By: Good News Network After a bill was unanimously passed in the Senate earlier this week, California has become the first state to ban the commercial breeding of dogs, cats, and rabbits. The legislation, AB-485, is a direct blow against the use of puppy mills: facilities that breed animals in crowded, dirty, and inhumane conditions. Now, the…
The Majestic Long-Endangered Snow Leopard Is Not Endangered Anymore
By: McKinley Corbley/Good News Network After decades of being listed as endangered, the status of the majestic snow leopard has finally been upgraded to “vulnerable”. The reclassification was announced this week by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) after a 3-year survey showed great improvements in their population. Thanks to improved tracking techniques, such as camera traps…
The U.S. Government Just Secretly Killed An Extremely Endangered Wolf
By: Sarah V Schweig/The Dodo There are just about 113 Mexican gray wolves in the wild — and the U.S. government just shot and killed one of them. It’s the first time in a decade the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has killed a Mexican gray wolf, which is one of the most endangered kinds of wolves…
Animal Sanctuary Flooded By Hurricane Rushes To Save Everyone
By: Sarah V Schweig/The Dodo “When you’re faced with circumstances like that you’re stronger than you think.” Renee King-Sonnen is the kind of person who has made a habit of overcoming the impossible. She married a cattle rancher — and now the ranch is a sanctuary. All the cows that were being raised for slaughter were saved, transformed…
Young Tiger Killed After Escaping From Ringling Bros. Truck
By: Sarah V Schweig/The Dodo She was a former circus tiger — and just 6 years old. Suzy, a 6-year-old Bengal tiger who spent her life performing circus tricks, was shot and killed by police on Wednesday after she was found wandering loose along a highway in Atlanta, Georgia. Upon examination of her body, a microchip revealed that she…
People Forced To Surgically ‘Debark’ Their Dogs Because They’re Too Loud
By: Arin Greenwood/The Dodo “Whittling down a dog’s vocal cords for barking makes no more sense than punishing a cow for mooing or a rooster for crowing.” In a move animal lovers say is cruel as well as unusual, last week an Oregon appellate court upheld a lower court’s ruling that a couple must get their noisy…
Fisherman Catches A Rare ‘Ghost’ Lobster — And Sends Her Back Home
By: Lily Feinn/The Dodo “I wouldn’t have sold or cooked it either way.” Mythical sea creatures are the stuff social media trends are made of, so it came as no surprise when pictures of an incredibly rare “ghost” lobster quickly went viral over the weekend. Thankfully, the iridescent crustacean was back home in Maine waters by the time she…
Zoo Impregnates Elephant With Baby They Know She Can’t Raise
By: Elizabeth Claire Alberts/The Dodo “They were under a lot of business pressure … they were willing to do anything.” The elephant never should have been taken out of Africa, and she definitely shouldn’t have been forced to have another baby. That’s what animal welfare advocates say about Seeni, a 23-year-old elephant who tragically lost…
Guy Drives Toward Hurricane To Rescue Animals In Its Path
By: Mary Schwager/The Dodo “I didn’t really think — I just figured someone needed to help them.” When a young man named Connor woke up last Thursday morning, he had no idea he was about to be a lifeline for two lab mixes, Thelma and Hercules, stuck in the oncoming path of Hurricane Harvey. The 22-year-old…