As former Cardinal Bergoglio of Argentina was chosen to take stewardship of the Catholic church this week, I watched, with a high degree of interest and some degree of hope, the direction of the new papacy. Raised in the Catholic faith, I...

One of the purest of loves is that of a mother for her child.

Recently, at Farm Sanctuary's Orland California farm, a beautiful sheep mother gave birth to two baby girls, Zuri and Elizabeth. Scads of folk have been overjoyed...

Buddy and Princess have been living in the laundry room and hallways of a Regent Park building in Toronto for the last six years. Buddy is an FIV+ neutered male cat, approx. 8-10 years old. He is very good-natured, likes people and is bonded...

Wonderful, wobbly Lucy! The first thing you will notice about me when you meet me is that I wobble. That's because I'm a wobbly cat (I have what vets calls cerebellar hypoplasia). I am also FeLV+.

But please don't...

For at least a decade our mom has helped pet owners less fortunate than herself with pet food, taxi service, even litter help and veterinary rescue rates. She makes a steady but modest income under $30K yearly and her brother, on medical...

Sweet Wilbur: Found in an abandoned crate in the bush, Wilbur has survived the closing of an animal shelter and 11 months of shelter/kennel life with a calm and undemanding disposition. Wilbur is a hound breed, neutered male, 20" at shoulder and sturdy in build, between five and nine...

Roughly 10,000 pets go missing in the greater Toronto area each year. And they are only the ones that are reported. And only an approximate 65 per cent make it home. The following tips will help you put safety and prevention front and centre, when bringing home your...

In Canadian rescue groups, we often come across special pairs of dogs seeking a new home together. These "bonded pairs" come from families whose primary caregiver's circumstances have changed, and the pair is left to the mercy of society.

Bonded dogs share truly exceptional emotional ties and communication patterns....

Animal rescue is alive and well in Canada. And as a result, today, so is a dear little innocent sheep.

It's the middle of the day -- your telephone rings, you don't recognize the number, but they're calling on...

Little Mary is a darling young cat whose life was recently saved at the last minute when she was under threat of euthanization, pulled from a local pound and taken into foster.

She is not quite a year old, and...

Just another day in animal rescue...

This week we learned of an older Scarborough woman who recently was moved to a nursing home. She had eight beloved cats who she had to leave behind in the care of family members.

Her eight beautiful cats' lives were completely disrupted, and...

Jacques Bensimon, former head of the National Film Board, former Vice President of the Banff Television Foundation, former Director General of TFO (Télévision Franco-Ontario), recipient of the Order of Canada, filmmaker, culturalist, friend and colleague, dedicated husband and father, took his leave this past Sunday, at a youthful 69.

As...

Huffington Post Canada is pleased to announce, in conjunction with the organization C4P Animal Rescue, Adopt-a-HuffPet. Each week we feature adoptable rescue pets eager to find a loving home. Pets will be chosen from shelters across the country. If you wish to find out more about available rescue...

Katie is a sweet, energetic girl with a fun-loving attitude. She loves the simple things in life: nice long walks, rolling in the grass, snuggling with her humans. She makes friends easily wherever she is and is happiest when she is with...

I saved a life this week, but that just wasn't good enough. Because there were 65 more lives waiting to be saved, and I couldn't get to them all.

It was a normal Monday morning this week, at least, as normal as it gets in animal rescue. Twenty-five emails overnight,...

I was a stray and came from Clarington Animal services. I am a senior Jack Russell Terrier approximately 12 years old, and my name is Little Jack!

When I was out of time, the nice people at the Humane Society of Durham...

Huffington Post Canada is pleased to announce, in conjunction with the organization C4P Animal Rescue, Adopt-a-HuffPet. Each week we feature adoptable rescue pets eager to find a loving home. Pets will be chosen from shelters across the country. If you wish to find out more about available rescue...

Huffington Post Canada is pleased to announce, in conjunction with the organization C4P Animal Rescue, Adopt-a-HuffPet. Each week we feature adoptable rescue pets eager to find a loving home. Pets will be chosen from shelters across the country. If you wish to find out more about available rescue...

Huffington Post Canada is pleased to announce, in conjunction with the organization C4P Animal Rescue, the launch of Adopt-a-HuffPet. Each week we will feature adoptable rescue pets eager to find a loving home. Pets will be chosen from shelters across the country. If you wish to find out...

Huffington Post Canada is pleased to announce, in conjunction with the organization C4P Animal Rescue, the launch of Adopt-a-HuffPet. Each week we will feature adoptable rescue pets eager to find a loving home. Click on the pet below for information about the animal Pets will be chosen from...