Mounties’ contest to ‘Name the Foal’ is back

The storied Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s much-loved “Name the Foal” contest for children is back, giving young humans an opportunity to participate in the process of picking names for these gorgeous animals. The contest, which began on Sunday, ends on April 26. Canadian children up to the age of 14 years can suggest names for the newborn horses. The only criterion is that all names submitted have to begin with the letter ‘A’. Around a...

Animal welfare group calls Ontario’s Marineland a death trap

Marineland, a themed zoo and amusement park at Niagara Falls in the Canadian province of Ontario, has become the site of more than a dozen deaths of precious marine animals, World Animal Protection said in a press release. The multinational non-governmental organization, which works to end animal suffering, has now initiated a drive to shut the place down. Melissa Matlow, campaign director, said, “Sixteen beluga whales and one orca [killer whale] have died at Marineland...