Animals

3 trophy hunters break into nature reserve to shoot rhinos, only to get eaten by pride of lions

The scenario unfolded at the Sibuya Game Reserve, near Kenton-on-Sea, in Eastern Province, South Africa. As staff were doing their rounds, they discovered hunting rifles equipped with silencers, wire cutters to get beyond the Reserve’s ...

Dog dumped at shelter with his bed and all his toys, as family didn’t have enough time for him

Wall-E was adopted from the Maricopa County Animal Care and Control shelter in 2015. He was moved to a new home, one where he was overwhelmed with love and care. In short, he was given the ...

Florida woman arrested after witness records her stuffing emaciated dog into trunk

On August 22, 27-year-old Sarah Perry visited an animal shelter and asked if they could take her dog or euthanize it. She no longer wanted the dog. Perry was reportedly told that the shelter was ...

Officials rescue cat on a leash precariously perched on Bay Bridge

SF Animal Care and Control, along with the California Highway Patrol and the California Department of Transportation, worked to rescue the trapped cat. It’s unclear how it ended up there, but the cat was perched ...

Service dogs in training spend a night at the theater in viral photos

The photos were taken at the Stratford Festival, an ongoing theater festival in Ontario, Canada. The dogs attended a performance of the musical Billy Elliot. The reason: these guys are service dogs, and a night at ...