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Guelph Humane Society urges residents to keep cats indoors after rise in deaths
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (185+ words) The Guelph Humane Society is urging residents to keep their cats indoors following a recent increase in deceased cats found throughout the community. The organization said its team has responded to six calls involving cats found dead outdoors in the…...
Pockets Warhol, a painting monkey who raised money for charity, dies at Ontario sanctuary
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (444+ words) A capuchin monkey with a penchant for abstract painting, who helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity with his artistic skills, has died. Pockets Warhol gained international attention for his talent of painting colourful canvases, a skill that…...
Rights group slams treatment of viral Japanese monkey
1+ week, 47+ min ago (386+ words) TOKYO, Japan -- The plight of a baby monkey in Japan who has become an internet sensation shows the cruelty of zoos, an animal rights group said, as sales of the plush IKEA orangutan the animal clings to boomed. Punch, a…...
First-of-its-kind research into viruses infecting microalgae in Lake Winnipeg
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (593+ words) WINNIPEG -- A University of Winnipeg researcher is leading a study of viruses that effect microalgae in one of Canada's largest freshwater lakes. Lake Winnipeg is the eleventh largest freshwater lake in the world and sixth largest in Canada. There are…...
‘Giving his best profile’: Stowaway sea lion poses while perched on massive vessel
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (164+ words) Giving his best profile: Stowaway sea lion poses while perched on massive vessel'CP24 Giving his best profile: Stowaway sea lion poses while perched on massive vessel David Raglin has encountered more than his share of marine life in his four…...
An Ontario family wanted to buy an emotional support kitten for their daughter. Instead, they got scammed.
2+ week, 4+ day ago (450+ words) A Toronto, Ont., family says they are out $1,000 after trying to adopt a kitten for their daughter. Xochilt Palocios told CTV News that they sent the money in advance to a supposed breeder, but the cat never arrived. "The whole…...
Marineland has solid plan to move whales and dolphins to U.S., minister says
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (596+ words) TORONTO " Marineland has a "solid plan" to move Canada's last remaining captive whales and dolphins to several parks in the United States, Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson said Tuesday. On Monday, the minister conditionally approved the shuttered Niagara Falls, Ont., theme…...
Toronto Teen accused of killing cat and harming raccoons has case halted
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (178+ words) Toronto Teen accused of killing cat and harming raccoons has case halted'CP24 Toronto Teen accused of killing cat and harming raccoons has case halted Residents in Toronto's Riverdale neighbourhood are expressing frustration after a judge halted an animal cruelty case…...
Proposed ban on declawing cats, debarking dogs and ear cropping in Ontario
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (159+ words) The Ministry of the Solicitor General is proposing a regulation under the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019 (PAWS Act) to ban certain procedures performed on dogs and cats in Ontario. The post said MUPs are elective surgeries performed on animals…...
Dog attacked by a pack of coyotes near Bancroft Drive in Sudbury
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (680+ words) A Sudbury, Ont., woman is sounding the alarm after her dog was attacked and injured by a pack of coyotes earlier this week while out for a walk in the Minnow Lake area of the city. Taylor Knopczyk said she…...