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Passion 4 Pets: Taco is looking for his furever home 🌮
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (322+ words) Meet Taco " a nearly 15-year-old brindle gentleman with a big personality and plenty of love left to give. " This sweet senior may play a little hard to get at first, but a couple of treats and a belly rub will…...
‘Heartbreaking call’: 15 tiny puppies found stuffed in single crate
18+ hour, 8+ min ago (93+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. " Animal Care and Protective Services is looking for homes for 15 small puppies that were found shut inside a single travel crate. ACPS says one of its officers responded to the heartbreaking call Tuesday morning. The shelter said the…...
Manatees at Jacksonville Zoo & Botanical Gardens enjoy new river habitat
21+ hour, 10+ min ago (180+ words) Manatees at Jacksonville Zoo & Botanical Gardens enjoy new river habitat'News4JAX Manatees at Jacksonville Zoo & Botanical Gardens enjoy new river habitat Visitors who want an up-close look at the manatees being cared for at the Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens won't…...
Sea cow spotlight: Manatees at Jacksonville Zoo & Botanical Gardens featured in new habitat
21+ hour, 42+ min ago (304+ words) Visitors who want an up-close look at the manatees being cared for at the Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens won't have to travel far from the zoo's new entrance to see them. The newly finished $72 million J. Wayne and Delores Barr…...
Scratch Season: Hidden health risks for pets this Spring
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (301+ words) Spring fever isn't just hitting people; it's hitting pets. They play, they roll, they run! And they itch! What looks like playtime can actually be a sign of fleas, ticks or allergies. New national forecasts show flea and tick season…...
Crocodile caught in an Australian creek 1,200 miles from its tropical habitat
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (410+ words) MELBOURNE " Stephanie Kirsop didn't believe her son when he phoned to say a crocodile was lurking in a creek near their home. The family live in the temperate coastal city of Newcastle, which is 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) south of Australia's crocodile…...
Dogtopia of Jacksonville Beach Blvd Passion 4 Pets adoption event matches 30 dogs with new families
1+ week, 3+ day ago (215+ words) Caleb Yauger, News4JAX reporter JACKSONVILLE, Fla. " Dogtopia of Jacksonville on Beach Boulevard held its first-ever Passion 4 Pets adoption event, matching about 30 dogs with new families as local rescues and humane societies teamed up to find animals new homes. "We're looking to…...
Passion 4 Pets Adoption Event Returns Feb. 21 at Dogtopia of Jacksonville Beach Boulevard
2+ week, 2+ day ago (368+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. " Save the Date! Find your forever at our Passion 4 Pets Adoption Event on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dogtopia of Jacksonville Beach Boulevard (11300 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32246)! Join us as local rescues and humane societies come together with…...
Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant population near expanding farms
2+ week, 5+ day ago (524+ words) BANGKOK " Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try and curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other " an issue in areas where farms spread into forests and…...
Cats and kittens are helping inmates heal thanks to a Flagler County rehabilitation program
2+ week, 6+ day ago (420+ words) FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. " Cats and kittens from the Humane Society are living with inmates at the Flagler County Jail " not because they're in trouble, but because they're helping with rehabilitation. A class from the University of North Florida studying the…...