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Windsor Humane Society rescues animals in the weather

Windsor Humane Society rescues animals in the weather

🕔13:59, 4.Mar 2022

During the frigid months, the Windsor Humane Society has been offering safe refuge for animals in need. Since 1926, WHS has been providing stray and abused animals with help during the winter, when the freezing temperatures can pose many threats

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Making local park national draws mixed opinions

Making local park national draws mixed opinions

🕔13:19, 9.Apr 2021

The idea of nationalizing Ojibway Park draws mixed feelings from visitors and environmentalists.  Visitor Sarah Woolson said variety is what draws her to Ojibway Park.  “Compared to the other parks around here, it definitely has the most diversity and the animals here are definitely more comfortable with people,”

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Panda twins on display at German zoo

Panda twins on display at German zoo

🕔17:24, 2.Feb 2020

Twin panda cubs are now on display at Zoo Berlin. According to Zoo Berlin’s Facebook page, the cubs are the first giant pandas to be born in Germany. The cubs were born on Aug. 31 and have been named Pit

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Why buy when you can adopt?

Why buy when you can adopt?

🕔13:18, 29.Nov 2019

  Adopting a rescue pet can be difficult, especially one the previous owners neglected. The work can be hard, but the results are rewarding. The Windsor and Essex County Humane Society is currently a home for around 500 animals. Out

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New animal welfare law in Ontario

New animal welfare law in Ontario

🕔17:34, 8.Nov 2019

A new animal welfare law has Windsorites thinking positively.  The law, which is being implemented in hope of stopping animal cruelty, will go into effect in Ontario in January 2020. According to Melanie Coulter, executive director of the Windsor Humane

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A look into pet reiki

A look into pet reiki

🕔12:52, 18.Oct 2019

  Dogs, cats and many other animals share a variety of problems such as chronic pain, illness and anxiety. The conventional option to most of these problems is simple: take your pet to the vet. However some people think an

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World wildlife population down more than fifty per cent

World wildlife population down more than fifty per cent

🕔11:49, 30.Oct 2018

By Alyssa Leonard In just over 40 years, more than half of the world’s wildlife population has seen an “astonishing” decline, according to the World Wildlife Fund in a new report. The WWF’s Living Planet Report 2018 released the findings

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Connection between animals, humans explored at university conference

Connection between animals, humans explored at university conference

🕔13:00, 15.Oct 2018

More than 120 people attended a recent University of Windsor conference focused on the connection between humans and animals. The two-and-a-half day conference was staged by the Animals and Interpersonal Abuse Research Group, an organization run by faculty and graduate students at

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Baby sloth visits Tecumseh Mall

Baby sloth visits Tecumseh Mall

🕔13:29, 6.Apr 2018

By Kenneth Pastushyn A six-month-old two-toed baby sloth made a special appearance at Windsor’s Tecumseh Mall in March. Chloe the sloth was there as part of Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo’s live animal exhibit for children and their parents to learn

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Animals in extreme weather

Animals in extreme weather

🕔14:08, 31.Jan 2014

By Mandy Matthews Whether they’re from the barnyard or the backyard, animals have been suffering through the extreme weather of January 2014. In January, new record low temperatures put Windsor’s 72-year-old record into a deep freeze when Environment Canada reported

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