By: Barbara Diamon/Little Things A yellow lab named Taylor, a.k.a “Tay-Tay” and “Prince Taylor,” served her country in not one, but two deployments. She was so good at her job protecting fellow soldiers that the Taliban had a bounty on her head. Always by her side was Sgt. Tom Hanson, who protected Taylor and vice versa….
Millions Of Seahorses Are Losing Their Mates — Because People Are Killing Them For ‘Medicine’
By: Elizabeth Claire Alberts/The Dodo Gary Stokes is used to seeing animals in dried seafood shops in Hong Kong – fins from dead sharks, dead sea cucumbers, dead starfish. As a conservationist, it all upsets him, but he feels particularly distressed when he sees sacks of dried seahorses. “The traditional Chinese medicine shops are full…
Hollywood Actor Shows Off His Tattoo, Says It’s Dedicated To The Puppy He Saved
By: Jonathan Maes/Shareably Jeffrey Dean Morgan, an actor most famous for his roles in Grey’s Anatomy, The Good Wife, Extant and The Walking Dead, has recently shared a picture of a new tattoo he has gotten on his arm. The tattoo simply says ‘Bisou’. While many may assume that the name Bisou might be from a…
New Jersey Senate Approves A Bill That Requires New Pet Stores To Sell Only Rescue Animals
By: Lauren Matthews/CountryLiving The bill aims to help put a stop to inhumane puppy mills. The Humane Society estimates that there are at least 10,000 puppy mills in the U.S. producing more than 2.4 million a year — and less than 3,000 of those are regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Meanwhile, according to the…
Australian Authorities Hunt Platypus Serial Killer After Animals Found Decapitated In Park
By: Katy Evans/IFLScience Why, people, just… why? Authorities in New South Wales, Australia, have announced the baffling news that they’re searching for an apparent platypus serial killer after discovering the bodies of three of the creatures dumped in a park. The bodies were found in Albury Botanic Gardens. Appallingly, two of them had been decapitated…