AP – The reintroduction of Mexican gray wolves to a mountain range just south of the U.S.-Mexico border as part of an effort to re-establish the endangered species is off to a rocky start.

Posted on 22 February 2012 | 12:47 am

AP – Celebrities like basketball star Yao Ming have helped energize China’s animal rights movement by speaking out against shark fin soup and bear bile tonics, an animal welfare group said Tuesday.

Posted on 21 February 2012 | 1:35 pm

ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | Last Thursday while visiting a restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown, our rather fit commander-in-chief had his bottom felt up by not one, but two very innocent looking and diminutive local ladies. In pictures from this touching visit, you can clearly make out that both ladies, in separate instances, have their individual hands placed strategically on our President’s derriere. Perhaps it is due to the rather impressive height discrepancy between our nation’s leader and his petite constituents that the situation moved into such awkward territory so rapidly.

Posted on 20 February 2012 | 10:59 pm

ContributorNetwork – The Kansas City Star reports two male western lowland gorillas escaped from their enclosure at the Kansas City Zoo on Sunday. The incident triggered a “code red” throughout the grounds of the zoo and dozens of visitors were taken to safe areas as soon as possible after zookeepers realized the animals weren’t in the habitat.

Posted on 20 February 2012 | 10:51 pm

AP – The Pittsburgh Zoo has a new baby gorilla in its midst.

Posted on 17 February 2012 | 5:34 pm

AP – Japanese whalers on Thursday were to ask a U.S. judge to freeze the bank accounts of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, arguing that the Washington state-based anti-whaling activist group finances terrorism.

Posted on 16 February 2012 | 9:04 pm

ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | The folks at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals enjoy creating controversy in the name of animal rights. And they’ve done it again with a new 30-second ad on its website. Unfortunately, this time they’ve gone too far.

Posted on 16 February 2012 | 6:56 pm

AP – Even if they sit up and beg, future winners of New York City’s Westminster Dog Show won’t get the traditional victory steak at Sardi’s.

Posted on 16 February 2012 | 4:23 pm

LiveScience.com – Rare and threatened species of dolphins got some good news with the opening of three new wildlife sanctuaries in Bangladesh, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced today (Feb. 14).

Posted on 15 February 2012 | 10:20 pm

The Christian Science Monitor – Malachy the Pekingese won “Best in Show” from the Westminster Kennel Club, but alas, he didn’t win everyone’s heart in a dog show televised on Valentine’s night.

Posted on 15 February 2012 | 5:59 pm

Reuters – A placid Pekingese slowly trotted to victory on Tuesday at the 136th Westminster Kennel Club dog show, beating a Dalmatian, a German Shepherd, a Dachshund and three other canines to become the first of his breed to win the prestigious annual event since 1990.

Posted on 15 February 2012 | 11:29 am

ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | The People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals advocacy group continues to show the group’s decision-makers have little taste and even less class. Thanks to a Valentine’s Day ad reported by The Cutline, PETA again makes me wonder if the group is run by 15-year-old boys.

Posted on 15 February 2012 | 12:06 am

AP – The Diving Horse has finally been put out to pasture for good.

Posted on 14 February 2012 | 11:59 pm

The Christian Science Monitor – There were 101 of them in the Disney movie, but not one has ever been “Best in Show” at the Westminster Kennel Club in New York.

Posted on 14 February 2012 | 9:42 pm

Reuters – The elusive, endangered snow leopard is apparently thriving in a park in Bhutan, as seen in camera trap images released on Tuesday by the government of Bhutan and World Wildlife Fund.

Posted on 14 February 2012 | 6:34 pm

Reuters – Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart is not the only star in her household. Her Chow Chow dog, GK, won its breed at the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Monday.

Posted on 14 February 2012 | 2:05 pm

AP – More than 101 Dalmatians have tried to become America’s most prized pooch. More than a thousand, probably.

Posted on 14 February 2012 | 1:33 pm

AP – McDonald’s Corp. said Monday it will require its U.S. pork suppliers to provide plans by May to phase out crates that tightly confine pregnant sows, a move that one animal rights group predicted would have “a seismic impact” on the industry.

Posted on 13 February 2012 | 11:26 pm

The Christian Science Monitor – The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is on TV Monday night, and the humans and canines in our household remain eager to see which breeds win. The hound group leads off the evening, followed by the toy group, the non-sporting group, and the herding group. Best of Show won’t be crowned until Tuesday night.

Posted on 13 February 2012 | 11:25 pm

Reuters – Canada set the seal on improving ties with China on Saturday by agreeing to a 10-year loan for two giant pandas, traditionally an indication of official approval from Beijing.

Posted on 13 February 2012 | 12:53 pm