Animals
Interview: Kim Basinger Talks Bluntly About Her Ongoing Fight For Animal Protection
Interview: Kim Basinger Talks Bluntly About Her Ongoing Fight For Animal Protection Kim Basinger at South Korean dog meat trade! protest, LA, July 2018 — photo credit: LCA screenshot Acclaimed actor and activist Kim Basinger has made just one post on her personal Instagram and it’s the only one needed to express where her efforts, heart, and commitment…
PETA Wants Aretha Franklin's Fur Coat Collection for Repurposing Campaign
PETA Wants Aretha Franklin's Fur Coat Collection for Repurposing Campaign Aretha Franklin — screencapture via The Kennedy Center YouTube channelAretha Franklin was known for wearing elegant fur coats on stage and then dropping said coats off her shoulders and to the ground during particularly dramatic moments of the songs she was singing. Now the…
Alice Sanctuary Connects Unwanted Farm Animals with In-Need Adults and Kids
Alice Sanctuary Connects Unwanted Farm Animals with In-Need Adults and Kids Janneane Madill and friend — photo credit: The Alice Sanctuary.Beyond a fat paycheque and fancy title, there are other very meaningful ways to measure career success. Things like doing work that advances your values, benefits others, and makes the world a better place. Janneane…
Q&A: Rat Rescue Cares For and Adopts Out These Widely Maligned Creatures
Q&A: Rat Rescue Cares For and Adopts Out These Widely Maligned Creatures Photo courtesy of Ottawa Pet Rat Rescue. You wouldn’t think that rats — prodigious breeders that have survived and thrived for millennia despite arousing the acute disdain of much of mankind — would require any sort of rescuing. As with cats and dogs, however, rats are firmly…
Q&A: Year of the Northern Dog Campaign Captures, Transports, Re-Homes Overpopulated Strays in Crisis
Q&A: Year of the Northern Dog Campaign Captures, Transports, Re-Homes Overpopulated Strays in Crisis Dogs from Big Trout Lake await transfer at Peterborough Airport to participating humane societies where they will be placed in their adoption programs, 2016. Photo credit: Ross Davis Companion animal overpopulation is a serious problem in major…
World Wildlife Fund Sells 27 Different Plush Animals for Easter Campaign
World Wildlife Fund Sells 27 Different Plush Animals for Easter Campaign Arctic Hare Photo © Staffan Widstrand / Nature Picture Library The lookalike — $40 from WWF shop. With spring clocking in (officially at least) today and Easter around the corner, World Wildlife Fund is ramping up its fundraising efforts in…
New WWF Canada CEO Says Addressing Loss Of Wildlife Will Be Top Priority
New WWF Canada CEO Says Addressing Loss Of Wildlife Will Be Top Priority Megan Leslie — photo courtesy WWF CanadaWorld Wildlife Fund Canada's incoming CEO and president Megan Leslie say the loss of wildlife in Canada will be the top priority for the conservation organization to address in the coming years. Leslie called the scale and scope of Canadian…
Country Singer Miranda Lambert Helps 60 Dogs Get Adopted
Country Singer Miranda Lambert Helps 60 Dogs Get Adopted Miranda Lambert (front row, centre, pigtails, carrying dog) takes part in MuttMarch — photo by Metro GovernmentCountry musician Miranda Lambert used the recent CMA Music Fest in Nashville, TN to help find forever homes for 60 adoptable dogs at the event. Lambert, who's a passionate animal advocate…
You Could Meet Daniel Craig, Win an Aston Martin by Supporting Landmine Removal
You Could Meet Daniel Craig, Win an Aston Martin by Supporting Landmine Removal Daniel Craig and puppies — photo via Omaze.comPeople who support the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) now have the chance to earn a clandestine meeting with James Bond. More specifically, one contest winner and their guest will win the opportunity to meet actor and…
Honey Nut Cheerios Free Seed Campaign Launched to Protect Bees
Honey Nut Cheerios Free Seed Campaign Launched to Protect Bees Honey Nut Cheerios box with disappearing BuzzBee — photo provided by KetchumA new Honey Nut Cheerios campaign called Bring Back The Bees has begun rolling out to protect bees, and by extension, protect our food supplies. According to Greenpeace, Honey bees perform about 80 percent of all…
Fin Free Work To Protect Sharks, Reduce Demand For Shark Fin Products
Fin Free Work To Protect Sharks, Reduce Demand For Shark Fin Products Rob Stewart — photo via Fin FreeWhen Toronto filmmaker and shark protection activist Rob Stewart was missing last week one of the first organizations to step up and search for him was Fin Free, a group he was part of dedicated to eliminating the global demand for shark fins. While the…
Watch Video: Prince Harry Visits Botswana, Signs on to Help Protect Rhinos
Watch Video: Prince Harry Visits Botswana, Signs on to Help Protect Rhinos Prince Harry on a tagging operation for Rhinco Conservation Botswana — photo via Rhino Conservation BotswanaPrince Harry has pledged to protect Africa's rhinoceroses. The younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales; and Diana, Princess of Wales has become a patron of Rhino Conservation…
By Divine Right's Last Depeche Mode Cover Performance To Help All Paws
By Divine Right's Last Depeche Mode Cover Performance To Help All Paws By Divine Right — photo by Tess ParksBy Divine Right are hoping to provide some animals in need with "new life," when they perform as part of a benefit concert event for the All Paws Rescue Group happening Dec. 8 at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern. The veteran indie band, which once…
PetSmart Holds Last National Adoption Weekend for 2016
PetSmart Holds Last National Adoption Weekend for 2016 Cassie has some fun — photo credit: Linda MitchellPets are a popular gift item for the holidays. If you’re considering buying one, you've likely considered pet adoption. PetSmart Charities of Canada can help you adopt that perfect pet on the last National Adoption Weekend for 2016, happening at…
Adorable Alpacas Emerging as Novel Pet Therapy Animals
Adorable Alpacas Emerging as Novel Pet Therapy Animals Yahtzi visits seniors — photo courtesy of Kickin’ Back Alpaca Ranch. If they know what’s good for them, dogs had better watch their backs. There’s a new pet therapy animal in the mix that’s every bit as cute and cuddly as those ubiquitous grinning golden retrievers. And they’ve got novelty on their…