12 hours ago From France24  View Original Article

Paris, FRANCE - Australia said it was "deeply disappointed" after a fleet of Japanese whaling ships set out to kill hundreds of the giant ocean mammals on their annual hunt.

Environment Minister Peter Garrett urged Japan, which says the killings are f ...

12 hours ago From The News-Press  View Original Article

Fort Myers, FLORIDA - A big black cat named Bease yawned and licked his paws, waiting to see if he found a new home.

The Gulf Coast Humane Society brought Bease to the first Feline Fun Fair at Four Freedoms Park last weekend. A family who attended the fair ...

12 hours ago From Savannah Morning News  View Original Article

Savannah, GEORGIA - A few weeks ago, my friends' dog, Maggie, dug out from under their backyard fence and disappeared into their Wilmington Island neighborhood.

Those of us who know Maggie felt our collective hearts sink; surrounded by woods, marshy ponds ...

12 hours ago From Boston Globe  View Original Article

Boston , MASSACHUSETTS - Faneuil Hall Marketplace has a new mascot.

An owl has made the shopping and dining district its hooting grounds for the past month. The creature fits right in at the popular tourist destination - people-watching, sampling the local far ...

12 hours ago From Ledger Independent  View Original Article

Maysville, KENTUCKY - Plans are under way to build a new animal shelter in Adams County, Ohio.

Homeless animals in the county are currently in an older shelter, with no room for expansion, officials said.

Members of the Humane Society of Adam ...

12 hours ago From Center for Biological Diversity (press release)  View Original Article

Tucson, ARIZONA - Friends of the Earth, Pacific Environment, and the Center for Biological Diversity, national and international conservation organizations with a combined membership of more than 120,000 people, today joined a notice of intent to sue the National Mari ...

30 hours ago From Mother Nature Network  View Original Article

New York, NEW YORK - Japanese whalers have set out for waters off the Australian Antarctic Territory. Australians await their arrival with trepidation, as this is the third season since Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s government pledged to end Southern Ocean whaling.
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31 hours ago From Indianapolis Star  View Original Article

Indianapolis, INDIANA - When Celtic fiddler Emily Ann Thompson asked Hedgehog Music Showcase owner Bob Foster if she could put on a fundraiser to help pets that have fallen victim to the economy, he was more than willing to let her take center stage.

Thompson ...

31 hours ago From Wildlife Extra  View Original Article

Hereford, U K - Will budget cuts signal the end of Japanese whaling?
November 2009. Following a week of potentially crippling budgetary reviews and a high-profile visit from US President Barack Obama to Japan, the so-called ‘scientific' whaling fleet crept ou ...

31 hours ago From Boston Globe  View Original Article

Boston, MASSACHUSETTS - A cat that had been stuck 65 feet up a tree for three days was rescued today in Holliston.

Mark Vogel and Alan Johnson from the Animal Rescue League of Boston climbed the 75-foot tree to rescue the black cat, which Vogel surmised was ...

Archived  From The Australian 

Sydney, AUSTRALIA - JAPANESE whaling ships left port today for Antarctic waters for the annual hunt of the ocean giants, Greenpeace said, setting the stage for high-seas confrontations with anti-whaling activists.

The factory ship Nisshin Maru and the sm ...

Archived  From The Virginian-Pilot 

Hampton Roads, VIRGINIA - Troops craving chocolate in Afghanistan could soon be eating dairy-free treats bearing the image of Osama bin Laden.

A chocolatier and longtime People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals supporter is making the special vegan chocolat ...

Archived  From Earthtimes (press release) 

Ottawa, CANADA - CANIDAE Pet Foods, a manufacturer of all natural dog and cat food, has donated $125,000 USD worth of premium pet food to The Pongo Fund, allowing Larry Chusid, Founder and Executive Director, to open the nation's largest pet food bank.

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Archived  From Pauls Valley Daily Democrat 

Pauls Valley , OKLAHOMA - In an effort to help homeless animals by making pet adoption more convenient, the Pauls Valley Animal Shelter plans an adoption booth downtown this weekend.

Animal shelter Director Carrie Daley said the booth will be set up at the Sant ...

Archived  From The Associated Press 

New York, NEW YORK - Conservationists searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight — at a wildlife rescue center in Cambodia.

DNA taken from 69 crocodiles housed in th ...