3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (280+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Navy veteran was reunited with his service dog after a dayslong, community-wide search in Jacksonville, Florida. Scott Baker, a Navy veteran from Iowa, said he was “overwhelmed with emotions” after finding his dog, Mal’i, who ran off…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (265+ words) WASHINGTON — Pet owners are urged to beware of a tickborne illness that is most commonly detected in the spring and summer and can be deadly to cats. Bobcat fever, or Cytauxzoon felis, is a potentially life-threatening illness to cats that…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (441+ words) WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — City leaders in Warner Robins have approved a key waiver allowing a disabled Navy veteran and his wife to exceed the Georgia city’s animal limit and take in a medically-needy rescue dog that had been at risk…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (110+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Animal Services is looking for homes for more than two dozen chickens, turkeys, and roosters. Memphis Animal Services reports that some of them are missing feathers and “will need a little extra TLC” as they recover. Memphis…...

4+ mon, 14+ hour ago   (367+ words) ALEDO, Texas — Ten beagles removed from a breeding and research laboratory in Wisconsin arrived in North Texas and to be placed with foster families, a local animal rescue group said. Some or all of the dogs could be pregnant. The…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (456+ words) ENCINITAS, Calif. — A 6-week-old kitten is recovering at the Rancho Coastal Humane Society after nearly dying when she became trapped on a sticky rat trap in Anaheim, prompting animal welfare officials to warn against using the devices. The kitten, now named…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (353+ words) A brown mare named Fancy is proving that age is much more than just a number. Fancy, an American Quarter Horse living at a retirement farm, was officially recognized by Guinness World Records in February as the oldest living horse…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (351+ words) NEW ZEALAND, — A week after a hiker fell from a 180-foot tall waterfall in New Zealand, she and her dog Molly were reunited thanks to a community coming together. An emergency rescue helicopter airlifted Jessica Johnston out of the area…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (218+ words) GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — Thanks to one of the monks that participated in the Walk for Peace, a dog from North Carolina now has a place to call home. Guilford County Animal Services in Greensboro, North Carolina, said on Thursday that a…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (280+ words) WASHINGTON — A University of Colorado student got quite the shock this week when she returned from a trip to Costa Rica and found a slithery stowaway in her suitcase. The snake was a slender hognose pit viper, which is venomous…...