suddenly been given a second life. The fox, named Dawn… Continue Reading
Freedom riders … also known as the happiest dogs in the world February 12, 2014 There has been so much sad animal news lately, we thought we’d share something upbeat that is getting a second wind on Facebook –… Continue Reading
Calgary’s first baby penguin has a name (No, it’s not Sidney Crosby) February 11, 2014 The first penguin hatched at the Calgary Zoo finally has a name – Una – as chosen by visitors to the facility. The zoo… Continue Reading
Giant panda puts on an Olympic-style show at the Toronto Zoo February 9, 2014 Toronto has been twice-denied the chance to host an Olympics, but that hasn’t stopped one the city’s biggest stars from putting on a gold… Continue Reading
More evidence the Mounties always get their man, er, cat February 7, 2014 Whiskers was on the lam after a crash north of Regina, Sask. The cat was riding in a Buick LeSabre along Highway 6 early Thursday morning,… Continue Reading
Sleeping with the enemy: rabid raccoon attacks woman in her bed February 7, 2014 A 73-year-old Massachusetts woman thought she was patting her sleeping cat in her bed when it turned out to be a rabid raccoon. And,… Continue Reading
“F***k it, I’ve got to try and get this thing off my leg.” February 6, 2014 In January, a New Zealand doctor colourfully recounted his tangle with a shark. James Grant, 24, was spearfishing off the country’s South Island when… Continue Reading
Cat shot 17 times in the head with pellet gun – and survives February 4, 2014 It’s almost unbelievable that someone would shoot a cat in the head 17 times with a pellet gun. More unbelievable: that any cat would… Continue Reading
Big Pharma shunning chimpanzee-based research; Merck the latest January 31, 2014 About two dozen pharmaceutical companies and labs have now pledged to stop doing tests and research on chimpanzees. Merck & Co, Inc. becomes the latest company… Continue Reading
Feral pigs go wild … in Tasmania January 30, 2014 The headline alone is an attention grabber: “Flinders Island farmers face feral pig peril,” ABC, Australia’s public broadcaster reported Wednesday highlighting a resurgence of an… Continue Reading
