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Bicentennial Tower Lights Turned Off for Bird Migration
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (78+ words) Erie News Now With breezes of warmer weather incoming, high levels of bird migration are expected this weekend. The Bicentennial Tower will once again have its lights turned off to help aid the birds in their journey along the Erie…...
Cats at ANNA Shelter Getting Ready for Adoption After Rescue
9+ hour, 20+ min ago (436+ words) A strange sight in downtown Erie on Friday night turned into a rescue mission for dozens of cats in need of care. A man was spotted walking through the city pushing a cart loaded with crates full of cats. The…...
ANNA Shelter Works to Care for Twenty Cats After Large Intak | Local News | erienewsnow. com
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (140+ words) Staff and volunteers at the The ANNA Shelter are coming off a busy weekend after helping rescue and care for 20 cats. According to a post on the shelter's Facebook page, staff received calls Friday night about a man pushing a…...
Felines and Wines Event Draw Crowd at Erie Zoo
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (115+ words) The Felines and Wines event combining drinks and animals returned for its fifth year on Saturday afternoon giving visitors the chance to enjoy local beverages alongside unique wildlife experiences. Typically held in the fall, organizers moved this year's event to…...
Animals Perish After Being Abandoned, Several Others Rescued
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (161+ words) Erie News Now The ANNA Shelter received a call from Pennsylvania State Police on May 11 with reports that several dogs and horses had been abandoned at a property. The location has not been disclosed. Upon arrival the shelter discovered that…...
Sea Wolves Dominate Flying Squirrels
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Fairview Students Write Letters to Help Shelter Pets | News | erienewsnow. com
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (138+ words) Within the last two weeks students at Fairview Elementary School have been working on a writing project. Their teacher, Emily Glennon paired each student with a dog or cat from the ANNA Shelter in need of a home and they…...
Kitten Saved From Sewer in Downtown Erie
1+ week, 3+ day ago (213+ words) Erie News Now A kitten was saved from a sewer at the corner of Seventh St. and French St. on Friday, May 8. While walking down the street on his lunch break, Jacob Holmstrom heard the kitten meowing from the sewer…...
Erie Lawmaker Introduces "Aimee's Law" Targeting Animal Abuse
1+ week, 4+ day ago (389+ words) State Senator Dan Laughlin of Erie County is pushing new legislation aimed at strengthening protections for animals and holding abusers accountable. Laughlin has formally introduced what is being called "Aimee's Law," a bill that would create a public registry for…...
Troubled waters: Jakarta battles deadly, invasive suckerfish
1+ week, 4+ day ago (541+ words) The sapu-sapu was introduced to Indonesia from South America, brought in to keep aquariums algae free but chucked into rivers as they outgrew their tanks sapu-sapu are able to live in oxygen-poor and polluted waters, digging holes into river banks…...