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Maddux, a german shepherd mix, does her part in the cleanup by removing a large stick on Saturday at Ike Memorial Dog Park in Vancouver. DOGPAW held its volunteer cleanup Saturday, as more than a dozen volunteers dug a trench to help filter water away from some of the more muddy spots of the park.

Study ranks states by costs to raise a dog; Washington 5th most expensive

Maddux, a german shepherd mix, does her part in the cleanup by removing a large stick on Saturday at Ike Memorial Dog Park in Vancouver. DOGPAW held its volunteer cleanup Saturday, as more than a dozen volunteers dug a trench to help filter water away from some of the more muddy spots of the park.

August 25, 2023, 6:00am Life

California’s an expensive place to live in, and not just for humans. Read story

In this photo provided by International Bird Rescue, staff wash geese found trapped in the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles on Aug. 1, 2023. Los Angeles Animal Services attended the birds first before taking the living geese to the International Bird Rescue, a nonprofit that specializes in rescuing and rehabilitating birds from oil spills.

13 geese die after getting stuck in tar pit

In this photo provided by International Bird Rescue, staff wash geese found trapped in the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles on Aug. 1, 2023. Los Angeles Animal Services attended the birds first before taking the living geese to the International Bird Rescue, a nonprofit that specializes in rescuing and rehabilitating birds from oil spills.

August 25, 2023, 5:18am Pets & Wildlife

Only two of a flock of 15 wild Canada geese that landed and became trapped in the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles in late July have survived after they were rescued and cleaned off. Read story

Tokitae, the performing orca known as Lolita at Miami’s Seaquarium, is shown with a trainer in 2011.

Orca Tokitae’s necropsy shocks Lummi Nation as it works to bring remains home

Tokitae, the performing orca known as Lolita at Miami’s Seaquarium, is shown with a trainer in 2011.

August 24, 2023, 7:37am Latest News

The death of Tokitae the southern resident orca on Friday in Miami was a shock to those who had been working to return her to her home waters of the Pacific Northwest, after 53 years in captivity. Read story

Cats from Maui quickly adopted in Seattle area

August 23, 2023, 5:10pm Life

Malie the kitten was living in a foster home on Maui when the deadly fires forced her foster mom to evacuate, leaving her unable to care for the 10-month-old cat. Read story

In this photo from March 26, 2015, killer whale Lolita performs at Miami Seaquarium in Key Biscayne. The orca, who has been in captivity since 1970, and was the oldest killer whale in captivity, died on August 18, 2023 as officials were preparing to send her back to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest.

WA man who captured Tokitae says he has ‘no regrets’ after orca’s death

In this photo from March 26, 2015, killer whale Lolita performs at Miami Seaquarium in Key Biscayne. The orca, who has been in captivity since 1970, and was the oldest killer whale in captivity, died on August 18, 2023 as officials were preparing to send her back to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest.

August 21, 2023, 2:23pm Latest News

He remembers vividly the day he caught Tokitae, one of some 100 orca whales captured behind a net in Whidbey Island’s Penn Cove. Read story

Palestinians gather for the opening ceremony of Meow Cafe in Gaza City, Thursday, Aug 17, 2023. Amidst the challenges of life in the Gaza Strip, constrained by a 17-year blockade and ongoing conflicts, this first-ever cat cafe offers a unique space for relaxation and positive human-animal interaction.

Gaza Strip gets its first cafe with cat interaction

Palestinians gather for the opening ceremony of Meow Cafe in Gaza City, Thursday, Aug 17, 2023. Amidst the challenges of life in the Gaza Strip, constrained by a 17-year blockade and ongoing conflicts, this first-ever cat cafe offers a unique space for relaxation and positive human-animal interaction.

August 19, 2023, 6:02am Life

The global cat cafe trend, where people pay to have coffee and hang out with cats, has finally come to the besieged Gaza Strip. Read story

Catia Lattouf is surrounded Aug. 7 by the hummingbirds in her care, in her apartment that she has turned into a makeshift clinic for the tiny birds, in Mexico City. Lattouf who has some 60 hummingbirds under her care, has become a reference source for bird lovers, amateur and professional alike, across Mexico and other parts of Latin America.

Mexican woman opens at-home clinic for tiny birds

Catia Lattouf is surrounded Aug. 7 by the hummingbirds in her care, in her apartment that she has turned into a makeshift clinic for the tiny birds, in Mexico City. Lattouf who has some 60 hummingbirds under her care, has become a reference source for bird lovers, amateur and professional alike, across Mexico and other parts of Latin America.

August 19, 2023, 6:01am Life

Gently holding a baby hummingbird between her hands, Catia Lattouf says, “Hello, cute little guy. Are you very hungry?” It’s the newest patient at her apartment in a toney section of Mexico City where she has nursed hundreds of the tiny birds back to health over the past decade. Read story

Homeless Maui cats arrive in Seattle

August 18, 2023, 5:23pm Life

As Maui copes with the aftermath of deadly fires that destroyed entire communities, animal shelters on the Hawaiian island have braced for an influx of displaced pets. Read story

FILE - Banggai cardinalfish swim in a tank at an export warehouse in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, April 12, 2021. The federal government is looking to ban importation and exportation of the species of tropical fish that conservation groups have long said is exploited by the pet trade.

U.S. seeks to ban trade of cardinal fish

FILE - Banggai cardinalfish swim in a tank at an export warehouse in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, April 12, 2021. The federal government is looking to ban importation and exportation of the species of tropical fish that conservation groups have long said is exploited by the pet trade.

August 18, 2023, 6:57am Life

The federal government is looking to ban importation and exportation of a species of a tropical fish that conservation groups have long said is exploited by the pet trade. Read story

An injured dog is treated Aug. 9 at Maui Humane Society in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Maui Humane Society is treating dogs, cats, chickens, pigs and other animals that were badly burned while fleeing the wildfires.

Many pets remain lost after Maui wildfire

An injured dog is treated Aug. 9 at Maui Humane Society in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Maui Humane Society is treating dogs, cats, chickens, pigs and other animals that were badly burned while fleeing the wildfires.

August 18, 2023, 6:05am Life

A dog with hind legs bandaged tightly from paw to hip whimpered in pain through a plastic medical cone, chest rising and falling quickly in shallow breaths. Read story