The Crown has dropped all charges against six former leaders of the Toronto Humane Society, including erstwhile president Tim Trow.
The Crown told a courtroom at Old City Hall on Monday morning that there were several legal problems with a November raid by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals that led to [...]

A federal judge last week put the gray wolf back on the Endangered Species list. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy, sitting in Missoula, MT, said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service erred when it delisted the gray wolf in the two states.
Malloy said that delisting the wolf must be a decision based on biological factors, [...]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Pluto never had it so good: The next major attraction to open at Walt Disney World won’t be for the kids — it will be for the dogs.
Best Friends Pet Resort, scheduled to open Aug. 27, will offer not just boarding, but also bedtime stories and a water park for [...]

A spay and neuter subsidy program for low-income pet owners and enhanced licensing services are among the ideas Edmonton city council will consider next week in an attempt to reduce the number of cats and dogs that are euthanized each year.
The programs were outlined in two city reports released Thursday and will be considered at [...]

Far too many of the world's plants and animals — and the wild places that support them — are at risk of collapse, despite a global goal set in 2002 for major improvement by this year, the UN reports.
Frogs and other amphibians are most at risk of extinction, coral reefs are the species deteriorating most [...]