This story has been updated with new information. A Lubbock Animal Services employee has been placed on administrative leave due to concerns over an animal’s treatment over the weekend. According to the City of Lubbock, an LAS employee was called out to pick up a reported “critically injured dog” on Saturday evening. After doing so,…
WASHINGTON – It’s a pre-Thanksgiving tradition at the White House, but an animal rights group says it’s a fowl festivity that is, well, foul. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is urging lame-duck President Joe Biden to end the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon, citing what it calls “the dirty business” of turkey factory farming….
Fans have been in an uproar since internet sensation Peanut the squirrel was seized from his owner’s home and euthanized by New York officials this week, over what they say was the unfair killing of a beloved family member. Peanut and a raccoon named Fred were both taken Wednesday from Mark Longo’s home in Pine…
A whopping 130 dogs need new homes after being taken from a house on Jacksonville’s Westside. Animal Care and Protective Services carried the Chihuahua mixes out of the home Friday in Lackawanna, bringing them to the shelter on Forest Street. Animal Care Chief Mike Bricker said the dogs are in good health, but the challenge…
Through social media, many witnessed and experienced the heartbreak of the dog now known as “Trooper,” found by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper tied to a fence on the side of Interstate 75 as Hurricane Milton barreled toward the state. The five-year-old Bull terrier captured the hearts of those both near and far. Since then,…
A fat Russian cat who is not the biggest fan of diets is proving to be very relatable in his struggle to shed his extra pounds. Kroshik, which translates in English to “Little Baby” or “Crumbs” is anything but little thanks to receiving a little too much love at his old home. While he’s still…