Homes found for 43 “adorable” pet rats abandoned at Montreal SPCA August 16, 2020 It was a tall order, but the SPCA of Montreal has found families for 43 domestic rats left on its door stop earlier this… Continue Reading
Dog covered in tar and stuck to the ground in India makes amazing recovery August 13, 2020 Champi was coated in sticky coal tar, debris and glued to the pavement when she was spotted helplessly stuck in Solapur, India. “Champi wasn’t… Continue Reading
Floof alert: Snowy owl chicks hatch at Woodland Park Zoo August 11, 2020 Snowy owl owlets haven’t hatched at the Woodland Park Zoo for nine years. Now, the Seattle zoo has a pair of teeny owlets in… Continue Reading
Captive beluga whales from China released into an open-water sanctuary off Iceland August 10, 2020 Scooped from the ocean by a Russian whale research centre as two- or three-year-olds, Little White and Little Grey went on to spend years… Continue Reading
Precedent-setting ruling gives beavers right to stay in England August 8, 2020 In 2015, two beaver families were released into the River Otter in Devon. It was a pilot project initiated by the Devon Wildlife Trust… Continue Reading
Someone duct-taped fireworks to a Canada goose, now the hunt is on for an animal abuser August 3, 2020 A $5,000 reward has now been offered to track down the person — or people — responsible for duct taping a fire cracker to… Continue Reading
Shoe thief of Germany is a fox with hoard of 100 pieces of footwear August 2, 2020 Christian Meyer is credited with hunting down a prolific thief in Zehlendorf, Germany. Media outlet Tagesspiegel Checkpoint reported the case of the missing shoes… Continue Reading
Mountain Rescue Team saves St. Bernard from England’s tallest peak July 30, 2020 St. Bernards are typically thought of as the ones that charge to the rescue of those lost on snowy slopes, while bringing along a… Continue Reading
Pet cat tests positive for COVID-19 in UK, but makes full recovery July 28, 2020 In a first for the United Kingdom, a pet cat has a confirmed animal case of novel coronavirus. The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer said… Continue Reading
Italian Coast Guard saves sperm whale from tangle of old fishing nets July 22, 2020 For ages now, the Italian Coast Guard has been hauling so-called ghost nets out of the ocean. That’s fishing gear that has been dumped… Continue Reading
