33 h. ago Vancouver council to fund three of eight animal welfare grant requests in 2025

The three successful applicants were Paws for Hope Animal Foundation, VOKRA and Rabbitats Rescue Society

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33 h. ago Vancouver council to fund 20 per cent of animal welfare grant requests in 2025

The three successful applicants were Paws for Hope Animal Foundation, VOKRA and Rabbitats Rescue Society

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44 h. ago Fire kills New York cat sanctuary founder and dozens of animals he rescued

A fire burned down a Long Island cat shelter, killing its founder, who lived there, and at least 59 of the felines he rescued, authorities said. The fire at the Happy Cat Sanctuary in the hamlet of Medford was reported shortly after 7 a.m. Monday. The cause is under investigation. The body of founder Christopher […]

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69 h. ago Driver facing charges in Brooklyn crash that killed mother, two children

NEW YORK — A woman is facing multiple charges after she crashed into a family out for a walk in Brooklyn, killing a mother and her two children in what New York City Mayor Eric Adams described as a “tragic accident of a Shakespearean proportion.” Miriam Yarimi was charged hours after the Saturday afternoon crash […]

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4 d. ago Woman and 2 children killed after car crashes into them at Brooklyn crosswalk

NEW YORK — A woman and two of her children were killed by a car crash as they were crossing a street in Brooklyn on Saturday, and a third child was critically injured. Police said a 32-year-old woman with a suspended license was driving an Audi that crashed into the four family members. Authorities were […]

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3 w. ago Bill Gates’ Climate Group Lays Off US and Europe Policy Teams

Breakthrough Energy, the climate group funded by Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, has laid off dozens of employees in the US and Europe as it pulls back from public policy advocacy work that was a cornerstone of its mission.

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4 w. ago Cat rescued at Beirut airport after being ‘thrown away’ by owner, kicked by ‘ignorant kids’

Video of a cat that was “thrown away” by his heartless owner has blood pressures boiling and broken the hearts of many on the internet. Clips of the “terrified” feline were shared on TikTok by Rena Hamieh, a.k.a. @giddykittykat, a veterinarian and animal rescuer in Lebanon. One of Hamieh’s friends, who works at Beirut-Rafic Hariri […]

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