Fla. officials: Hundreds of animals found in filth
OCALA, Fla. — Authorities say they’ve taken more than 400 animals, including sheep, goats, ducks and even four endangered turtles, from a filthy central Florida home.
MELBOURNE - An Aussie man claims that he owns a pet cat that can speak a total of seven different English words, including the F-word.
WASHINGTON - Using data from Portuguese water dogs - the breed of President Barack Obama’s dog Bo - researchers at the University of Utah have found a gene that gives some members of this dog breed curly hair and others long, wavy hair.
Va. SPCA exec’s dog dies after 4 hours in hot car
RICHMOND, Va. — An executive for an anti-animal cruelty group says her 16-year-old blind and deaf dog died after she accidentally left him in her hot car for four hours.
WASHINGTON - The White House can create small annoyances for the US President Barack Obama whose reported list of pet peeves include missing out his duties as First Dad and running late on time.
Fla. mom, boyfriend charged in python strangling
OXFORD, Fla. — Authorities say the mother of a Florida girl suffocated by a pet python last month has been charged in the child’s death.
WASHINGTON - Mammals, birds and fishes are among evolution’s “winners” because they have diversified into more species, while crocodiles, alligators and their reptile cousin tuatara are among the “losers”, says a new study.
Suspicious FedEx package contains live snakes
HAMILTON, Ohio — Police said a suspicious package at a shipping store turned out to be a box of live boa constrictors. Fairfield Township police said they were called Tuesday after FedEx Office employees saw two pillowcases moving when they got curious and opened the parcel at a store about 20 miles north of Cincinnati.
Tips for reducing the chance a dog will bite
Experts say early, positive and thorough obedience training, starting with puppy kindergarten, is one way that dog owners can make their dog less likely to bite. Other tips:
Officials: NYC man killed 4 of girlfriend’s cats
NEW YORK — Authorities say a New York City man secretly killed at least four of his live-in girlfriend’s cats, slaying the pets as the woman unsuspectingly adopted new ones.
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