Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy visits raccoon café in South Korea February 22, 2018 They call them trash pandas in North America. But in South Korea, raccoons are the celebrated. At least at one Seoul eatery. And for… Continue Reading
Street dogs of Honduras get a leg up … with a little help from their friends February 26, 2014 As the plight of the stray dogs of Sochi captured the world’s attention during the Winter Olympics, on the other side of the planet… Continue Reading
American skier Gus Kenworthy wins Sochi gold in animal rescue February 14, 2014 U.S. freeskier Gus Kenworthy went to the Sochi Games to win an Olympic medal. He did just that – a silver in the inaugural… Continue Reading
Sochi Olympic’s forgotten mascot: Zoich, the blue frog February 11, 2014 Meet Zoich, a symbol of Russian malcontent and here’s why he’s not a mascot in the Sochi Games. For the record, the Russian blue… Continue Reading
Sochi mascots and their real life critter inspirations February 9, 2014 Straight from the mouth of V. Putin we learn why the leopard, polar bear and hare were chosen mascots of the 2014 Sochi Winter… Continue Reading
From our Sochi correspondent: healthy puppy in rubble February 8, 2014 Our man on the ground reports: Healthy puppy sleeping on the warm rubble of a brand new subdivision in Sochi. Continue Reading
Stray dog crashes Sochi’s coming out party February 7, 2014 The stray dogs of Sochi really are stealing the Olympic spotlight. When they aren’t being rounded up to be either killed – or saved… Continue Reading
Our Sochi Critter Files correspondent is reporting from Russia February 7, 2014 We have our very own Sochi Olympics critters correspondent giving us updates from Russia. He’s actually covering the Olympics for a major broadcaster but… Continue Reading
Stray dogs rounded up, killed ahead of Sochi Olympics January 31, 2014 Stray dogs have never had it easy in Russia or former Soviet Union. Poor little Laika (pictured below) was one of strays scooped up… Continue Reading
