Rescued beagles peer out from their kennel at the The Lehigh County Humane Society in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Monday. Animal welfare workers removed 71 beagles from a cramped house in rural Pennsylvania, where officials say a woman had been breeding them without a license before she died last month. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Spirit imposes stricter rules on emotional support animals
Spirit Airlines has become the latest airline to impose additional restrictions on emotional support animals, the discount carrier announced this week. Beginning Oct. 15, travelers will have to give Spirit at least 48 hours notice of their intention to travel with an emotional support animal and provide more documentation than the airline requires now. The […]
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What has four LEGOs and crawls?
A wild Eastern box turtle at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore had trouble moving with a fractured shell. So with some creativity, ingenuity and sketches, a veterinary student designed and built a small wheelchair for the turtle. The material? LEGOs. And yes, there’s video. The turtle was injured and found in July by a zoo […]
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Finding innovative ways to keep cows cool
California is the nation’s top milk-producing state and home to nearly 1.8 million dairy cows. California is also hot, especially for cows, which have trouble keeping cool when the weather gets warm. And when cows get too hot, their milk production decreases. Severe overheating can threaten cows’ health and their ability to get pregnant and […]
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Woman arrested after giving medicine to pets she rescued from Florence
As Hurricane Florence barreled toward the North Carolina coast, Tammie Hedges decided to open a warehouse she had been remodeling to house pets displaced by the storm. The animals came from the streets, where volunteers found them, and from owners who had to evacuate but couldn’t bring their pets with them, said Kathie Davidson, who […]
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Veterinary clinics add soothing touches to ease painful goodbyes
In December, Chelsea Lincoln’s pet rat, Juniper, developed an incurable tumor. Lincoln then faced every pet owner’s hardest realization. It was time to end Juniper’s struggle. When the euthanasia appointment time arrived: however, Lincoln didn’t agonize with her ailing pet in a crowded reception area. Instead, she, along with Juniper and her partner, Rand Ryherd, […]
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Watch out for behavior issues in hybrid cats
According to the Pet Poison Helpline, hybrid cats were first created in the 1970s as an effort by scientists to study the possible resistance to feline leukemia in wild cats. The goal of this research was to better understand hereditary factors for leukemia and how to combat the disease. The cats bred for this research […]
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Adopting a dog or cat later in life is good all around
Companion animals bring great joy to their owners. The unconditional love cats and dogs provide appeals to people of all ages. While many people associate pets with kids who can’t wait to welcome the first cat or dog into their homes, pets can benefit aging men and women as well. It’s not uncommon for seniors […]
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Pet of the week Bentley is very trainable
NORWAY — Bentley is a male Black Mouth Cur that is just a year old. He is a good dog that is ready to become a great pet. When Bentley is outside in the kennel, he does not bark, even when the other dogs around him are excited. His handler says he listens well and […]
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An ark in a bus: Driver rescues 64 dogs and cats from Hurricane Florence
There is nothing like a meal at the Waffle House after driving more than 60 animals from the South Carolina coast to southern Alabama inside of a school bus. Tony Alsup can attest. Alsup, a 51-year-old trucker from Greenback, Tennessee, was parked at a Waffle House outside Fayetteville, North Carolina, Sunday night for a quick […]