A Westmoreland County woman is accused of abandoning multiple cats after getting evicted from an apartment. Laura Zboravan, 56, of Allegheny Township, is charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, animal cruelty and neglect of animals, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office says. A local animal rescue group contacted police after being alerted to abandoned cats,…
Illegal dog trapping and cat smuggling have become alarmingly common, with an animal rescue group reporting that it saved 351 animals in Hong Kong over the past six months – an average of two per day. As Paws Guardian Rescue Shelter, now in its 10th year, released a report on Tuesday detailing the condition of…
Hong Kong has seen an increase in applications to import pets after the city cut the quarantine period for cats and dogs from mainland China from 120 to 30 days. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) also said that a greater number of quarantine units at its new Kai Tak complex had further reduced…
Lost cat returns home more than a year after Hurricane Helene devastated family – CBS News Watch CBS News In a corner of western North Carolina still picking up the pieces more than a year after Hurricane Helene, a beloved cat’s return brings some good news to a devastated family. Dave Malkoff has the story….
A “life release” event saw 1,100 cats dumped near a protected water reservoir in China, causing many of the animals to panic, jump into the water and drown. On November 1, videos surfaced online showing a group of people wearing masks releasing large numbers of cats near the Yingzui Reservoir in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, southern…
Family impacted by Hurricane Helene reunited with cat after more than 400 days apart – CBS News Watch CBS News A family was reunited with their cat more than 400 days after they were separated by Hurricane Helene. Source link
Two waste industry executives in England were fined after authorities discovered that they had previously run illegal operations and falsified hazardous waste documents. Cavin Mears and Stephen Bryce were found guilty of operating unlicensed waste facilities through their companies: RF Recycling Ltd and Cats and Dust Ltd. The Environment Agency launched an investigation in 2021…
The first pets to travel inside the passenger cabin on a domestic flight in Australia have touched down in Queensland. Four dogs were on board the Virgin Australia flight from Melbourne to the Gold Coast on Thursday. The journey was the first of many the airline has planned during a three-and-a-half-month trial of a service…
Bowling Green, Ohio — To show power and dominance, a lot of colleges use real animals as mascots to fire up the crowd at football games. Bowling Green State University in Ohio is no exception, only their warrior guide is more Fancy Feast than terrible beast. Pudge, Bowling Green’s 3-year-old Persian cat, attends every home…
More than 20 dogs and cats have been killed after a malfunctioning air conditioner sparked a fire in a Hong Kong village. The blaze broke out at about 3.50pm on Wednesday at a tin-sheet structure in Sheung Yau Tin Tsuen in Yuen Long, off Long Ho Road. Firefighters deployed a jet and a breathing apparatus…