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Pilot adopts cat he helped airlift out of Hurricane Milton
The pilot was part of a volunteer mission to transport more than 100 animals out of areas impacted by Hurricane Milton.
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After riding out Hurricane Milton at Tampa Bay Rays' stadium stingrays safely return home
Seven cownose stingrays were successfully relocated by animal care experts with The Florida Aquarium in coordination with the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Flash floods force evacuation of about 100 elephants in Thailand
An elephant sanctuary in Thailand is asking for help after flash floods forced the evacuation of around 100 elephants.
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Hazmat crews return to rescue animals from nightmare Long Island hoarding house
Authorities are expected to return to a Long Island home Friday to clear more animals, after more than 200 birds and many cats were found in a hoarding situation that officials described as among the worst they have ever seen. The Nassau County SPCA was called after a service worker went to the Woodbury home on Wednesday and saw dead…
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Rescuers reveal tragic background of trafficked jaguar cub abandoned in California
Rescuers reveal tragic background of trafficked jaguar cub abandoned in Alpine.
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Hundreds of birds and other animals seized from Long Island veterinarian's home
A tip led investigators to a pretty terrible hoarding situation at a Long Island home owned by a veterinarian, and what investigators found was so bad, the property is expected to be condemned. The Nassau County SPCA said they found over 200 animals cramped so tightly and among garbage, no more than two people at a time could even enter...
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200+ exotic birds, other animals found hoarded inside Long Island veterinarian's house
A house owned by a veterinarian on Long Island was found to be filled with more than 200 birds and other animals in a hoarding situation that officials described as among the worst they have ever seen.
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Owner sent friends $100 for dog's adoptaversary lunch while out of town — the result went viral
On Sept. 21, Sophie Vershbow shared a post on X about how her friend sent $100 to a group of them to take her dog, Sweeper, out to a special lunch.
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WATCH: Coast Guard rescues man and dog after boat fails during hurricane
A man and his dog were stranded when their 36-foot sailboat started sinking off the coast of Florida.
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Girl vs. Horse: Why a long-distance runner raced a horse in a 50-mile marathon
“If it was the last thing I did before I died, I wanted to race a horse,” Nicole Teeny said after her epilepsy diagnosis.
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Joro spiders spotted in Pennsylvania: Fact vs. fiction about the arachnids
It a worst nightmare for some: Giant venomous flying spiders making their way up the East Coast, and they are expected to arrive in New York and New Jersey this summer.
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WATCH: Thai woman rescued from python's grip after two hours trapped
A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a huge python taking hold of her.
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Baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng is a TikTok star, but her keepers are worried
Fans have flooded the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in eastern Thailand, where officials have warned they risk harming the celebrity hippopotamus.
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This Brazilian dog is a footvolley star. He teaches beachgoers how to play their own game
The 3-year-old border collie has become something of an internet sensation in Brazil with hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and TikTok.
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13-foot python seized from New York home
A 13-foot Burmese python was confiscated from an upstate New York man who was keeping the still-growing snake in a small tank, authorities said. The state Department of Environmental Conservation said it got a complaint about an illegally owned snake in New Hartford on Aug. 28. Environment Conservation Police Officer Jeff Hull responded and found the snake in a 4-to-5-foot…
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Giving up pets to seek rehab can worsen trauma. A Colorado group intends to end that
People seeking treatment for substance abuse don’t have to give up their pets thanks to the work of volunteers in a Colorado-based organization.
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NJ man indicted on 149 counts of animal cruelty in cat horror house case
A 56-year-old New Jersey man has been indicted on a litany of animal cruelty charges stemming from an investigation where authorities allegedly removed 157 cats and three dogs from his home last year, officials said Thursday. The Brick Township homeowner was indicted by an Ocean County grand jury over the events from May 4, 2023. On that date, he called…
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New push for zoo trespassing law after incident at NJ Zoo
Jen Maxfield reporting on the push for a zoo trespassing law.
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The benefits of being a foster for stray cats
Love cats but not ready to adopt? NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino chats with a longtime foster family of The Give Me Shelter Project on giving back.
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Woman who nearly lost her hand while taunting tiger at NJ zoo gets charged
A woman seen on video hopping a fence to taunt a tiger at a New Jersey zoo — and very nearly getting her hand bit — has been charged for the dangerous encounter.