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Iowa sues to shut down national puppy laundering ring

March 19, 2019, 9:39am Nation & World

The Iowa Attorney General’s Office is suing to shut down what it describes as a national puppy laundering ring that sells dogs from illegal breeding operations at inflated prices. Read story

Patrons crowd the patio Saturday at Heathen Brewing Feral Public House during the dog-friendly Yappy Hour, which raised money for the Humane Society for Southwest Washington.

Yappy Hour gives dog owners, pets space to relax

Patrons crowd the patio Saturday at Heathen Brewing Feral Public House during the dog-friendly Yappy Hour, which raised money for the Humane Society for Southwest Washington.

March 16, 2019, 8:57pm Clark County News

The year’s first weekend of spring weather came just in time for dozens of Vancouver families to sit on the porch of Heathen Brewing Feral Public House, drink a cold beer and play with the kids. Read story

Male greater sage grouse perform mating rituals for a female grouse, not pictured, on a lake outside Walden, Colo.

U.S. eases land restrictions meant to protect bird in West

Male greater sage grouse perform mating rituals for a female grouse, not pictured, on a lake outside Walden, Colo.

March 15, 2019, 8:36am Northwest

The Trump administration on Friday finalized changes to sweeping federal land use plans for Western States to ease energy industry restrictions in a way officials say will protect a struggling bird species. Read story

Dog walking is leading to more broken bones in older adults.

The downside of dog walking

Dog walking is leading to more broken bones in older adults.

March 15, 2019, 6:00am Life

For years, we’ve heard that dogs can be good for human physical and mental health in part because the canines’ need for exercise gets their sluggish human companions out of the house for a walk at least a couple of times a day. Read story

Does using chicken manure as a feline deterrent threaten cats?

Gramma says chicken manure killed cats

Does using chicken manure as a feline deterrent threaten cats?

March 15, 2019, 5:03am Pets & Wildlife

Dear Joan: Recently, a reader wrote to suggest chicken manure will keep cats from using her garden for a litter box. Is there a deadly danger to cats in chicken manure? Read story

Peter Kaiser (9) poses with his lead dogs, Morrow, left, and Lucy., Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Nome, Alaska, after winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. It's the first Iditarod victory for Kaiser in his 10th attempt.

Musher’s journey from feeding sled dogs to winning Iditarod

Peter Kaiser (9) poses with his lead dogs, Morrow, left, and Lucy., Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Nome, Alaska, after winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. It's the first Iditarod victory for Kaiser in his 10th attempt.

March 13, 2019, 10:30am National Sports

Pete Kaiser crossed the Iditarod finish line in the Gold Rush town of Nome, Alaska, on Wednesday morning after beating back a challenge from the defending champion, Joar Ulsom of Norway. Read story

Groomer charged with 9 more counts in pet strangling case

March 13, 2019, 9:36am Northwest

Prosecutors are bringing nine additional charges of animal cruelty against the owner of a pet grooming business in Washington state who is accused of abusing and strangling customers’ pets. Read story

Nicolas Petit hugs one of his dogs before they leave Unalakleet, Alaska, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday, March 10, 2019.

French musher was leading Iditarod, but then his dogs quit

Nicolas Petit hugs one of his dogs before they leave Unalakleet, Alaska, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday, March 10, 2019.

March 11, 2019, 9:34am Life

Musher Nicolas Petit lost a huge lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday when his dog team refused to keep going after he yelled at one of the animals. Read story

In this undated photo provided by Liran Samuni, chimpanzees in the Taï National Park in the Ivory Coast vocalize with another group nearby. A study released on Thursday, March 6, 2019 highlights the diversity of chimp behaviors within groups -- traditions that are at least in part learned socially, and transmitted from generation to generation.

Chimps varied ‘culture’ matters for conservation, study says

In this undated photo provided by Liran Samuni, chimpanzees in the Taï National Park in the Ivory Coast vocalize with another group nearby. A study released on Thursday, March 6, 2019 highlights the diversity of chimp behaviors within groups -- traditions that are at least in part learned socially, and transmitted from generation to generation.

March 8, 2019, 12:48pm Life

Some chimpanzee groups are stone-throwers. Some use rocks to crack open tree nuts to eat. Others use sticks to fish for algae. Read story

In this Thursday, March 7, 2019 photo, Bulera grabs a half head of cabbage before heading back into the gorilla house with her adopted baby Gandai during the pair’s first excursion into the gorilla yard of the Jacksonville Zoo in Jacksonville, Fla. The 30-year-old gorilla has become a surrogate mother to the baby gorilla whose mother hasn’t shown sufficient interest in her baby.

Surrogate bonds with baby gorilla rejected by mother

In this Thursday, March 7, 2019 photo, Bulera grabs a half head of cabbage before heading back into the gorilla house with her adopted baby Gandai during the pair’s first excursion into the gorilla yard of the Jacksonville Zoo in Jacksonville, Fla. The 30-year-old gorilla has become a surrogate mother to the baby gorilla whose mother hasn’t shown sufficient interest in her baby.

March 8, 2019, 9:36am Life

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A 30-year-old gorilla at a Florida zoo has become a surrogate mother to a baby gorilla whose mother hasn't shown sufficient interest in her baby. Read story