Jed and Billy, Southern Pines Pets of the week for 9-09

HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) - Two adorable three month old kittens, Jed and Billy, are this weeks Pets of the week at the Southern Pines Animal Shelter. Jed and Billy are very playful and energetic and love to play together.

A string of violent attacks on cats in Seabrook has residents, pet owners and authorities worried

Flathead cats need good homes

KALISPELL - The Flathead County Animal Shelter is reaching a critical limit for the number of cats and kittens they can hold and they need your help.

Dogs sniff coke in deo roll-ons

Sniffer dogs detected 25kg of cocaine in a man's luggage even though it was hidden in 801 still-functional deodorant roll-ons.

Rock Cats Outfielder Joe Benson Named EL Player of the Week

New Britain, CT - The New Britain Rock Cats 22-year-old Outfielder, Joe Benson, was named the Eastern League Player of the Week for the period ending September 6, the final week of the 2010 Season.

Dogs cast vote for DC mayor by choosing between colored treats at Humane Society event

WASHINGTON - The Washington Humane Society is conducting a "paw poll" to let dogs cast their votes for D.C. mayor. The poll was conducted Thursday morning at a dog park in northwest Washington.

Feds plan more sea turtle releases in Gulf (AP)

AP - Federal officials say they're stepping up plans to release sea turtles that were stranded and rescued during the Gulf oil spill and study how they've been affected.

Dogs cast DC mayoral vote by munching on treats (AP)

AP - The Washington Humane Society is conducting a "paw poll" to let dogs cast their votes for D.C. mayor.

Dogs cast DC mayoral vote by munching on treats

The Washington Humane Society is conducting a "paw poll" to let dogs cast their votes for D.C. mayor.

Dogs From The Washington County SPCA Shelter Getting Adopted

Early Friday, the Washington County SPCA will send 30 dogs and puppies on PetSmart Charities® Rescue Waggin'® Vehicle. PetSmart Charities® Rescue Waggin'® Vehicle

Study: Most Cats Will Wear A Collar

Almost three out of four cats in a new study wore collars consistently during a six-month study, suggesting that most cats will tolerate a collar even if their owners are skeptical about its success.In fact, in almost 60 percent of cases, the animals’ tolerance of collars exceeded owners’ expectations that their cat would keep the collar on without much trouble.The researchers suggest that ...

Halo, Purely For Pets® and Freekibble.com Join Forces to Feed Shelter Pets!

Freekibble.com Chooses Wholesome Halo, Purely For Pets® As Their Official Sponsor to Feed Shelter Pets Across the Country

River Cats Fall To Rainiers

The comeback Cats will need to put on their rally mohawks again.

Pug Stolen from Adoption Firm Pets, Inc.

West Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Organizers at the Pets, Inc. Adoption Center in West Columbia say someone took a four-year-old black pug named Darby on Sept. 8.

Dogs, owners enjoy the plunge

Dogs led their owners into the pool at Indian Foothills Park Tuesday, Sept. 7. This was the 4th year for Doggie Plunge and 46 dogs had come through the gate within the first 45 minutes.

Bobcats Spotted After Pets Go Missing

Several pets have turned up dead in the Friendswood area, and some suspect bobcats may be to blame.

Cats must decide on J-Pod

James Podsiadly will make his return from suspension for the Cats in tomorrow night's must-win AFL final.

Dogs rescued last month looking for adoptive homes today at shelter meet-and-greet

Dogs of Oxford's homeless scrub up nicely

DOGS belonging to Oxford’s homeless have been transformed into pampered pooches.

Dog owners enter their pets in annual dog show in Alexandra Park

Dog lovers showed off their pets at an annual companion dog show in Alexandra Park on Monday. (02/09/2010 15:35:47)

Norton cats on the move

NORTON - Cats in need of homes will be making a trek across town this weekend to a new abode while awaiting adoption.

Dogs unleash their competitive side

Thanks to Rummy’s Beach Club, dogs and their owners are diving into a new activity together.

Spotted owl to get revised recovery plan (AP)

AP - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will use the best scientific data to revise a 2008 Bush administration recovery plan for the northern spotted owl.

Fisher Cats fall in playoff opener, 2-0

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats dropped the opener of their Eastern League Division series opener Wednesday night, 2-0, to the Trenton Thunder at Waterfront Park.

Dogs also need training camp

Kenny Miskavige gets his three dogs ready for hunting season the way a trainer might prepare an elite athlete for competition.

Cats Shot, Cut In Half

Three cats are mutilated and killed in Seabrook, including one that was cut in half, police say.

Remembering our pets [Highlands]

Be they dogs, cats, snakes, birds or turtles, our pets bring out the best in us—and when they’re gone, their unconditional love is never forgotten. With this in mind, the International Association of Pet Cemeteries (IAPC) has designated the second Sunday in September as National Pet Memorial Day, and many pet cemeteries observe this day with special ceremonies. read more

Keep your pets' teeth clean

PETS at Home in Yeovil is holding a free in-store event this week to raise awareness on keeping your pet’s teeth clean and healthy.

PETA says video shows cat, dog abuse at NC lab (AP)

AP - An animal-welfare group believes workers at a North Carolina research lab abused dogs, cats and rabbits, and the activists released what they said was undercover video of caretakers handling the animals violently.

Phoenix family, pets saved after alert neighbor reports fire

PHOENIX -- An alert neighbor is being credited with saving the lives of a family and their pets. Just before 3 a.m. Wednesday, Phoenix firefighters were called out to a house fire near 24th Avenue and Carefree Highway. The fire may have started inside a car in the driveway and then spread to the home. A neighbor called 911 right away and also woke the family up before firefighters arrived. A ...

2 panda cubs born in Spanish zoo (AP)

AP - Two newborn pandas are the latest additions to the Madrid Zoo.

Cats: Coming Soon

The stage is set and the stray cats will soon be strutting onstage at the Wichita Theatre.

Dogs For Autism Group Needs Your Votes

Dogs For Autism need your vote to win a $50,000 grant from Pepsi. The money would help train and place two service dogs with Autistic children.

Pets may be required to have registration and microchip

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Tuesday the city council rules committee met on a proposed new pet ordinance that would require a registration and microchip for all Jacksonville pets.

Greenpeace urges Japan to probe whaling graft (AFP)

AFP - Greenpeace urged Japan on Tuesday to probe graft claims in its state-funded whaling programme, a day after two of its activists received suspended jail terms for committing theft during an investigation.

Celebrity pets A-list guests at hotel

THE pets of Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Richie have been invited to the opening of a new luxury hotel in Los Angeles.

NGOs call for Romanian minister to be sacked for GM links (AFP)

AFP - Over 70 environmental NGOs including the WWF called Monday for the sacking of Romania's new agriculture minister for his links to the genetically modified crop industry.

Japan convicts Greenpeace's 'Tokyo Two' for whaling investigation (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - A Greenpeace effort to expose what it sees as widespread corruption in Japan's government-subsidized whaling industry ended on Monday with two of its activists convicted of theft and trespassing.

Greek wildlife groups condemn mass mink release (AFP)

AFP - Four Greek wildlife groups on Monday criticised as "misguided" the mass release of thousands of mink into the wild from fur farms in northwestern Greece by an animal rights protest group.

After 20 years of protection, owl declining but forests remain (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Twenty years after northern spotted owls were protected under the Endangered Species Act, their numbers continue to decline, and scientists aren't certain whether the birds will survive even though logging was banned on much of the old-growth forest in the Pacific Northwest where they live in order to save them.

Sacramento eatery takes 'dancing shrimp' off menu (AP)

AP - A Sacramento restaurant agreed to stop serving live shrimp after an animal-rights group said the practice was cruel to the shellfish.

African livelihoods at risk as species threatened: IUCN (AFP)

AFP - Millions of Africans may lose a key source of livelihoods as a fifth of freshwater African species are threatened with extinction, the updated Red List of endangered species showed Thursday.

Federal judge orders revised spotted owl plan (AP)

AP - A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ruled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must revise a Bush administration recovery plan for the northern spotted owl.

Animal rights group claims mass Greek mink release (AP)

AP - An international animal rights activist group has claimed responsibility for releasing more than 50,000 minks from two fur farms in northern Greece.

WWF calls for 'roar of support' for wild tigers (AFP)

AFP - The conservation group WWF on Thursday urged people to send in a recorded "roar of support" for wild tigers, whose numbers have plunged over the past century from 100,000 to fewer than 3,200.

Obama urged to help end Japan's dolphin hunt (AFP)

AFP - Animal rights activists protested against Japan's dolphin hunts in a rally outside the US embassy in Tokyo Thursday, calling on President Barack Obama to pressure the country over the issue.

Busted pot growers mistake wardens for suppliers (AP)

AP - California wildlife officials say two men are in custody after a group of marijuana growers started to toss bags full of pot into a pickup truck belonging to game wardens they mistook for their suppliers. State Department of Fish and Game spokesman Pat Foy says two wardens in Tehama County were looking for deer poachers Monday night in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest when they heard footsteps behind them.

Bosnian group urges probe of puppy killing video (AP)

AP - An animal rights group in Bosnia called on authorities Wednesday to investigate a claim that a disturbing video of a young woman throwing six newborn puppies into a river was filmed in the Balkan country.

RSPCA says 'bring back UK dog licence' (AFP)

AFP - Animal welfare group the RSPCA has called for dog licences to be reintroduced, saying an annual licence fee of as little as Â£21.50 could help reduce the number of strays and help tackle irresponsible dog breeding.

3 killed when copter crashes in Idaho downtown (AP)

AP - A helicopter chartered by a state wildlife agency plunged into a travel trailer and crashed Tuesday on a downtown street in the small town of Kamiah, killing two biologists and the pilot, authorities said.