Matches for tag "other pets"

Posted: 1 month ago

BOZEMAN, Mont. -- It’s not easy being a grizzly bear these days –- misunderstood and victim to habitat destruction and random targeting, the Yellowstone grizzly population hovered near only 500 bears in 2007. Yet two years after the grizzly be… Read more

Posted: 3 months ago

PETA: Circus Elephants Abused; Other Pet News Briefs:Today's news includes: shocking undercover video footage of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey elephants allegedly being abused; A hunting dog nurses six piglets; A cat survives a bull… Read more

Posted: 4 months ago
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Location: 239 50th St, Moline, IL, 61265
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Posted: 4 months ago
Posted by: PetsParade

I think they'd do much better, and would be able to get a bigger better building, if they made it a bit more desireable to send unwanted or abandoned pets there. If an animal is abandoned on the door step Animal Controll is called and they are sent t… Read More

Posted: 4 months ago

HEREFORDSHIRE, England – Pigs wander freely around Barton Hill Farm at the top of a winding driveway in rural England. But one pig stands out.The small black and white animal trains faithfully every day on an obstacle course, zig-zagging … Read more

Posted: 4 months ago

SAN FRANCISCO -- A baby sea lion wandered onto a busy San Francisco Bay area freeway Monday morning but, after a ride in the back seat of a police car, was safe and resting at a marine center later in the day.Drivers on Interstate 880 start… Read more

Posted: 5 months ago

NEW YORK — When scientists set out to trace the roots of human laughter, some chimps and gorillas were just tickled to help. Literally.That’s how researchers made a variety of apes and some human babies laugh. After analyzing the sounds… Read more

Posted: 6 months ago

ROCHEPORT, Mo. -– From the pigskin to pig breeder, Nancy Shepherd has been hog wild for more than three decades. The transition from being a NFL cheerleader to swine enthusiast may not seem obvious, but to Shepherd, it was natural.“Bei… Read more

Posted: 6 months ago

Whistling Orangutan Amazes Scientists: A new talent has been discovered at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. An orangutan with a penchant for whistling has scientists, and visitors alike, marveling over the evolution of speech.Read more

Posted: 6 months ago

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Posted: 6 months ago

NEW YORK -- A bill to prevent importation of all nonnative wildlife species is causing some alarm in the pet industry, as the measure makes its way through legislative circuits.House Resolution 669, also known as the Nonnative Wildlife Prev… Read more

Posted: 6 months ago

NEW YORK -- Residents at the Bronx Zoo are now looking elsewhere for a permanent home -- New York City's oldest zoo has announced a round of lay-offs, which will kick hundreds of animals to the curb.The economy's weight has proved too much … Read more

Posted: 6 months ago

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Whenever she's out on the town, 2-year-old Gehts causes quite a stir. The central Florida pet grabs attention from the mere fact she's a wallaby. "She's like a little baby, I love her," said Gehts' mom, Suzie Charna.… Read more

Posted: 7 months ago

NEW YORK -- Having a firm grasp on animal forensics and toxicology is key to cracking cruelty cases, but sometimes, a lack of veterinary and police training prevents investigators from solving crimes.The University of Florida at Gainesville… Read more

Posted: 7 months ago

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday that it is willing to revisit a case involving animal cruelty and freedom of speech.The issue at hand is whether it is a crime to sell or own videos displaying acts of animal cruelty, o… Read more