The New Power Vegans
More and more business moguls are switching to a plant-based diet. Just a few weeks after former president Bill Clinton revealed that his diet is almost…
Top Wildlife Photos of the Year
“Tigers never look you in the eyes,” says one of the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award. “They never stare at you. Tigers are cool. They’re not bothered by humans.” Here are some of the other top photos
Rescued Birds Get Warm Sweaters
Sunny the chicken had lost most of her feathers when she was rescued and rehomed from a factory farm in England. So Amy Leader, who runs…
Nine Lives and 9,000 Miles
When a French couple set out from Miami two years ago on a trek to the tip of South America, they brought only backpacks, good shoes and idealism. And then along came an orphan kitten.
A True Aussie Love Story
An injured cockatoo finds a new home and true love By Robyne Le Brocque About eight years ago, a wild Australian Sulphur Crested cockatoo flew into…
Rescuing the Hermit Crabs
Ranger Leanne Sarco loves all creatures great and small. By Barbara R. Saunders Team Gulf & The Hermit Rescue Project from Eugenio A. Salazar on Vimeo.…
We Drove to India!
When we heard about a young Indian couple, living in the U.K., who had just set off by car to drive from London to New Delhi…
Spielberg: Animals Trump Chelsea’s Wedding
Other celebs and politicos were falling over themselves to be invited to the Chelsea Clinton wedding. But movie director Stephen Spielberg wasn’t one of them. The…
‘Naïve’ Students Hold Record Adoption
Blow away previous 25-pet record with 131 adoptions Lauren Gray (left) and Patty Dingman with two freshly neutered foster kittens. Since black kittens frequently get overlooked…
Red Cross Calls Pit Bull a Hero
Dog who would have been banned, saves family. It’s a good thing Elkhart County, Indiana, didn’t go ahead with its plan to ban pit bulls. Thor…
Julia Roberts: ‘I Wanted to Be a Vet’
Actress prefers animals Julia Roberts wanted to be a veterinarian when she was growing up. “I wanted to be a vet,” she told New Zealand’s TVNZ.…
Australia’s Koala ‘Mum’
When we heard that one of the nominees for Australia’s prestigious Pride of Australia award this year was Ruth Lewis of the Ipswitch Koala Protection Society,…
Hero Dogs Share Top Medal!
Three dogs have been awarded Britain’s top honor for civilian animal bravery. Frodo the beagle is playful, “naughty” and likes jumping out of windows. Anya the…
Nature’s Poet
The new poet laureate has words for animals. While visiting the Hawaiian island of Maui, he bought three acres of land on the side of a…
Visiting the Gorillas
When she’s not teaching psychology at Harvard University, Regina Yando, (her friends call her Sunny) takes off around the world with her husband, John, to see…
Bibi’s Amazing Rescue
This one happened several months ago, but the rescuer, 20-year-old Raden Soemawinata, still deserves a shout-out. It begins with Sue Drummond, who’s walking her pooch, Bibi,…
Bug-Eyed Over Lemurs!
Travel Far, Think Big: Wild Madagascar Kasey-Dee Gardner Two years ago, on our first date, Dan told me the one place he couldn’t wait to visit…
Survival of the Most Cooperative
Jonathan Balcombe talks about his new book: Second Nature – The Inner Lives of Animals. A humpback whale is tangled up in the ropes of crab…