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… Continue Reading
Happy Birthday, Fiona: Beloved hippo turns two January 24, 2019 She entered the world premature and tiny, but Fiona quickly captured hearts. Today, as the most famous hippo on the planet turns 2-years-old, everyone… Continue Reading
Office workers conjure creative way to contact high-rise cat January 24, 2019 They say in big cities like Toronto you never get to know your neighbours. But Erika Strong really went out on a ledge to… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
Wednesday Zen Moment: Self-described “horse whisperer” Anne MacGregor under investigation January 23, 2019 A Scottish woman who considers herself a holistic healer of horses is under investigation by the SPCA after claims she had almost two dozen… Continue Reading
Refuge For Wildlife rescues, protects Costa Rica’s howler monkeys from electrocution January 23, 2019 The Refuge For Wildlife has become an experts in tending to the wildlife victims of electrocution. The sanctuary was founded in Costa Rica in… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
$10,000 fine for B.C. man who shot a moose and left it to suffer January 22, 2019 A British Columbia man has been fined $10,000 and banned from hunting for three years for illegally shooting a moose. The incident occurred in… Continue Reading
Meatless Monday: Interactive map of slaughterhouses in Australia published online January 21, 2019 A comprehensive, interactive map of farms, abbatoirs and other facilities where animals are kept has been released by an animal rights group and condemned… Continue Reading
Firefighters in Ohio rescue dog from ice-covered creek January 21, 2019 It was a textbook icy-water rescue caught on video. As a woman yelled, “Thank you! Thank you!” firefighters in Blue Ash, Ohio pulled a… Continue Reading
