Critter Love

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…

U.S. signs law that eliminates the need for animal testing for new drugs for humans

January 15, 2023

The U.S. government has signed into law the elimination of a 84-year-old law that required any new drugs up for approval before the FDA…

Comedy wildlife photographs of the year 2022

January 8, 2023

Since 2015, the comedy wildlife photographs of the year competition has been documenting the funny side of critter life. This year’s winner is titled…

U.S. Coast Guard rescues stranded sailor, two dogs offshore of Vancouver Island

December 29, 2022

A man and his two canine companions were sailing off the coast of Vancouver Island Wednesday when their sailboat lost power and was swept…

“This really hurts:” California’s famous mountain lion, P-22, humanely euthanized after likely “vehicle strike”

December 17, 2022

P-22, the mountain lion known for roaming Griffith Park in Los Angeles and being photographed with the iconic Hollywood sign, has been euthanized after…

Albania’s last “restaurant bear” rescued, bound for a new life at sanctuary in Austria

December 8, 2022

For two decades, Mark lived in a cage listlessly entertaining guests at an Albanian restaurant. He was among dozens of bears held captive by…

Once thought to be omnivores of plants and insects, new research show Japanese monkeys are hunting and eating fish

December 1, 2022

Japanese macaques who live in the Japanese Alps endure some of the world’s coldest and harshest environments during winter when food scarcity puts them…

Annual turkey pardon draws laughter, gobbles at White House ahead of Thanksgiving

November 22, 2022

Chocolate and Chip will live to gobble another day. They are the turkeys U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned at the White House this week…

Rangers rescue baby elephant stuck in waterhole in South Africa’s Addo Park

November 21, 2022

A plucky little elephant recently found itself “proper stuck” in a waterhole in Addo Elephant National Park, but was luckily pulled to safety by…

Would you eat meat grown in a lab using cultured animal cells?

November 16, 2022

Imagine a way to produce meat without slaughtering animals. Instead of raising livestock on farms, Uma Valeti, a cardiologist, and co-founder of Upside Foods, dreamt…