These heroes wear mud boots, not capes. They leap over tall mounds of manure, not tall buildings. Their super power is to save lives and, unlike some heroes, they do it without fanfare, glory or newspaper headlines. This holiday season, I’m spotlighting a few of the local/regional animal charities run by heroes who have selflessly […]
He was found wandering the streets of Lancaster, California. Like thousands, probably millions, of other stray dogs, he was sick and starving. Nothing but bones and matted fur, an infected wound festering on the side of his face, days from death. Anemic, his intestines wriggling with parasitic worms and foxtails (those scrubby plants that grow […]
Ned the chicken froze her feet. They fell off. But her owner wasn’t going to let that end the spirited chicken’s life.
Saving a wounded bird from certain death on a city street didn’t guarantee it would live to survive on its own.
An injured crow that seems to be surviving has concerned a Kamloops woman worried about what will happen to the bird in winter.
What happens to birds when they get trapped in the garden centres of places like Canadian Tire or Home Depot? I’ve often questioned if they’re able to get out, or what happens with the ones who build nests in the rafters. So I was encouraged to see what staff in one Kamloops garden centre did […]
Deborah Silk from the Canadian Disaster Animal Response Team began basic training for a group of 25 Kamloops volunteers who could be called upon to help out in event of an emergency.
I always root for the underdog. Whether it’s a sports team that has scraped its way into the finals against the odds or the unheard-of singer who can’t afford a glitzy outfit or singing lessons, my heart goes to those who look like they’re going to lose. I’ll walk into an animal shelter and be […]
Turkey has brought in tougher animal-rights laws. Regardless of how tough such rules are to enforce, it’s something Canada should look at as well.