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Your pet could be featured on a mural outside this Tacoma shelter
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (143+ words) Your pet could be featured on a mural outside this Tacoma shelter'KIRO 7 News Seattle Your pet could be featured on a mural outside this Tacoma shelter The contest is being offered for the third and final time. Submissions are accepted…...
Cat trying to avoid trip to vet gets stuck in reclining chair
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (243+ words) OVERLAND PARK, Kan. " A reluctant cat trying to avoid a visit to the veterinarian in Kansas found itself with a bigger worry. The incident occurred on Saturday in Overland Park, WDAF reported. The cat's owner was preparing to take the…...
WATCH: Adorable harbor seal goes viral for his love of rubber duckies
1+ day, 32+ min ago (206+ words) NEW ENGLAND " Rubber duckie, you're the one " or two, if you're this guy. Reggae, a harbor seal at the New England Aquarium, has gone viral for his love of his favorite toys: two bright yellow rubber ducks. Staff shared video…...
‘Still on the lam’: Pet kangaroo escapes from Wisconsin petting zoo
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (204+ words) The owner of a Wisconsin petting zoo is on the lookout for a missing kangaroo. The kangaroo, named Chesney, escaped from Sunshine Farm petting zoo in Necedah, Wisconsin, on March 25, WISN reported. WKBT and the Green Bay Press Gazette said…...
Dozens of cats with special needs in dire need of a loving home
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (487+ words) ARLINGTON, Wash. " The Purr-fect Pals Cat Sanctuary in Arlington is seeking forever homes for more than 100 cats, many of whom have complex medical needs. Sanctuary officials say the facility is struggling to find permanent homes for these animals, some of…...
Endangered male Masai giraffe born at Ohio zoo
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (324+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio " An Ohio zoo welcomed a newborn male Masai giraffe earlier this month, adding to the population of an endangered species. According to a news release from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, the male calf was born at 6:16 p.m. ET…...
Five squirrels killed in Browns Point after bite reports
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (364+ words) Washington state wildlife officers euthanized five squirrels in Northeast Tacoma this week following reports of at least one bite incident in the Browns Point neighborhood. Fire officials in the neighborhood told KIRO 7 there were at least two incidents in the…...
Meet Onion! Blind seal finds new home at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (273+ words) TACOMA, Wash. " A blind harbor seal has found a new home at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. His name is Onion and he's 11 years old. He was found in 2015, stranded at just 17 months old on Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown, Massachusetts....
Pasado’s Safe Haven rescues 17 cats abandoned on a front lawn
1+ week, 2+ day ago (110+ words) Pasado's Safe Haven has welcomed 17 new cats into its sanctuary after they were abandoned on a front lawn in Auburn. Washington Health Outreach reached out to the shelter for support. Pasado's Safe Haven says its team was able to get…...
Nearly 60 pets, including pig, seized from Poulsbo home; Kitsap Humane asking for help with care
1+ week, 2+ day ago (367+ words) POULSBO, Wash. " Authorities seized 57 animals from a Poulsbo home on Tuesday, prompting an emergency response from the Kitsap Humane Society to provide medical care and housing. The seizure included a variety of animals that needed veterinary care, including dogs, puppies,…...