The Editor speaks: Wolves in Cayman
A wolf is an animal that preys. According to Wikipedia: “The wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the grey/gray wolf or timber wolf, is a canine native to the wilderness and remote areas of Eurasia and North America. It is…
Victory! New Mexico bans Coyote killing contests
By Alicia Groef Coyotes in New Mexico are a little bit safer from being wantonly killed in the state thanks to legislation that bans killing contests that target them. These contests, which are also known as derbies or drives, reward people of all…
Pets help ease the aging process
From Newsmax Richard McIntosh hadn’t had any pets since his childhood farm dogs, but then he started a relationship with a competitive dog trainer and found his life filled with Golden Retrievers. Now McIntosh, 59, of Cornelius, Oregon, can’t imagine…
Doris Day, 97, misses working with Rock Hudson
By Solange Reyner From Newsmax Iconic actress and singer Doris Day, who turned 97 on Wednesday, says she misses working with Rock Hudson and lists “Calamity Jane” as her favorite film of all time. “I had such fun working with my…
The first-ever jaguar cub born by artificial insemination was likely eaten by its mother 2 days later
By Molly Thomson From Business Insider A jaguar, Bianca, was artificially inseminated and was the first of the species to successfully give birth to a cub this way. Two days later, the cub disappeared — and was likely eaten by…
Gadget of the week
Roku’s new remote lets your dog control the TV for (almost) no reason at all By Stan Schroeder From Mashable How many times have you sat in front of the telly and thought to yourself: Man, I wish I could…
Success! Beagles in fungicide study released to Michigan Humane Society
By Laura Goldman From Care2 If it wasn’t for an undercover Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) investigation, 36 beagles would still be locked inside cages at the Charles River Laboratories in Michigan, forced each day to eat a new…
Cayman Islands DoE announces special recruitment, training for Green Iguana cullers
The Department of Environment (DoE) and its private sector partner Cornwall Consulting Ltd. are announcing an intensive effort to train and hire more Caymanians for the Green Iguana Cull Project in the coming weeks. “We’ve bagged about 500,000 of these…
This blind dog has his own seeing-eye pup and it’s a heart-melting relationship
By Jacob Geers From Care2 If you’re ready to have your heart melt, you need to meet a golden retriever named Charlie and his new best friend. Charlie’s family — who lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, before moving to Mooresville, North…
Gordon Barlow:The last surviving player
By Gordon Barlow Reminiscences come easily when you’re old. “When I was a boy…” and all that. I reach back to my childhood in the Australian bush from time to time, and I swap memories with my brothers. Between us,…