Another whale has been found washed ashore in the Bay Area. Experts at The Marine Mammal Center confirm the whale discovered Thursday at Limantour Beach in Point Reyes was a gray whale. There have been at least 10 other dead whales discovered in the Bay Area since March. Many of the whale deaths have been […]
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Grumpy Cat, the Arizona feline who became an internet sensation for her constantly angry expression, has died at age 7, her family said Friday. Born Tardar Sauce in April 2012, the cat became a brand unto her own after being discovered on Reddit. Her unique look was attributed to feline dwarfism. Her family said she […]
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A Missouri man is charged with felony animal abuse after authorities say he killed and dismembered cats he found in online want ads. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says 20-year-old Kaine Louzader was charged Friday. Prosecutors say more charges are expected. Court documents say dead cats have been turning up on or near Louzader’s street outside St. Peters […]
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A tabby cat has new back legs, with the help of some University of Wisconsin-Madison students and a 3D printer. Community Cat shelter vice president Sarah Close says Chicago Animal Care and Control found the stray with infected legs last September and turned him over to the Whitewater, Wisconsin- based shelter. A veterinarian amputated part […]
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This suspected Russian spy is having a whale of a time in Norway. A beluga whale — found in Arctic Norway wearing a suspicious camera strapped to its head — has been joyously seeking out human contact and is in no hurry swim back to Mother Russia, or anywhere for that matter. “The whale was […]
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A man found an adorable newborn puppy in a Southern California canyon. But that puppy was no puppy — it was a coyote. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported on Monday that San Diego Humane Society officers received a call from the Tierrasanta resident who found the abandoned newborn while walking his dog in a nearby […]
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Federal investigators say a small plane crash that killed a 90-year-old pilot near an eastern Iowa airport was likely caused by the pilot’s decision to allow his large dog to fly in the passenger’s seat, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined in a report released Monday. The final National Transportation Safety Board report says investigators […]
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A pit bull that was missing from Coachella for more than a year was reunited with her owner Monday through the power of smart-home technology. When Trina, a blue and white pitbull, went missing last year, owner Jesus Lopez did what he could to find the pooch, department of animal services spokesman John Welsh said. […]
