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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.
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Happy National Dog Day! What to know about the day dedicated to our canine companions
National Dog Day is observed each year to celebrate the love, loyalty and companionship that dogs bring to our lives.
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This bird species was extinct in Europe. Now it's back, and humans must help it migrate for winter
The Northern Bald Ibis, or the Waldrapp, once soared over North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and much of Europe. They were hunted essentially to extinction by the 17th century.
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A bird flu outbreak is spreading among cows in the US. Scientists are hunting for answers
The National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa, is the place where scientists are pushing to solve the bird flu outbreak currently spreading through U.S. animals — and develop ways to stop it
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The twins are here! A second set of giant panda cubs has been born in Berlin
The cubs were born on Thursday, the zoo said in a statement. They were born only 11 days after ultrasound scans showed that Meng Meng, 11, was pregnant.
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A song for Sphen: Penguins mourn death of one half of beloved same-sex couple
To process the loss of his partner, Magic, 8, was taken to Sphen’s body “so that he could understand his partner wouldn’t return,” Dilly said.
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New Yorkers embrace cats as a political symbol, rally for the Harris-Walz campaign
Cats are returning to the political stage, reminiscent of the 2016 election, with New York pet owners and animal welfare supporters nationwide pushing the Harris-Walz campaign to defeat former President Donald Trump. This recent cats-in-politics renaissance came to a tipping point when a previous 2021 Fox News interview with then host Tucker Carlson and former President Donald Trump’s 2024 running…
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Hairless cat dumpers wanted in New Jersey
Authorities are looking for two people who keep abandoning hairless cats in New Jersey. According to Hopatcong police, the latest dump happened on Stanhope Sparta Road around 5:20 a.m. on Aug. 15. The two individuals left four hairless cats in cardboard carriers at Lakeside Construction. They needed medical attention. Police shared photos of the suspects and the animals. Similar incidents…