After 50 Years in Captivity, Tokitae the Orca Could Finally Go Home
What's Up Team Five decades ago, a group of men rounded up more than 80 orcas in a cove on Whidbey Island off Washington state. Using boats, explosives, nets and sticks, they separated…
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Unidentified Virus Kills Dozens of Dogs within Days
State officials are encouraging pet owners to take extra precautions with their dogs while the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development investigates a new deadly virus that has been…
Scientists Try to ‘De-Extinct’ Species
Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, which used to roam…
K9 Officer’s Legacy to Live on: Area Dog Park Planned
Pups will play at a planned dog park that will honor Jason Lagore, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) officer who died after he suffered a medical emergency while…
Giant Venomous Jellyfish’s Population Boom Sparks Fear
A striking image of a gargantuan jellyfish next to a woman’s foot for scale has gone viral on Reddit. The jellyfish is pictured lying on its side on the sand,…
New York Couple Turns In 5-Foot Gator ‘Zachary’ They’d Been Keeping In Home
The scales of justice seem to have tipped in favor of an American alligator named Zachary. Zachary, 9 years old and 5 feet long, will be headed to a licensed…
Global Outrage After Slaughter of 100 Bottlenose Dolphins Turns Sea Red
Nearly 100 dolphins, including an unborn baby and a young calf, have been killed in the Faroe Islands. The mass slaughter has been deemed the largest hunt of bottlenose dolphins…
Feds: Ships Must Slow Down to Save Whales
Vessels off the East Coast must slow down more often to help save a vanishing species of whale from extinction, the federal government said Friday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Pet Caught After Weeks on the Run at Airport
A family’s beloved pet cat that’s been dodging airport personnel, airline employees, and animal experts since escaping from a pet carrier at Boston’s Logan International Airport about three weeks ago…
Thousands of Beagles Rescued from Animal Testing Facility in Virginia
Envigo, the deplorable dog breeding and testing facility in Virginia, has been exposed for egregious animal welfare violations and is responsible for the suffering of thousands of innocent beagles. As…