Meet the women behind Cebu’s ‘Doctor Dogs’

Rose Mae Tapil CTU-Tuburan Intern 05/05/2026

CEBU CITY,Philippines – How does a 49-year-old woman find herself waking up at 5:00 a.m. every single day to face 180 hungry, barking, and wagging souls? Is it the unspoken bond she shares with creatures who cannot…

Emperor penguin now on endangered species list

Azertac via Philippine News Agency 04/12/2026

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed the Emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal as Endangered, citing climate change-driven habitat loss and declining food availability, according to National Herald. The update, released under the…

Legal rights for ‘bodega cats’ sought in New York

Agence France-Presse 02/10/2026

New York, United States–Simba, a large cat with thick ginger and white fur, is one of thousands of felines that live in New York’s corner shops known as “bodegas” — even if their presence is illegal. Praised for…

Owners search for missing pets in Typhoon Tino’s aftermath

Airam Limatog 11/10/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — When Typhoon Tino struck Cebu last Monday, November 3, it swept away not just houses and belongings but also beloved pets. To this day, Patrisha Badilles continues to search for their dog and…

No crocodile escape confirmed in Talisay City wildlife park after Tino

Hazel P. Villa 11/04/2025

Emergency crews and local officials in Talisay City in Cebu moved quick Tuesday, November 4, to secure animals at Crocolandia after floodwaters reportedly breached parts of the park’s perimeter as Typhoon Tino’s rain inundated low-lying areas. Initial…

Thresher sharks spotted off Negros Occidental

Carla P. Gomez - Correspondent / @carlagomezINQ 10/27/2025

  BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL — Thresher sharks were spotted by a diving team at the Sipaway Island Marine Protected Area (MPA) in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, October 25, 2025. Their presence was captured…

Cebu court convicts man for killing cat

Minerva B. Gerodias 10/23/2025

(UPDATED, October 23, 2025, 11:45 a.m.) CEBU CITY — A Cebu court has convicted a man for violating the Animal Welfare Act of 1998 after he threw a cat into a dog enclosure, causing the animal’s death,…

Pet owners in Cebu province urged not to leash, cage pets amid disasters

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/21/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In the wake of recent disasters and calamities, such as fires and earthquakes, pet owners in Cebu province are urged to unchain or not to keep their pets inside cages. The Provincial Board…

No one can predict earthquakes, not even animals — Phivolcs

Pia Piquero 10/09/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — No one—not fortune tellers, not social media influencers, not even animals– can predict when the next earthquake will strike. Dr. Teresito Bacolcol, director of the Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Institute of Volcanology…

Cebu organizations unite to strengthen animal welfare efforts

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 02/05/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some members of rescue and animal welfare organizations in Cebu have strengthened their advocacy efforts in protecting domesticated and stray animals here. Last February 1, members of the Alliance of Animal Advocates, a…

New Zealanders help to save stranded pilot whales 

11/25/2024

WELLINGTON, New Zealand— More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to refloat them by lifting them on sheets.…

Carcass of endangered fin whale washes up near Alaska’s largest city

Associated Press 11/20/2024

An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska’s largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the animal’s death. The carcass found over the weekend near…

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