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Stressed-out owners, pooches get glam: As Westminster’s winner is crowned, The Post goes behind the scenes for the real action
2+ hour ago (811+ words) They faced months and months of intense training before the "big game" " like top-tier pro athletes preparing to play in a championship game and existing on a lean diet. But forget Super Bowl LX " these are the true top dogs…...
Frozen iguanas rain down in Florida cold spell — as wildlife officials encourage killing invasive critters
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (426+ words) Leapin" lizards, they"re cold blooded killers! Thousands of frozen iguanas are raining down from trees in Florida again after the state faced another record breaking cold snap " and wildlife officials say its the perfect time to kill the invasive…...
Alicia Silverstone rescues orphaned dog and her 12 puppies just before shelter planned to put pooch down
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (318+ words) Actress Alicia Silverstone is being praised for swooping in to rescue a pregnant dog that was set to be euthanized at a Southern California animal shelter. The "Clueless" star saved the 3-year-old terrier mix, which she is now fostering, after…...
Massive great white shark detected by researchers off Mississippi coast in rare Gulf migration
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (483+ words) A massive'great white shark'was patrolling the waters just off Alabama's coast in January " and now, off the coast of Mississippi. Around the middle of January, the 12-foot, nearly 1,000-pound female shark, known as "Ernst," was detected off the coast of…...
Floridians gather frozen iguanas by armload as frigid temps leave them paralyzed, dropping from trees
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (348+ words) Iguanas left virtually paralyzed by Florida's recent unseasonable cold snap are dropping like flies from trees, leaving people to scoop them up by the armload. When temperatures plummet, the cold-blooded creatures become immobile, and in Florida, where upwards of 1 million…...
Ruff Day: Dope wanted for Javits Center heists nabbed sneaking back in for Westminster Dog Show
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (239+ words) He's in the doghouse now. A Bronx knucklehead wanted for a series of heists at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan bit off more than he could chew when he tried sneaking back into the venue for the Westminster Dog…...
Californians band together to save wild fox with pipe stuck on its neck
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (297+ words) Here's one fox who was lucky to get hunted. A neighborhood in Monterey County banded together to save a hapless wild canine when its neck got caught in a black plastic pipe " and the good Samaritans didn't give up despite…...
Zoos offer iconic Valentine’s Day gift — roaches named after ex-lovers: ‘Skip the chocolates’
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (440+ words) It's the gift that keeps on hissing! Zoos across the US are offering the perfect Valentine's gift for scorned lovers " name a cockroach after your former flame. This Valentine's Day, several zoos are pitching the ultimate breakup gift to raise…...
Exclusive | Rockaway raccoon shot and killed by NYC cop was rabies free, DOH confirms
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (190+ words) A raccoon shot and killed by an NYPD sergeant last week on a Queens beach did not have rabies. The city Health Department sent the raccoon's remains to be tested after the animal was shot by Sgt. Nicholas Henry of…...
‘Canine coronavirus’ could be a future pandemic in humans, warn scientists
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (443+ words) Here's something to bark about. Experts say a respiratory virus that originated in man's best friend could be a major threat to public health. Canine coronavirus, also known as CCoV, is associated with stomach illness in dogs and serious infections…...