Animals


A Memorial Was Created on Yonge St. for a Dead Raccoon When the City Forgot About it

A Memorial Was Created on Yonge St. for a Dead Raccoon When the City Forgot About it

Dying in public is never easy for anyone – not even raccoons. Yesterday, around 9am Jason Wager notified the city that there was a dead raccoon on Yonge St. The city responded in good time, and apparently Animal Services had...
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Lions, and Tigers, and Bears: Several Dead and Zoo Animals on the Loose in Georgia After Devastating Floods

Lions, and Tigers, and Bears: Several Dead and Zoo Animals on the Loose in Georgia After Devastating Floods

Disastrous floods in Georgia have led to several deaths and the release of many zoo animals onto...
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Chimps and Other Animals Could Soon Have the Same Legal Rights as Children

Chimps and Other Animals Could Soon Have the Same Legal Rights as Children

Chimps, elephants, orcas and even African grey parrots may soon be eligible for non-human personhood status. A judge's ruling last...
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Kijiji Refuses to Stop (Potentially Sketchy) Animal Breeders from Selling Animals on its Site

Despite a two-year campaign – complete with a petition signed by 104,000 people – and the withdrawal of ad space from some of the country’s biggest competitors, Kijiji will continue to allow animal breeders to sell animals on its site
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60% of the World’s Large Herbivores are on the Verge of Extinction

There’s more bad news on the environmental front; a new study has found that 60 per cent of large herbivores were on the verge of extinction. You know, because it isn’t enough that most of the carnivore population has already become an endangered species
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There’s Only One Male Northern White Rhino Left in the World and He Has to Have 24/7 Security

The last male northern white rhinoceros on the planet has an armed team of security with him at all times. He is, after all, the last chance that his subspecies has for survival. It’s the job of the guards to protect Sudan the rhino from poachers, who are after his pricy horns
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These 11 Species Might Not Make it Through 2015

According to NASA, 2014 was the hottest year on record – which is part of the reason we could be seeing the last of these 11 species by the time 2015 is over. We’d say it’s about time to start paying attention
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