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With this challenging year coming to a close, spare a thought for the forgotten pets who have spent much of lockdown in an animal shelter. The RSPCA has cared for dogs, cats, ponies and small furry animals throughout the pandemic – and some of them have been searching for a loving home for more than … Read more
World’s loneliest bear who spent her entire life in a cage and was forced to perform for a circus will finally get to meet other bears after being rescued and taken to Swiss reserve Circus bear Jambolina, 11, was rescued from a tiny cage in a garage in Ukraine last Tuesday She was taken on … Read more
The World’s loneliest woman will be able to stay in her Siberian home located hundreds of miles from civilisation after a billionaire tycoon stepped in to help. Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska has stepped in to help Agafya Lykova, 76, sole survivor of a family that in 1936 fled into the forest – where she … Read more
This is the moment the world’s loneliest elephant had his first contact with a member of his own species in eight years after being rescued from a dilapidated zoo. Kaavan, a Sri Lankan elephant who spent three decades in captivity in Islamabad, made his new friend after being flown to a sanctuary in Cambodia last … Read more
An elephant dubbed the ‘world’s loneliest’ landed in Cambodia on Monday, where it is heading for a sanctuary housing three potential mates, an official said. The case of Kaavan – an overweight, 36-year-old bull elephant – sparked global uproar from animal rights groups, who petitioned for his move from an Islamabad zoo accused of substandard … Read more
The ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ met Cher in a Pakistan zoo before he left to live out his retirement in a Cambodian sanctuary on Sunday. His departure comes following years of campaigning by animal activists including American singer and actress Cher, who helped to secure his trip to the Cambodian sanctuary. The elephant named Kaavan, an overweight … Read more
Iconic singer and actress Cher has arrived in Pakistan to visit the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ after her campaigning helped free him from a zoo for a new home. On Tuesday, a celebration was held for Kaavan – an overweight, 35-year-old bull elephant – whose plight has drawn international condemnation and highlighted the woeful state of Marghazar Zoo. Cher … Read more
An elephant kept in a tiny enclosure for 35 years at a Pakistani zoo will be moved to Cambodia where he will be able to see out his final days with new friends. Dubbed the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ by supporters, Kaavan has languished at a zoo in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad for more than … Read more
A new BBC documentary has given a glimpse into the life of Britain’s youngest solo shepherdess Emma Gray, who last year became a mother for the first time. The farmer, 34, who once wrote a book about her life as Britain’s loneliest shepherdess, married fireman Ewan Irvine, 41, in 2018 after meeting him four-years ago, and … Read more
A new BBC documentary has given a glimpse into the life of Britain’s youngest solo shepherdess Emma Gray, who last year became a mother for the first time. The farmer, 34, who once wrote a book about her life as Britain’s loneliest shepherdess, married fireman Ewan Irvine, 41, in 2018 after meeting him four-years ago, and … Read more