Weird NewsPET OF THE DAY

Nucro-Technics Is Suing to Stop Ontario's Ban on Invasive Dog & Cat…

Animal Justice says it will fight the company's legal challenge to Ontario's ban; the province's dogs and cats have no comment.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on Best of BBN
Published 4:51 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

▶ As it aired · Weird News

Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from Best of BBN at 4:51 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Animal Justice's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance

First reported by Animal Justice: “Nucro-Technics Is Suing to Stop Ontario’s Ban on Invasive Dog & Cat Experiments. We’ll Fight Back.”
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 4:51 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.

The real story

The reporting behind this segment. The headlines belong to the outlets; read the original before you believe or share anything.

Animal JusticeNucro-Technics Is Suing to Stop Ontario’s Ban on Invasive Dog & Cat Experiments. We’ll Fight Back.

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnimal Justice reports that a company called Nucro-Technics is suing to stop Ontario's ban on invasive experiments on dogs and cats, and the group says it will fight back.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the dogs and cats of Ontario are in court. Do they at least get a lawyer?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBetter.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnimal Justice is fighting back, so today we crown every Ontario dog and cat our Pets of the Day, Defenders of the Couch, Champions of the Province.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentStat line: ten thousand naps, zero lawsuits filed, one hundred percent good boys. The cats are claiming the same numbers.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'm getting emotional. They never asked for a trophy, and they deserve one anyway.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe cat already knocked it off the shelf.

▶ Watch BBN liveMore Weird News →

More Shorts

All videos →

Photo: MorePix · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0
▶ As it aired · Weird NewsFive new fungi found on macadamia trees; baile funk album reviewedRead the story
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
▶ As it aired · Weird NewsA Paris Museum That's Wild and a 'Little Weird'Read the story
▶ Viral Video Breakdown · Weird NewsCarterPCs Raspberry Pi Shortage: Anchors Fall for a Circuit BoardAbout this segment
▶ As it aired · Weird NewsWhat everyone looked up: Thursday, October 15Read the story
Photo: Craig Smith NOAA · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
▶ As it aired · Weird News‘Whalefall’ is a bizarre survival thriller, and a 2026 standoutRead the story
▶ Viral Video Breakdown · Weird NewsInvisible-Man Snow Video: The Actor Who Never Asks for a TrailerAbout this segment
Photo: Akonnchiroll · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0
▶ As it aired · Weird NewsFinal Fantasy and Dragon Quest Christmas event coming to YokohamaRead the story
▶ As it aired · Weird NewsWhat makes thunder go boom?Read the story
▶ Viral Video Breakdown · Weird NewsSanta Fe College Teaching Zoo Wins Gold; Polar Bear InspectsAbout this segment
Photo: Kommissar · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
▶ As it aired · Weird NewsLunula: the pale half-moon at the base of a fingernailRead the story