Texas cheerleader Aubrey Vanlandingham charged with animal cruelty for poisoning her classmate’s pet goat
A Texas teenage cheerleader is facing a felony charge for allegedly poisoning a rival competition goat at her high school with a pesticide in an act of ugly “jealousy,” according to an arrest affidavit and the goat's owner. . Aubrey VanLandingham, a 17-year-old senior who was attending a livestock show with his goat, intentionally poisoned […]
Consciously uncoupling: what drives the rates of animal divorce? | Animal behaviour
IIn 2011, shocking celebrity breakups made headlines around the world. It wasn't the breakups between Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore or Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, but the sudden and mysterious split between two 115-year-old Galapagos natives, Bibi and Poldi. Turtles at Hap Reptile Zoo in Austria. After nearly a century of living together as […]
DA to probe Honey the bear abuse allegations at NY animal refuge
The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office alleges that staff at the taxpayer-funded Holtsville Ecological Center on Long Island mistreated a 27-year-old bear named Honey before euthanizing it last month, The Post reported. As a result, allegations of animal abuse are being investigated. Prosecutor Ray Tierney has received a request for an independent investigation into a […]
Raccoon-Eating Xavier Legette Now Has Reporters Tasting The Animal, And You Can Tell We’re In Store For A Wacky 2025
Will this continue into 2025? Carolina Panthers rookie wide receiver Xavier Leggett It certainly sent shockwaves around the National Football League when he admitted that he loves eating raccoon. Really I love it. (Related article: NBA gets slammed by NFL in ratings after LeBron stupidly declares 'Christmas is our day') Well, my man is back […]
Desperate search for good Samaritans who left rabid cat at NY animal hospital — and may now be infected
It could be a time bomb. Westchester County health officials are pleading with two good Samaritans who dropped off a rabid cat at a Yonkers veterinary clinic to come forward because they may have been infected with the deadly disease. The two anonymous individuals were caught on surveillance camera performing a good deed last week, […]
Possum Pie is Arkansas ‘comfort food’ without the animal in its ingredients
Arkansas bakery unveils award-winning dessert pie Misty Stowers, owner of Buttercream Bakery in Arkansas, shares her take on possum pie, which recently won first place in the first round of the World Food Championship's dessert category. Arkansas' unofficial state sweet is any dessert with an animal in its name. But don't be fooled. Possum Pie, […]
LI animal refuge accused of neglecting beloved bear before euthanizing it
Introducing the new P'nut. Honey, 27 year old black bear and star attraction A state-licensed animal shelter on Long Island was euthanized last month after animal rights groups alleged years of severe neglect and lack of medical care at the taxpayer-funded facility. The doomed beast has broken and rotten teeth, chronic urinary tract infections, and […]
Family of pilot who died on animal rescue flight will receive remains of dog also killed in crash
The remains of a big-eyed brown-and-white puppy named Lisa who died in a plane crash in New York's Catskill Mountains last week were delivered Sunday to the family of an animal rescue pilot who died trying to give the dog a chance. With something new. Leah Kim, 16, the daughter of volunteer pilot Seok Kim, […]
Virginia Animal Shelter Volunteer Surprises Wife by Sponsoring Adoptions for 40 Dogs
A Virginia man made his dog-loving wife's 40th birthday special by spending $4,400 in adoption fees for 40 rescue dogs. Andrew and Jennifer Due of Chesapeake, recently. lost When the idea for the birthday was born, one of their dogs, Sierra, washington post Reported. The couple spends 30 hours a month volunteering at Chesapeake Animal […]
Animal Rescue Pilot Killed in NY Crash Alongside Dog
A 49-year-old pilot transporting a rescue dog died in a plane crash in New York on Sunday, leaving his family mourning the loss. Authorities find Seok Kim, who lived in Springfield, Virginia, dead along with a dog that also died in the accident, NBC News. reported on monday. The crash site was in the Catskill […]