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June 2016

June 03, 2016

Animals, humans, and Yellowstone National Park

Animals in Yellowstone are just trying to live their lives without interference from humans who...

June 02, 2016

A gorilla, a boy, and life in the balance

What transpires between man and beast when they come face to face and only one...

May 2016

May 13, 2016

Groundhogs, coffin parts, and other cemetery surprises

While walking my dog in the cemetery, we came across a groundhog hole surrounded by...

November 2015

November 04, 2015

The circle of life in a cemetery

Walking the dogs this morning, I was musing over the life and death of a...

November 02, 2015

Musician records video in wolf sanctuary and the wolves join in the song

The great thing about the internet is that sometimes something fascinating shows up in your...

May 2015

May 16, 2015

Gates Police and Fire rescue duckling from storm grate (video)

In an age where police are wearing body cameras, often as a way to...

May 14, 2015

Kids, BB guns, and shooting birds for sport

I was visiting with friends recently when one of the kids - we'll call him...

November 2012

November 10, 2012

Life in the cemetery (fall foliage pictures)

I spend a lot of time walking in the cemetery. One of our dogs, Bailey, is...

September 2012

September 06, 2012

Vote for the most unusual pet insurance claim in the 2012 VPI Hambone Awards

Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. is getting ready to award the 2012 Annual Hambone Award, and ...

July 2012

July 07, 2012

Help name the Seneca Park Zoo’s new lions

My husband and I visited the Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, NY a few weeks ago...

May 2012

May 01, 2012

Seneca Park Zoo celebrates first artificial insemination of polar bears

I love being able to shine light on my wonderful hometown of Rochester, NY and...

March 2012

March 23, 2012

Hollywood plays host to the 26th Annual Genesis Awards, Saturday March 24, 2012 (Updated with winners)

Tomorrow night, the Humane Society of the United States and Hollywood will honor the major news and entertainment...

March 12, 2012

Mt. Hope Cemetery – and wildlife habitat

I've been neglectful in posting this last week because here in the Northeast, spring...

January 2012

January 24, 2012

Bear cubs born before internet audience (video)

On Sunday, January 22, a bear named Jewel gave birth to cubs while an internet...

January 13, 2012

Busch Gardens to give park visitors a behind the scenes peek at animal care

If you've ever wondered how the folks at the zoo take care of the animals, Busch...

December 2011

December 30, 2011

New Year’s resolutions for animal lovers: #5 – Learn something new about animals

To say that I read a lot would be an understatement; I try to average...

December 28, 2011

Cute animal video: Siku, the baby polar bear (video and picture)

Happy Wednesday! We're halfway through the week - probably a vacation week for most of you...

December 27, 2011

Monday morning cute animal video: Juggling otters!

I love otters. The top video is from youTube user mattbeetee and was shot in 2009...

December 22, 2011

Winner named in 2011 Inspiration in Action contest

Heska Corporation, a leading provider of veterinary diagnostic and specialty products, has announced that, based on total...

December 21, 2011

The real family behind “We Bought A Zoo”

On December 23, the movie "We Bought A Zoo," starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson,...

December 19, 2011

Monday morning cute animal video: Cute baby … sloths?

Last year, Lucy Cooke traveled to Costa Rica to visit the world's only sloth orphanage,...

December 16, 2011

Unlikely friends: The owl and the pussycat (video)

Oh, that we could learn to get along with each other the way Fum and...

December 14, 2011

Black bear hitches a ride to downtown Vancouver atop a garbage truck (video)

Earlier today I shared with you a story about some juvenile black-tailed deer who hopped...

December 14, 2011

Deer hitch a ride on Alaskan fishing charter (photos)

Photos of these deer hitching a ride on an Alaskan fishing boat are making the...

December 09, 2011

Bring back the Wooly Mammoth? Have we learned nothing from the bunny rabbit?

It came out this week that Japanese and Russian scientists have recovered viable bone marrow...

December 04, 2011

Coke’s white can campaign to help polar bears backfires

White holiday can on the left, Diet Coke can on the right. When Coca Cola...

November 2011

November 29, 2011

Voting is open for the Inspiration in Action contest to inspire projects in veterinary medicine

Heska, a leading provider of veterinary diagnostic and specialty products, today opened voting in the...

November 14, 2011

PETA tackles Super Mario and his tanooki (raccoon dog) fur coat

People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has launched a new campaign aimed at...

November 03, 2011

"World's smallest elephant" photo making the rounds on Facebook not the whole story

I saw this photo on Facebook today of a tiny little elephant baby being held in someone's...

October 2011

October 31, 2011

Donate your Halloween pumpkins to feed wildlife

Now that Halloween is over, don't just throw your Jack O'Lanterns in the trash. Use...