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It’s a common enough sight in the large, securely enclosed dog park: let off their leads and given a license to play, small dogs and big dogs racing up to one another, gleefully wagging their tails, the bold ones attempting a judicious sniff of their new acquaintance’s most intimate body parts, the young ones embarking on a “zoomie” together around the perimeter.

“I’ve seen German shepherds playing with jack russells, huskies playing with miniature schnauzers, lurchers and rottweilers playing with bichons and cockapoos,” said Pat Heard, a dog charity worker who recently persuaded her local council to create one

A Montreal pet agency says they’ve picked up a husky that was kept locked in a crate on a balcony for more than 48 hours during a heat wave.

“We knew we had to do something because this is neglect to the maximum,” said Kim Desautels, co-founder of Rescue All Dogs. “We were concerned for the dog’s health because they could easily die in the heat.”

With the help of Montreal police officers and several concerned neighbors, Desautel’s agency was able to collect Knox the dog. He was found in his crate on a balcony in a Nuns’ Island apartment

An internet prankster who has racked up millions of views is actually a convicted criminal using an assumed name, Newsquest can reveal.

The man, who poses as a TfL worker and films himself making fake announcements on the tube, recently gave an interview to news website MyLondon under the name of Isaac Richman.

The interview was later published on

A neglected dog who has waited two years to find a loving home is finally happy ever after.

Thor had been in the care of the RSPCA Block Fen Animal Centre, but the charity could not look for his new family until the neglect case was resolved.

However, once resolved, it didn’t take him long to get snatched up by his new mum and dad.

THUNDER BAY — Some pet owners in the Thunder Bay area are traveling to animal clinics south of the border or a few hours away because they can’t get appointments in the city unless they’re already registered.

It’s an ongoing situation, not just a recent development, as at least one local clinic hasn’t accepted new clients for the past five years.

A spokesperson at another clinic has offered an explanation, saying veterinarians are already badly overworked due to a shortage

Meredith Baird wasn’t sure if she wanted to adopt a dog or add a fourth cat to her Montreal family. So, she and her partner decided to foster two kittens instead, 10-week-old Tux and Pepper.

She says fostering will help the couple see if they can handle another pet while helping reduce the number of abandoned animals crowding shelters in the city.

“We have the home. We have the space, and we definitely have the love,” Baird said.

The Montreal SPCA says it received 200 abandoned animals within a week between the end of June and July 2. That’s about

It’s been a long time. A lot has happened. I’ve moved house. I’ve sold my bees, caught a swarm, given that away, nearly given up on bees completely, and then started going to meetings at my local association apiary, about twenty minutes drive away in mid-Cornwall.

Back in my suit!

I miss my bees and it’s been fantastic watching the bees being inspected. Two weeks ago I spotted a new queen and one of the tutors marked her in this year’s color, red. I’ve now been asked to become a tutor myself and show complete beginners inside a hive, taking

The District of Oak Bay is reminding drivers not to leave their dogs and pets in their vehicles during the hot summer months.

On Thursday, Oak Bay firefighter Lt. Kyle Beaumont took to the district’s social media account and offered tips on what to do with pets during the heat.

“You wouldn’t think so, but some of the calls we attend at the Oak Bay Fire Department are calls for public assist,” he says in the video.

“One of the most common calls for public assistance we receive, especially in the summer right now, is pets in vehicles, in which