Abandoned pets to go to U.S. sanctuaries
120743
Some 300 homeless dogs and cats, many left behind by owners who fled Lebanon during the Hezbollah-Israel war, will be heading to new sanctuaries in the United States for adoption, an animal rights activist said Friday.
668530
A significant population has taken up residence in the national park, perhaps released there by overwhelmed pet owners.
536611
Site hopes that highlighting the fact many unadopted dogs are euthanized by shelters with scarce space will spur people to take them in.
585042
Some cockfighters might take their roosters south of the border. Others are likely to go underground.
94617
Millions of feral cats&#151;domestic animals that have become wild&#151;are said to be running free throughout the U.S., threatening birds and public health.
574407
"Bark Mitzvahs," pet chaplains, and kitty funerals are all part of a growing recognition by churches and synagogues of the bonds people have with their animals.
126636
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The pastor at Anchorage First Free Methodist Church was mystified. Why was the activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals chastising him? No animals are harmed in the church's holiday nativity display. In fact, animals aren't used at all.
355742
Back in 1914, the death of a pigeon called Martha in Cincinnati Zoo was a momentous event. In 1878, there were 50 million Passenger Pigeons like Martha roaming the USA. Martha was the last bird left after an immense hunting onslaught led to the extinction of this species in the wild by 1900.
562880
By MATT WEISER McClatchy News Service  The push behind its likely removal as an endangered species has some worried.   SACRAMENTO, Calif.
692752
LYNDHURST, England, Sept. 12 -- Jake, an arthritic Labrador retriever, slept beneath an ancient oak tree in a warm September breeze. Ponies roamed untethered, children kicked pine cones along gravel forest paths, and Edith Jones stood outside her camper wondering how such a tranquil spot had become,...
491057
FULLERTON, Calif. - There was no puppy love when Jewel met Jade. Jewel, the Correy family pet, disappeared seven years ago. Misty Correy and her children hoped the microchip in the dog's back would help find the Siberian husky.
544981
Tending to your soul at the Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Boise, Idaho, involves recycling old cell phones and printer cartridges in the church lobby, pulling noxious weeds in the backcountry and fixing worn-out hiking trails in the mountains.
522145
It's no joke. Animal lawsuits are gaining respect as pet owners seek justice for the ones they love
310952
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Residents of the European Union who want to take their cat, dog or ferret to another EU nation will need special pet passports starting Friday.    The wallet-sized passports will verify that the pet has been vaccinated against rabies...
33484
There is a disagreement concerning the future of two elephants at the Detroit Zoo: a sanctuary or the Columbus Zoo. The American Zoo and Aquarium Association in Washington has
412231
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- As autumn wanes and North Atlantic right whales again migrate to calving grounds off the Southeast coast, humans will determine the fate of the majestic creatures hunted almost to extinction in centuries past.
679770
By JULIE ANN GRIMM, PHOTOS BY SHIH FA KAO  Bronze images of booted animals enlisted for Railyard fundraising  Statues: Project still lacks about $3.2 million  Droves of prairie dogs that once overran the Railyard park have long since been relocated to a wildlife refuge.