Police officer, fire chief rescue dog stranded on ledge over waterfall in British Columbia May 9, 2021 Officials called it a “rare and risky” canine rescue in Logan Lake, B.C. Chevy, an American bulldog terrier cross, had become stuck on a… Continue Reading
New China craze of mailing pets as mysterious parcels prompts outrage May 7, 2021 A craze in which pets are sold in mystery parcels has caused outrage in China after a number of animals were found dead in… Continue Reading
Tar-covered hawk saved in New York City with a little elbow grease and mayo May 5, 2021 The hawk was definitely in a sticky situation when it was found recently in Manhattan’s Carl Schurz Park. Wildlife rehabber Tristan Higginbotham shared the… Continue Reading
Elizabeth Warren’s famous snack snatching dog Bailey gets birthday burrito May 3, 2021 Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren’s presidential nomination bid was marred by the burrito imbroglio. You’ll recall the infamous incident last March when the Massachusetts senator’s… Continue Reading
Chained monkeys used by Thailand farms to pick coconuts May 3, 2021 Safeway, Target and Costco and Albertsons are joining a boycott of a brand of coconut milk after a PETA investigation found the use of… Continue Reading
Volunteer hunters needed to kill bison at Grand Canyon National Park April 29, 2021 It sounds like a bizarre request, but the U.S. National Park Service is looking for a dozen volunteers to kill bison as part of… Continue Reading
Spanish journalists, Irish activist killed during anti-poaching ambush in Burkina Faso April 28, 2021 Two Spanish journalists who were kidnapped during an ambush in Burkina Faso have been killed, the Spanish prime minister said Tuesday. PM Pedro Sanchez… Continue Reading
Peak Canada: Beavers chew through cable, knock out service for hundreds in northern B.C. April 26, 2021 Telus called the weekend service outage in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. a “fairly bizarre and uniquely Canadian turn of events.” Damn beavers. According to Telus,… Continue Reading
Chocolate is good for birds and ethical, study finds April 26, 2021 A study led by the University of St Andrews in collaboration with the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, has shown that ethically sourced chocolate… Continue Reading
Parks Canada works to save Nova Scotia’s rare, possibly cutest, turtle April 23, 2021 There are perhaps 500 Blanding’s turtles left in Nova Scotia. The tiny turtles, especially the very teeny young ones, are the favoured prey of… Continue Reading
