Endangered California condors can have “’virgin births,” according to a study released Thursday. Researchers with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said genetic testing confirmed that two male chicks hatched in 2001 and 2009 from unfertilized eggs were related to their mothers. Neither was related to a male. The study was published Thursday in the […]
A mountain gorilla whose picture went viral after she photobombed a park ranger’s selfie has died at 14. Ndakazi “took her final breath in the loving arms of her caretaker and lifelong friend, Andre Bauma,” a statement from the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Tuesday. She died last month after […]
Dolphin hunting is a centuries-old practice in the Faeroe Islands. But the tradition is facing fresh scrutiny after more than 1,400 of the aquatic mammals were killed Sunday in a record-breaking slaughter that has sparked outcry among local residents and global environmental groups. The hunt in the North Atlantic islands is not done for commercial […]
A Dallas police officer was placed on administrative leave by his department after he allegedly killed a cat in distress while on duty, The Dallas Morning News reported. The Dallas Police Department (DPD) said at a news conference that its officers responded to a call of a domestic disturbance just after midnight on Aug. 21. […]
The Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to a pet food manufacturer Tuesday, saying the brand’s foods are thought to be linked to more than 130 pet deaths and 220 pet illnesses. “Inspections of Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc.’s manufacturing plants revealed evidence of violations, which were shared across multiple plants and were associated […]
A New Jersey woman faces six months in county jail after pleading guilty to drowning a 10-week-old golden retriever puppy in a pond. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announced Tonya Fea’s guilty plea to Animal Cruelty on Thursday, more than two years after Fea testified under oath in April of 2019 that she submerged […]
At least 28 dogs have died and another eight have become sick after eating dog food that contained high levels of a toxin called aflatoxin, the Food and Drug Administration said, as some pet foods were recalled Wednesday. The FDA is investigating these reports, and alerting pet owners and veterinarians that certain Sportmix brand pet […]