Pets & Wildlife

Zoo staff infected by TB after exposure to elephants

January 8, 2016, 10:47am Northwest

A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says seven staff members at the Oregon Zoo tested positive for tuberculosis after an outbreak among three elephants started in 2013. Read story

A bighead carp, front, a species of the Asian carp, swims in an exhibit that highlights plants and animals that eat or compete with Great Lakes native species at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. A new study based on computer modeling says if Asian carp successfully invade Lake Erie, they eventually could make up about a third of the total fish weight there, and cause declines of walleye and other valuable sport species.

Asian carp invasion could threaten fish diversity in Lake Erie

January 8, 2016, 6:06am Life

Asian carp could become the most common fish in Lake Erie if the ravenous invaders develop a breeding population there, while popular sport species including walleye and rainbow trout likely would decline, scientists said Monday. Read story

Sue Bohlmann plays with her dogs Gretel, a female Maltese papillon, and Mateo, a Havanese, at her home in Minnetonka, Minn.

Baby boomers are opting for pint-sized pooches

January 8, 2016, 6:05am Life

Sue Bohlmann always loved big dogs, especially golden retrievers. Then she and her husband added a Bernese mountain dog to the mix. Read story

Russians enamored by unlikely friendship between tiger, goat

January 6, 2016, 6:21pm Nation & World

MOSCOW -- An unlikely friendship between a tiger and a goat who was supposed to be his dinner has charmed Russia. Read story

Lion walk near to buffalo last month inside the Hluhluwe game reserve on the outskirts of Hluhluwe, South Africa.

New U.S. rule threatens ‘canned hunting’ of lions

January 6, 2016, 6:04am Life

South African ranchers breed lions in captivity, from cubs to adults, then release them just after the arrival of a hunter who pays about $15,000 for a kill. Sometimes the animal is drugged to make it easier game. Sometimes it's lured by fresh meat to a place where the hunter… Read story

Cat show raises money for Furry Friends

Walnut Grove: Performers Loxie Arcane, left, and Bianca McCarthy, right, with Furry Friends volunteer Marci Koski, center, at a show in Portland to raise money for the Vancouver-based no-kill cat shelter.

January 6, 2016, 5:59am Community

For about two hours on Dec. 11, The Crush Bar in Portland saw a cat-themed extravaganza take over, as 14 artists took to the stage for cat-related performances. The event -- titled "Faster, Pussy Cat! THRILL! THRILL!" -- included performances by burlesque dancers, singers, comedians and belly dancers. It raised… Read story

Dog pants an apt meme to end ’15

The Internet is abuzz with the dog pants discussion.

January 3, 2016, 6:14am Entertainment

The last big meme of 2015 will probably be an argument about how a dog should wear pants, brought to the attention of the Internet at large via an image swiped from Facebook, posted to Reddit and tweeted by a social media guy who has described his current Twitter mentions… Read story