Four horses die at Grand National, as animal charities call for an end to “cruelty” in the race April 11, 2022 Animal charities have called for stricter safety measures to end “cruelty” in horse racing after four horses died at a British horse-racing event. The Grand National… Continue Reading
Baby seal saved by Southampton Police along Long Island roadway April 11, 2022 Police in the Hamptons are used to seeing just about everything. Just not usually a wayward seal waddling along town streets with seemingly no… Continue Reading
Spanish businessman alleged to have owned private taxidermy collection of extinct and rare animals April 11, 2022 Spain’s Civil Guard says it is investigating a businessman in the eastern Valencia region who owned a private taxidermy collection with more than 1000… Continue Reading
Giant anteater twins born at Abilene Zoo in Texas April 10, 2022 A Texas zoo is the new home to twin giant anteater pups, a rare delivery in the anteater world. The babies arrived on March… Continue Reading
New UK law recognizes animals as sentient beings with feelings April 8, 2022 Animal protection groups and celebrities such as Joanna Lumley and Alesha Dixon are celebrating after the final hurdle has passed in a new law… Continue Reading
Fox that bit nine people, including congressman, near U.S. Capitol had rabies April 6, 2022 An aggressive fox that had attacked at least nine people on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol had rabies, health officials announced Wednesday. The… Continue Reading
Baby elephant rescued from borehole in Kenya April 4, 2022 The tiny elephant calf was hopelessly trapped deep in a borehole in Kenya’s Meru National Park as its frantic mother looked on. Officials said… Continue Reading
Gas price pressure hits local animal shelter in Arizona as thieves drill holes in shelter van April 4, 2022 A a van for the second time in two weeks after it had gas stolen from its tank Thursday morning, Phoenix police said. Personnel… Continue Reading
Animal tranquilizer increasingly seen in human overdose deaths April 4, 2022 A powerful drug used to sedate horses and cattle is creeping into Canada’s illicit drug supply and has been detected in a growing number of human… Continue Reading
“Rarest of the rare” animal sighted by air during wildlife survey in Texas April 1, 2022 A one-in-a-million sighting of a black hair mule deer fawn was spotted roaming the west Texas area by wildlife biologists working for Texas Parks… Continue Reading
