SPRINGFIELD, Colo. (KRDO)- Hank the Tank, the 500-pound Black Bear who gained fame for breaking into homes in South Lake Tahoe, California, has arrived at the Wild Animal Refuge in Springfield, Colorado, according to The Wild Animal Sanctuary. The Wild Animal Sanctuary said Hank was later identified as a female and will be referred to […]
Emaciated dog taken in by Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— An animal shelter in Luzerne County welcomed a new stray to its pack this holiday weekend, but this pooch was nothing like they have ever seen before. The dog was nothing but skin and bones when she was found. The stray was taken in by Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge […]
Victory! Cruel hunting methods in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge were just defeated
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In a massive victory for wildlife in Alaska, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife announced last week that it was withdrawing its 2020 proposed rule that would have allowed trophy hunters on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge to lure brown bears to their deaths with rotting piles of pastries and […]
NJ Animal Refuge Closes, Culls Birds Due to Deadly Avian Flu – NBC10 Philadelphia
Popcorn Park Animal Refuge in Ocean County has been forced to euthanize 80 birds after an outbreak of avian flu. The refuge will also remain closed through Friday, it announced on its Facebook page. The refuge said both the closure and the culling of the birds stem from a duck and goose that died last […]
Road to Refuge Animal Sanctuary in North Haven gives farm animals a home
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Within two years, Road to Refuge Animal Sanctuary in North Haven has cared for 70 farm animals on its 10 acres. But it’s story started before it became an official nonprofit, when Megan Pereira, a veterinary technician, started taking in animals that farmers wanted to put down because they didn’t […]