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Cynthia Sieling puts trays of dog biscuits in the oven and she and other members of the St. Francis Homeless Project, make the treats at the Institute of Technology, for the Dogs Dig Em&#039; ministry. She&#039;s is a client in the project which employs former homeless women who complete drug/alcohol rehab.

How dog biscuits help beat addiction

Cynthia Sieling puts trays of dog biscuits in the oven and she and other members of the St. Francis Homeless Project, make the treats at the Institute of Technology, for the Dogs Dig Em&#039; ministry. She&#039;s is a client in the project which employs former homeless women who complete drug/alcohol rehab.

January 15, 2017, 6:00am Life

Wearing white floppy chef hats and sunny yellow aprons, a group of women chat happily as they mix and roll dough on its journey to becoming all-natural dog biscuits last month. Morning light pours through large wide windows, brightening an already optimistic mood. Read story

Jack Lawrence, right, a judge at the Grand National Pigeon Show, talks pigeons with, from left, Stevie and Autumn Schmidt and Amy Colton.

Grand National pigeon show comes to Clark County

Jack Lawrence, right, a judge at the Grand National Pigeon Show, talks pigeons with, from left, Stevie and Autumn Schmidt and Amy Colton.

January 14, 2017, 7:25pm Clark County News

The Super Bowl of pigeon shows has come and gone from Clark County. Read story

Joy Murphy of Grants Pass, Ore., looks over at her Russian startail tumbler, Jasper, during the National Pigeon Association 2013 Grand National Show.

Thousands of birds compete in national pigeon show in Clark County

Joy Murphy of Grants Pass, Ore., looks over at her Russian startail tumbler, Jasper, during the National Pigeon Association 2013 Grand National Show.

January 13, 2017, 6:05am Clark County Life

You know which animal is always credited as being man’s best friend. But try on this flighty idea: Man’s best friend may well be the common pigeon. Read story

Rodents with a sweet tooth swiping candy bars

January 13, 2017, 6:05am Life

Squirrels like nuts. Nuts go well with chocolate. So do squirrels like chocolate? Read story

In this Dec. 12, 2016, photo, the Amur tiger cub Kashtan looks at a camera at the Milwaukee County Zoo in Milwaukee. Kashtan is being hand-raised by staff _ an unusual undertaking for a zoo. Kashtan had an infection at about a month old and had to be separated so medical staff could care for him. He was gone for about a month and zoo officials didn&#039;t know whether the mother would take him back and didn&#039;t want to risk his health or safety.

Zoo hand-raises lone Amur tiger cub to save its life

In this Dec. 12, 2016, photo, the Amur tiger cub Kashtan looks at a camera at the Milwaukee County Zoo in Milwaukee. Kashtan is being hand-raised by staff _ an unusual undertaking for a zoo. Kashtan had an infection at about a month old and had to be separated so medical staff could care for him. He was gone for about a month and zoo officials didn&#039;t know whether the mother would take him back and didn&#039;t want to risk his health or safety.

January 13, 2017, 6:05am Life

The zookeepers at the Milwaukee County Zoo are hand-raising a lone Amur tiger cub — an unusual undertaking only done in order to save the cub’s life. Read story

Two male pectoral sandpipers in a competitive, territorial display flight in Barrow, Alaska, in June 2012. &quot;Copulations are incredibly rare,&quot; biologist Bart Kempenaers said.

Long-distance birdie call: Sex-crazed pipers travel for tail

Two male pectoral sandpipers in a competitive, territorial display flight in Barrow, Alaska, in June 2012. &quot;Copulations are incredibly rare,&quot; biologist Bart Kempenaers said.

January 13, 2017, 6:00am Life

You fly more than 100 miles for love. You get rejected. You fly another 100 miles. Another rejection. And another. Read story

Denise Harris takes an afternoon nap with her Irish Wolfhounds, Fearghus, left, and Carrik, right, in Columbia, Maryland. When Harris is feeling ill, she likes to take a nap with her canine companions on the family room floor. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Linda Davidson.

Pets can make you feel better, here’s why

Denise Harris takes an afternoon nap with her Irish Wolfhounds, Fearghus, left, and Carrik, right, in Columbia, Maryland. When Harris is feeling ill, she likes to take a nap with her canine companions on the family room floor. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Linda Davidson.

January 13, 2017, 6:00am Life

Wayne Pacelle has a demanding job as president and chief executive of the Humane Society of the United States. This is one of the reasons he brings Lily, his beagle mix, to work with him. He is convinced that animals “are a necessary ingredient in our emotional well-being,” he says.… Read story

A Grizzly bear is seen in Yellowstone National Park near Mammoth Wyoming. (David Grubbs,/Billings Gazette via AP.

Plan offers 4 options for restoring grizzlies to Washington

A Grizzly bear is seen in Yellowstone National Park near Mammoth Wyoming. (David Grubbs,/Billings Gazette via AP.

January 12, 2017, 1:15pm Northwest

Grizzly bears once roamed the rugged landscape of the North Cascades in Washington state but few have been sighted in recent decades. Read story

A polar bear dries off after taking a swim June 15, 2014, in the Chukchi Sea in Alaska. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its plan Monday for the recovery of threatened polar bears. (Brian Battaile/U.S.

Final polar bear recovery plan released

A polar bear dries off after taking a swim June 15, 2014, in the Chukchi Sea in Alaska. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its plan Monday for the recovery of threatened polar bears. (Brian Battaile/U.S.

January 9, 2017, 6:55pm Nation & World

Five years ago, in a meeting room in Alaska, two dozen federal wildlife biologists joined other experts to begin formulating a recovery plan for polar bears because the animals’ primary habitat, sea ice, was melting beneath their feet in summer. Read story

California first dog Sutter, a Welch corgi and Gov. Jerry Brown&#039;s best friend, takes a break.

Political pets helped owners’ campaigns, delighted public on social media

California first dog Sutter, a Welch corgi and Gov. Jerry Brown&#039;s best friend, takes a break.

January 6, 2017, 6:04am Life

Not even politicians’ best friends were spared from 2016’s wrath. Read story