Taiwan’s luxury hotels have no interest in taking shark-fin soup off the menu. But in the wake of the hotels’ defiance, Taiwan has decided to ban the practice of shark finning
Animals
Tearjerker Alert: Former Lab Beagles See the Sun for the First Time
Dog videos never fail to conjure up some sort of emotion. And this one really brings the waterworks. The above footage shows male beagles that were rescued from a California university animal testing lab seeing sunlight and …
After Floods, Thailand Now Must Deal With Deadly Snakes and Crocodiles
It’s bad enough to be flooded out of home and workplace for months. Long-suffering residents in Thailand, who are dealing with the country’s worst floods in half a century, now must contend with crocodiles and highly poisonous …
Say What? Xoloitzcuintli Highlights Thanksgiving’s National-Dog-Show New Breeds
Two-hour show features about 200 breeds
Sleepy Dormouse is YouTube Sensation
Here’s your obligatory cute animal video of the day.
Cat-astrophe: British Prime Minister’s Feline Can’t Catch Mice
Is this the Downing Street cat’s Neville Chamberlain moment?
Some are calling on No. 10’s Larry the cat to resign after a mouse was seen scampering across the floor during a recent prime ministerial dinner. The Prime …
Tumblr of the Week: The Kitten Covers
This week’s formula is Kittens + Music = Internet.
Humphrey the Pet Hippo Mauls His Owner to Death
In the tragically familiar case of “domesticated” exotic animals turning on their owner, Humphrey the hippo has mauled his keeper to death. South African army major and farmer Marius Els, who kept the 2,600 lb. hippo as a pet …
Catvertising: An Ad Agency Trend We Wish Were Real
Toronto-based ad agency John St. knows what the people want, and it’s not commercials. It’s cat videos.
In this parody video, the agency who brought us the viral sensation “Pink Ponies: A Case Study” is now turning its …
A New Level of Fraud: Pets Are Getting Killed for the Insurance Money
Insurance fraud has reached a new low in the U.K., where authorities have discovered a rise in claims on pet insurance policies.
According to the Association of British Insurers, last year £1,929,900 ($3 million) was …
Dog Eats $1000 in Cash, Only Returns $900
Dogs are notoriously indiscriminate when it comes to food. NewsFeed has known dogs to chow down on entire pizzas and blocks of cheese. These are some pricey snacks, to be sure – but one Florida pooch sure knows how to tear …
West African Black Rhinos Are Now Extinct
It’s a bleak month for rhinos. In less than 30 days, two subspecies have been declared extinct. The Atlantic reports that just a few weeks after the Javan rhinoceros in Vietnam was declared extinct, the West African black rhino, …