Saturday, November 16 , 2024

Pets & Wildlife

A minke whale glides under the ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Marine mammal expert Regina Eisert thought minke whales were a little boring until she captured some striking footage of one swimming underwater near Antarctica. Now she thinks they’re beautiful.

Researcher captures striking Antarctic video of minke whale

A minke whale glides under the ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Marine mammal expert Regina Eisert thought minke whales were a little boring until she captured some striking footage of one swimming underwater near Antarctica. Now she thinks they’re beautiful.

March 21, 2018, 9:14am Life

Marine mammal expert Dr. Regina Eisert thought minke whales were a little boring until she captured some striking footage of one swimming underwater near Antarctica. Now she thinks they’re beautiful. Read story

Benjamin Lin looks over a 60-year-old cheetah jacket he is restoring at the B.B. Hawk showroom in San Francisco. San Francisco could become the largest U.S. city to ban the sale of fur items, a move that would hearten animal lovers but frustrate niche business owners who say they’re fed up with a city that dictates what retailers can or can’t sell. If the ban is approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, San Francisco would join two other California cities, West Hollywood and Berkeley, in saying no to a symbol of glamour that animal advocates say is built on cruelty and doesn’t reflect the city’s values.

San Francisco could become largest US city to ban fur sales

Benjamin Lin looks over a 60-year-old cheetah jacket he is restoring at the B.B. Hawk showroom in San Francisco. San Francisco could become the largest U.S. city to ban the sale of fur items, a move that would hearten animal lovers but frustrate niche business owners who say they’re fed up with a city that dictates what retailers can or can’t sell. If the ban is approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, San Francisco would join two other California cities, West Hollywood and Berkeley, in saying no to a symbol of glamour that animal advocates say is built on cruelty and doesn’t reflect the city’s values.

March 20, 2018, 12:45pm Nation & World

San Francisco could become the largest U.S. city to ban the sale of fur, a move that would hearten animal lovers but frustrate niche business owners who say they are fed up with city officials dictating what retailers can or can’t sell. Read story

United suspends new reservations for pets in cargo hold

March 20, 2018, 9:46am Business

United Airlines is pausing its pet-shipping business after mishaps that included a dog winding up in Japan instead of Kansas. Read story

Randy De Jong left the family farm in Iowa to pursue nursing. De Jong missed being around livestock, so he talked his city gal wife, Kathi, into moving to the 3.5-acre farm on Fobes Hill in Snohomish five years ago.

Tricky goats, mini cows give Snohomish man his farm fix

Randy De Jong left the family farm in Iowa to pursue nursing. De Jong missed being around livestock, so he talked his city gal wife, Kathi, into moving to the 3.5-acre farm on Fobes Hill in Snohomish five years ago.

March 19, 2018, 6:42pm Northwest

The email subject line looked straight out of a tabloid: “Miniature goat looking to join the rodeo circuit.” Read story

Washington city to revisit ban on pit bull terriers

March 19, 2018, 9:34am Northwest

Residents in a Washington city soon may be able to legally own pit bull terriers again. Read story

Dozens of dogs seized from property in La Pine, Ore.

March 18, 2018, 2:22pm Northwest

Authorities say dozens of dogs seized from a property in La Pine are being given medical evaluations and care. Read story

Cecil the lion rests in Hwange National Park, in Hwange, Zimbabwe. His 2015 death at the hands of hunters caused an international controversy.

Cecil the lion ‘suffered incredible cruelty’

Cecil the lion rests in Hwange National Park, in Hwange, Zimbabwe. His 2015 death at the hands of hunters caused an international controversy.

March 17, 2018, 6:02am Life

Booze shook the secret loose from the hunting staff. They arrived thirsty at the safari lodge in the Zimbabwe wilderness in July 2015. Their pockets were fat with cash. Read story

Steve Swartz walks his cat Buddy on a leash as he trains him to hike in the woods on Feb. 27 at the Apollo Park in Brogue, Pa. Jose F.

Ex-stray cat trains for walks on the wild side

Steve Swartz walks his cat Buddy on a leash as he trains him to hike in the woods on Feb. 27 at the Apollo Park in Brogue, Pa. Jose F.

March 16, 2018, 6:01am Pets & Wildlife

Ask a cat if it wants to go for a hike and it will pause, lick a paw, and maybe say “meow.” That means “no,” or at best, “meh.” Read story

A United Airlines jets sit on the tarmac in 2017 at LaGuardia Airport in New York. A dog died on a United plane after a flight attendant ordered its owner to put the animal in the plane’s overhead bin on a Monday night flight from Houston to New York.

United Airlines under fire over dog’s death

A United Airlines jets sit on the tarmac in 2017 at LaGuardia Airport in New York. A dog died on a United plane after a flight attendant ordered its owner to put the animal in the plane’s overhead bin on a Monday night flight from Houston to New York.

March 14, 2018, 10:20pm Nation & World

United Airlines, under siege over the death of a puppy on one of its flights, says the flight attendant who ordered a passenger to put her pet carrier in the overhead bin didn’t know there was a dog inside. Read story

United might have mistakenly sent Kansas-bound dog to Japan

March 14, 2018, 10:12pm Nation & World

It’s been a frightening week for dog owners considering putting their pet on plane. Read story