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Read MoreEfforts are underway to find the owner of a horse who was abandoned in Riverside County, California, near the Ortega Highway, west of Lake Elsinore on Monday, August 9. The 5-to-7-year-old horse was in such…
A small dog in Florida was saved from a miserable death from heat stroke thanks to an alert passerby, and the police. The dog, a Maltese, was left inside of a locked vehicle in a…
A homeless German shepherd recently found a new home with a police department in New Jersey. His name is Sarge, and the Saint Francis Animal Shelter in Georgetown, South Carolina, was caring for him until…
The captain of a seaplane managed to keep a huge grizzly bear at bay with nothing more than his calm and reassuring voice. The tense encounter took place on August 4 at Alaska’s Katmai National…
Betty Francis, a 10-year-old giraffe living at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska, recently delivered a precious baby who has not yet been named. The Henry Doorly Zoo made the announcement on August 3,…
On Sunday, an Indiana state trooper helped capture a frightened dog, who had been abandoned and was running through traffic on I-65 near I-94. The Indiana State Police recounted the rescue effort to social media…
Dogs
Read MoreAurora, Colorado – A Colorado dog owner’s worst nightmare came true when he entrusted a pet sitter to care for his senior dog, Maverick, during his three-month National Guard deployment, and the pet sitter not…
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…
WILDLIFE
Read MoreWashington – The number of stranded gray whale deaths in Washington state continues to climb, raising serious concern among marine researchers and coastal communities. As of April 28, 2026, 16 gray whales have been found dead along…
ANIMAL CRUELTY
Read MoreAurora, Colorado – A Colorado dog owner’s worst nightmare came true when he entrusted a pet sitter to care for his senior dog, Maverick, during his three-month National Guard deployment, and the pet sitter not…
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NATIONAL ANIMAL NEWS
Read MoreAdelaide, South Australia – A growing outcry is emerging in Adelaide, South Australia, over proposed changes to a section of the Adelaide Park Lands known as Possum Park / Pirltawardli (Park 1). The area, which includes…
Santa Cruz, CA – On December 19, an orphaned lion cub was discovered on a Santa Cruz resident’s property. According to the Oakland Zoo, the cub was “critically ill” and had to be rushed to…
Houston, TX – A 45-year-old Orangutan named Rudi Valentino has passed away. According to the Houston Zoo, Rudi died shortly after his 45th birthday from advanced heart disease. Rudi was born in December, 1977 at…
Indianola, IA – A dog named Penny has spent almost three Christmas holidays at the Kiya Koda Humane Society and staff is hoping that this might be the year that someone FINALLY chooses to make…
On December 8, a beautiful cat named Ellie was surrendered by her family because she wanted to cuddle with them at night. The heartbreaking situation went viral after a Twitter user shared photos and wrote:…
