“Cocaine Cat” on mend and now on way to becoming Cincinnati Zoo “cat ambassador” March 13, 2023 Like a sad sequel to Cocaine Bar, a drug-fuelled serval is making headlines for its wild, albeit brief, escape from police in Ohio. Amiry,… Continue Reading
“Finch-smuggling kingpin” sentenced to year in jail for trafficking songbirds into United States February 12, 2023 A man considered by prosecutors one of “New York’s finch-smuggling kingpins” has been sentenced to prison for repeatedly, illegally bringing in songbirds from Guyana…. Continue Reading
Domestic pigeon dyed pink, possibly for elaborate gender reveal party, has died February 8, 2023 The very-ill and very-pink pigeon rescued in a New York City park last week has died, according to the non-profit group that tried to… Continue Reading
Domestic pigeon dyed pink and released into the wild rescued in New York City February 2, 2023 Someone completely submerged a domestic king pigeon in pink dye and released it in New York City where it surely would have died if… Continue Reading
FOUND! Stolen tamarin monkeys from Dallas Zoo have been recovered alive in abandoned home January 31, 2023 More than day after the Dallas Zoo said its two emperor tamarin monkeys had vanished under suspicious circumstances, the tiny primates have been located… Continue Reading
Pair of tamarin monkeys believed stolen after their Dallas Zoo enclosure “intentionally compromised” January 30, 2023 Police are investigating the possible theft of two Emperor tamarin monkeys after a break-in at the Dallas Zoo in the latest in a string… Continue Reading
Scotland passes bill banning fox hunting with packs of hounds January 26, 2023 A new law to prevent trail hunting with packs of dogs has been passed by Scottish Parliament in a n historic step animal welfare… Continue Reading
Puppy found abandoned in a crate on roadside finds new life as a police sniffer dog November 15, 2022 It’s a true rags to riches story of the furry kind. A puppy dumped on the roadside in a cage has been trained as… Continue Reading
New York man charged with smuggling pythons in his pants across Canada-U.S. border October 10, 2022 A 36-year-old New York man is accused of stuffing three Burmese pythons down is pants in an attempt to smuggle the reptiles into the… Continue Reading
Animal activists who removed sick piglets from farm in Utah found not guilty after jury trial October 9, 2022 A jury returned a not-guilty verdict on all counts Saturday for two men accused of taking sick piglets from a farm in Beaver County… Continue Reading