Animals

Couple adopt tiny Maine Coon kitten, only for it to become the longest cat in the world

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Omar the Maine Coon (@omar_mainecoon) As per Global News, Hirst said: “We were expecting a 9 kilo [19 pound] cat. “He got to that [length] before ...

89-year-old woman has knitted over 450 blankets for shelter dogs, and they’re so cozy

89-year-old Maisie Green truly has a heart of gold. A genuine animal lover, she spends her free time working on things to improve the lives of dogs living in shelters. When Maisie was concocting ways ...

Dogs tortured and slaughtered to become food at festival – we must stop it now

In parts of China, dog meat is considered a delicacy, which is why around 15,000 dogs are taken to slaughter every year to become food. Many of these are sold during the summer solstice festival ...

Dog quietly waits on mattress after owners abandon him along with their trash

When the family in question decided it was time to move, they took everything with them, except what they no longer wanted. Among their old junk was Boo, alone, heartbroken and hungry. According to one ...

Baby bear shot dead by wildlife officials after it ‘becomes too friendly with humans’

It was on June 4 that both wildlife officials at Oregon Department of Fish and Washington County Sheriff’s Office initially began receiving calls about the bear’s interactions with tourists. Last week they stepped in to ...

American hunter who killed rare giraffe and posed for photo says she has “no regrets”

https://twitter.com/DaanJordens/status/1008722932665905154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1008722932665905154&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.stories.newsner.com%2Fanimals%2Ftrophy-hunter-poses-with-dead-giraffe%2F We know, one might think that Talley had learned her lesson given the amount of people who protested the fact she had travelled to Africa to kill a creature as majestic as a giraffe. ...

‘Starving’ deer dies, only for vets hearts to break as they find 9 lbs of plastic inside her stomach

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Skittish senior dog runs away and somehow survives 17 days in brutal Minnesota cold

The rescue did everything in their power to find the dog they described as skittish. They were especially concerned because the St. Bernard had been shaved prior to her arrival at the rescue and temperatures ...

Lost dog found on the streets by his family, can’t believe he’s been saved

It was just last week that a member of Leo’s family – his owner’s son, Sertaç Araç, to be precise – was working away in a town 60 miles from home. He was passing through when ...

Huntsman who fed live fox cubs to his hounds not banned from keeping animals

Paul Oliver and Hannah Rose have been convicted of animal cruelty after foxes were thrown to hounds at a hunting kennels. The maximum possible sentence is six months in prisonhttps://t.co/LU1v90cAJk — BBC Newsbeat (@BBCNewsbeat) June ...