Peach and Blossom are the two lucky turkeys from Minnesota who escaped a fowl fate of ending up on someone’s Thanksgiving table this year when they were pardoned Monday by President Biden at the White House. As ABC’s Good Morning America reports, these birds were plucked for the presidential flock and went through rigorous training […]
Avian flu is a virus that affects birds and can spread easily from bird to bird, as well as other livestock and even humans. In 2024, an avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, or “H5N1 bird flu,” has been making its way around the states, and could have serious consequences for the health of pet birds of […]
Congratulations are in order for one special hound! The winner of the 2024 American Humane Hero Dog Awards was exclusively revealed NBC’s Today Show this month, crowning bloodhound Bo as America’s top hero pup. Bo is a police dog who works alongside Gastonia Police Department sergeant David Rowland in North Carolina. They were both being […]
Halloween has come and gone, which means it’s almost that time of year when you’ll be stuffed from a Christmas feast, cozied up by the fireplace and surrounded by family – both two- and four-legged – playing a competitive round of card games, all to the backdrop of classic Christmas tunes. That’s why it makes sense that this […]
ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit was filled with emotion while he honored his late dog, Ben, during “College GameDay” on Nov. 9. As NBC’s Today Show reports, Herbstreit, who announced on November 7 that Ben had died from cancer, couldn’t speak when host Rece Davis introduced a recorded tribute that Herbstreit made for Ben that featured […]
In 2023 there was a significant rise in the number of campaigns featuring furry friends, and it appears that using dogs as a source of inspiration will only continue this year. As Hypebae reports, so far in 2024, both House of Sunny and Louis Vuitton have dropped collections that extoll the virtues of our canine companions. Pharrell […]
A 5-year-old bull terrier captured the nation’s attention just before Hurricane Milton hit Florida as a powerful Category 3 storm earlier this month. As CBS News reports, police say the dog had been dumped in rising flood waters in Tampa, Florida, as Milton barreled toward the Sunshine State. A Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) trooper, Orlando Morales, took video of the […]
The question of whether a 2-year-old beaver named Nibi can stay with the rescuers she has known since she was a baby or must be released into the wild was resolved Thursday when the Massachusetts governor stepped in to protect Nibi. As the Associated Press (AP) reports, the state issued a permit to Newhouse Wildlife Rescue for Nibi to […]
In a storyline better befitting a melodrama than a popularity vote, Grazer won her second Fat Bear Contest Tuesday by defeating the male behemoth that killed her cub this summer. As the Associated Press (AP) reports, Grazer beat Chunk by more than 40,000 votes cast by fans watching live cameras atexplore.org of Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. Fans […]
It’s officially illegal to farm octopus in the state of California. Gov. Gavin Newsom has just signed the bipartisan bill (which had zero opponents) that criminalizes the farming of octopuses for human consumption, based on the ideas that the aquatic animals are “highly intelligent,” have “long-term memory,” and have “have a well-developed nervous system.” And, […]