Posted: May 28, 2021 5:27 PM ET | Last Updated: May 28 comments
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Getting a puppy seemed like a great idea. We d wanted one for a couple of years, but sometime last May, after our 4,000th circling of the six blocks around our house, my wife and I decided it was finally time. We were both home, after all, and figured we could really use a project and some extra company.
We made some calls. Turns out we weren t the only ones with the idea. In 2020, demand for puppies and rescues
was off the charts. Breeders added extra litters to their schedules, and adoption agencies turned people away by the dozen. Walk by any dog park right now and you ll see the results: there are just so many dogs.
It's going to be a long road to a normal life for some of the 77 dogs taken from a property in Cape Breton in mid-April, 14 of whom are receiving treatment at the P.E.I. Humane Society.
Posted: May 25, 2021 2:40 PM AT | Last Updated: May 25
Sherman, a 24-year-old African sulcata tortoise, lives at the Magnetic Hill Zoo in Moncton.(CBC News) comments
Sherman loves dandelions.
On a warm, sunny May morning, he was moving around a field full of them, looking as content as could be.
Sherman is an African sulcata tortoise and livees at the Magnetic Hill Zoo in Moncton.
He s 24 years old, and the only foods he loves more than dandelions are watermelon and sweet potatoes.
The zoo obtained Sherman from a rescue organization in Ontario in 2014.
He had some minor health issues when he arrived but recovered quickly, settled in well at the zoo, found a girlfriend and received the best of care from zoo staff.
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