<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Sunday,  November 17 , 2024

Linkedin Pinterest
Liferight chevron arrow icon

Pets & Wildlife

This undated photo provided by the ASPCA shows dog Lola and Adoption Ambassador Lily Draheim in Cleveland, Ohio. Pamela Hercik adopted Lola from Lily through the Cleveland Animal Care & Control’s “City Dogs Cleveland” Adoption Ambassador program.

Simplifying adoption process bringing boost

This undated photo provided by the ASPCA shows dog Lola and Adoption Ambassador Lily Draheim in Cleveland, Ohio. Pamela Hercik adopted Lola from Lily through the Cleveland Animal Care & Control’s “City Dogs Cleveland” Adoption Ambassador program.

June 23, 2017, 5:24am Life

Jillian Behram of Burkittsville, Md., has acquired pets in just about every possible way. She found one of her cats as a stray and got the other from a “free to a good home” post on social media. Her dogs have come from a breeder, rescue groups and an animal… Read story

In this Wednesday, June 14, 2017 photo, Dion Leonard and his dog, Gobi, prepare for an interview in New York. During a 155-mile race across the Gobi Desert, the dog sought out the the ultra-runner, who seems genuinely baffled by it all. He marvels at Gobi's ease crossing the Tian Shan mountain range and the distance she covered fending mostly for herself for food and water.

Scruffy little dog named Gobi scores book, movie deals

In this Wednesday, June 14, 2017 photo, Dion Leonard and his dog, Gobi, prepare for an interview in New York. During a 155-mile race across the Gobi Desert, the dog sought out the the ultra-runner, who seems genuinely baffled by it all. He marvels at Gobi's ease crossing the Tian Shan mountain range and the distance she covered fending mostly for herself for food and water.

June 21, 2017, 10:33am Life

As dog stories go, this one about a scruffy little stray named Gobi has legs for miles. Read story

Police: 84 neglected Great Danes seized, most from mansion

June 19, 2017, 9:43am Nation & World

Police and animal welfare workers in New Hampshire say they’ve seized 84 neglected Great Danes, most of them from an eight-bedroom mansion that had floors covered with feces. Read story

Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, poses with his dog, Lily.

Humane Society president says education can prevent animal cruelty

Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, poses with his dog, Lily.

June 16, 2017, 6:02am Life

Wayne Pacelle, 51, is president and chief executive of the Humane Society of the United States. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He moved from Washington, D.C., to have full representation. Read story

Berani, a male Sumatran orangutan who has been at Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.

Gorilla, orangutan could become dads with change of address

Berani, a male Sumatran orangutan who has been at Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.

June 16, 2017, 6:01am Life

Two popular but endangered escape artists are leaving the Audubon Zoo in hopes that they’ll make some babies. Read story

Stella, a spirited Lab mix who's gone through several families, will get the chance to help save lives as a search and rescue dog.

Dog who overwhelmed 5 families gets a job

Stella, a spirited Lab mix who's gone through several families, will get the chance to help save lives as a search and rescue dog.

June 16, 2017, 5:51am Life

Stella, a spirited year-old Lab mix, had so much energy that five sets of owners couldn’t keep up with her — and each sent her back to a shelter. Read story

Animal Care Clinic changes ownership

June 13, 2017, 6:00am Business

A local veterinary clinic is changing ownership. Read story

File - In this Dec. 20, 2016, file photo, whales are seen off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., from the La Espada whale watching ship from Harbor Breeze Cruises. The Trump administration on Monday, June 12, 2017, threw out a new rule intended to limit the numbers of endangered whales and sea turtles getting caught in fishing nets off the West Coast, even though the fishing industry had proposed the measure.

U.S. cancels new protection for endangered West Coast whales

File - In this Dec. 20, 2016, file photo, whales are seen off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., from the La Espada whale watching ship from Harbor Breeze Cruises. The Trump administration on Monday, June 12, 2017, threw out a new rule intended to limit the numbers of endangered whales and sea turtles getting caught in fishing nets off the West Coast, even though the fishing industry had proposed the measure.

June 12, 2017, 1:02pm Nation & World

The Trump administration has thrown out a new rule meant to keep endangered whales and sea turtles from getting tangled in mile-long West Coast fishing nets. Read story

An unweaned kitten peeks from its shelter inside the kitten nursery at the Best Friends Animal Society shelter on April 27 in Mission Hills, California.

Kitten nursery saves tiny lives

An unweaned kitten peeks from its shelter inside the kitten nursery at the Best Friends Animal Society shelter on April 27 in Mission Hills, California.

June 9, 2017, 6:10am Life

They are brought into shelters in crates, boxes and flower pots at this time of the year: Tiny, mewing kittens with eyes barely open, with pink, toothless mouths — and usually with no mother to nurse them. Read story

Fiona made her debut to the media May 31 in Hippo Cove at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden in Cincinnati.

Fiona makes media splash

Fiona made her debut to the media May 31 in Hippo Cove at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden in Cincinnati.

June 9, 2017, 6:00am Pets & Wildlife

A popular baby hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden has made its news media debut. Read story