Mount Pleasant is the latest town in South Carolina to use oxygen masks on pets caught in fires.
The Charleston Post and Courier reports the town’s five fire stations now have masks for both dogs and cats who, like humans, often need to be treated with oxygen as the result of smoke inhalation.
Fire Chief Herb Williams [...]
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Furry friends aren’t always the best for college students.
While pet adoption may seem like a good idea at first, students may want to take a step back before adopting that adorable mutt or big-eyed feline, because pet ownership can quickly get out of hand. If and when students adopt or buy pets, local experts and [...]
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A four-year-old cat in Germany called Bonny has survived after being walled in beneath a bathtub for seven weeks, its owner said Tuesday.
“It’s a miracle,” said Monika Hoppert, a 60-year-old widow from the western town of Stadthagen. “I’m a strong believer, I think she must have had a guardian [...]
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Criminal charges were dismissed Monday against Jane Balogh, the Federal Way woman who registered her dog to vote — but not without a hiccup along the way.
King County District Court Judge Mariane Spearman dropped a misdemeanor charge of making a false or misleading statement to a public servant, based on Balogh’s completion of the terms [...]
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It’s the little cow with a big future. Rising supermarket prices are persuading hundreds of families to turn their back gardens into mini-ranches stocked with miniature cattle.
Registrations of the most popular breed, the Dexter, have doubled since the millennium and websites are sprouting up offering “the world’s most efficient, cutest and tastiest cows”.
For between £200 [...]
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Families in Greece seeking to adopt a puppy with a little more pizzazz got their chance this week after one of the nation’s most notorious fugitives gave up his pets following his arrest.
Convicted bank robber Vassilis Paleokostas already had a Robin Hood-style credo amid reports that he gave part of his loot to the [...]
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The Scottish government has declared war on increasingly aggressive urban seagulls.
The initial battle will be joined in the southwestern town of Dumfries during next spring’s breeding season when a special anti-gull “task force” will seek to destroy nests and drive out the birds.
“Seagulls are a menace to Scottish towns and cities,” said [...]
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If only Goldilocks had a cockapoo.
A 15-pound cocker spaniel-poodle mix named Pawlee scared off a mother bear and her two cubs Sunday morning after they strayed into his owners’ back yard.
Whether his bark was worse than his bite, Pawlee’s tactic worked just fine. These three bears got the hint and took off.
“We had [...]
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Cats with a fondness for gourmet meals are threatening fish supplies, an Australian scientist says.
Deakin University scientist Dr Giovanni Turchini has discovered an estimated 2.48 million tonnes of forage fish - a limited biological resource - is consumed by the global cat food industry each year.
“That such a large amount of fish is used for [...]
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THEY met on the local hot rod scene. They saw one another at tattoo conventions around the area, comparing bikes. They looked like heavies, a band of Hells Angels, with nicknames equally tough: Mike Tattoo, Big Ant, Johnny O, Batso, Sal, Angel, Des.
They meant no harm. Clad in leather, inked to the hilt in skulls [...]
