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
Cougar granted “complete freedom” by court after being held captive at home in Argentina October 3, 2022 Animal rights organizations around the world are celebrating a court ruling in Argentina that has granted a formerly captive cougar rights as a “sentient… Continue Reading
New Zealand banning live animal exports after storms sank a livestock ship September 29, 2022 New Zealand will ban live animal exports from next April, two years after storms sank a livestock ship, killing 41 crew members and 6,000… Continue Reading
RCMP announce one of the largest deployments of new K9 cops in the Lower Mainland September 27, 2022 Seven new Police Service Dogs are now on duty in B.C.’s Lower Mainland in what the RCMP calls one of the biggest deployments ever… Continue Reading
Another abandoned captive bear rescued in war-torn Ukraine September 11, 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine almost seven months ago and evacuations of captive, wild animals are still taking place — including, most recently, one very ill… Continue Reading
Dozens of parrots saved from illegal wildlife trade returned to wild in Democratic Republic of Congo September 5, 2022 It took months of rehab and weeks of adapting to their new home, but 68 African Grey Parrots rescued from the illegal wildlife trade… Continue Reading
30 pounds of cocaine hidden in a motorized wheelchair sniffed out by drug-detecting dog September 5, 2022 ROME — A drug-sniffing dog led frontier police Friday at a Milan airport to some 30 pounds of cocaine stuffed into the leather upholstery of… Continue Reading