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Read MoreSan Diego, California – The San Diego Zoo has lost a “beloved icon” who called the zoo her home for nearly a century. The Galápagos tortoise, Gramma, passed away on November 20, after reaching an…
Ottawa County, Michigan – A man’s beloved dog bravely took on an armed stranger who broke into his home last week. The dog, a Rottweiler named Chief, suffered fatal injuries when 23-year-old Jason Varnado forced…
Hill Country, Texas – Multiple horses managed to survive without care for two weeks after the death of their elderly owners. According to sources, two horses did not survive because they were tethered and could…
Watonwan County, Minnesota – Officials in Watonwan County made a grim discovery at a property where a woman was operating an animal rescue. The Watonwan County Sheriff’s Office said a woman was running the pet…
Bella Coola, British Columbia – Eleven people were injured on Thursday during an elementary school outing on a trail near Hwy. 20. According to sources, a grizzly bear attacked children and teachers from Acwsalcta School who…
Flint, Michigan – The reward is growing for information about the abandonment of two caged German shepherds who were dumped in a Genesee County pond in late October. On Wednesday, Crime Stoppers announced a reward…
Dogs
Read MoreMartin County, Florida – On Thursday, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 62-year-old John Burt Sparhawk for allegedly strangling his five-month-old puppy and exposing the pup to cocaine. In a release, the…
Memphis, Tennessee – Memphis police are searching for a man who walked into a 78-year-old woman’s house, dragged her dog off the couch, took the pooch outside to the porch and fatally shot him. According…
Austin, TX – On August 14, Austin Pets Alive! issued a press release outlining an overnight break-in at their Town Lake Animal Center. According to the animal welfare agency, a man forcibly entered the building,…
Detroit, Oregon – Earlier this month, members of the Oregon Humane Society’s Technical Animal Rescue Team were able to save a 100-lb dog named Wolfie. According to the animal welfare agency, the German shepherd disappeared…
Fort Lauderdale, FL – It was a big week for a German shepherd named Bella who was rescued from a canal and then reunited with a family she had not seen in five years. On…
Austin, TX – Taylor Hannan, the “Austin Eater,” has been reunited with his missing dog, Noodles. The terrier mix was in Hannan’s Honda Civic early last Friday when thieves hopped in and drove away while…
Marlboro County, SC – An abandoned puppy was rescued by a good Samaritan who was picking up roadside trash this week. The puppy had been left in a plastic tote that was found amidst trash.…
Cats
Read MoreAustin, Texas – A 27-year-old woman is accused of abandoning 15 cats in her Austin apartment, which was vacated in mid-January. According to the City of Austin, police charged Nayzak Najm with 13 counts of animal…
Nine cats and seven kittens have been saved from a slow and miserable death thanks to a contractor who was able to remove them from the walls of an abandoned house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The…
Michigan’s Humane Society of Saginaw County is offering a sizeable reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever doused a cat in gasoline earlier this month. The orange and white tabby cat, dubbed Milo,…
A North Carolina animal sanctuary has taken in four big cats from the Tiger King Park in Oklahoma. According to a news release from the Carolina Tiger Rescue, a total of 68 big cats were…
A cat in Bloomfield, New Jersey, used up one of his nine lives after a harrowing ride beneath the hood of a car. The cat, dubbed Jaws, suffered bumps, bruises and a broken jaw during…
A cat “nailed it” in the best possible way after leaping from the fifth-story window of a burning building in Chicago, Illinois. The heart-stopping incident took place on Thursday at a building in the city’s Englewood…
There’s a “cat-astrophe” in Houston, Texas, as a Bengal tiger remains at large. The big cat, who allegedly lived with 28-year-old Victor Hugo Cuevas, was spotted roaming a West Houston neighborhood on Mother’s Day; the police…
WILDLIFE
Read MoreJersey City, New Jersey – An employee of the Liberty Harbor Marina is accused of killing a Canada goose in front of its mate. According to Pad Paws Animal Rescue, the man used his bare hands…
ANIMAL CRUELTY
Read MoreJersey City, New Jersey – An employee of the Liberty Harbor Marina is accused of killing a Canada goose in front of its mate. According to Pad Paws Animal Rescue, the man used his bare hands…
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Oklahoma City, OK – The search continues for a man caught on surveillance video slamming a puppy to the ground. It is unknown if the puppy seen slammed to the ground on January 31 lived…
Bellevue, WA – On Sunday, a brazen thief stole a trailer and two mini-donkeys from a private driveway in Bellevue, Washington. The Bellevue Police Department has reached out to the public for assistance. The donkeys,…
Bucks County, PA – A Pennsylvania man is accused of a sadistic act of animal cruelty that claimed the life of his two dogs. According to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, 40-year-old George Gooch Ash,…
San Antonio, TX – On Monday, the 23-year-old Texas woman caught on video beating her puppy on an apartment balcony lost custody of the pup in court. Havanna Miller was arrested on Saturday, January 18,…
NATIONAL ANIMAL NEWS
Read MoreGolden Valley, Arizona – A wild donkey found himself in a crappy situation (pun intended) when he fell into a septic tank at an RV park in Golden Valley. According to the Bureau of Land…
Vancouver, WA – A skeletal German shepherd is in good hands after being found by Door Dashers in Vancouver. According to the I Paw’d if Forward rescue group, the emaciated shepherd was evaluated at a…
Suffolk County, New York – More than 100,000 ducks are being euthanized at a commercial farm on Long Island following the discovery of bird flu. According to the Suffolk County Department of Health, the farm…
Florida – Fish and Wildlife officials have been rushing to save cold-stunned sea turtles from frigid waters in Florida. The sea turtles have been left immobilized by the extreme cold weather that settled in over…
Doral, FL – A Florida man was arrested last week after repeatedly stabbing his own dog. According to sources, the Doral Police Department sent officers to an apartment on Northwest 112th Avenue after being contacted…
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Destin, FL – An intuitive dog named Eeyore has touched hearts across the world with his heroic actions that helped save the life of an 86-year-old woman who fell while…
Logan County, KY – A man has been identified and arrested after being caught on video hurling three young puppies over a fence last week at the Logan County Animal…
Suffolk County, New York – A couple was taken to jail after the authorities discovered a house of horrors in Suffolk County. Police arrested Samantha Boyd, 57, and her boyfriend…
Ottawa, Ontario – A shuttered Canadian marine park has threatened to euthanize 30 beluga whales if they do not receive federal funding. According to sources, the Marineland Zoo and amusement…
Vista, CA – A California landlord reached out to San Diego Humane officials for help after their tenant abandoned over a dozen pets in a two-bedroom Vista apartment. According to…
Richmond, VA – A beloved cat, who became the unofficial mascot of a Richmond, Virginia, Lowe’s store, has been found and captured after weeks on the run. The cat, Francine,…
Newton County, Arkansas – Wildlife officials found and euthanized a young bear believed to be responsible for the fatal mauling of a man. According to the Newton County Sheriff’s Office,…
Pinellas County, FL – A Florida man is behind bars after throwing a protective dog from the second-floor balcony of a residence. The man, identified by the Pinellas County Sheriff…
