GALVESTON, Texas, August 28, 2021 / PRNewswire / – ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) helps local shelters along the Gulf Coast evacuate more than 150 homeless animals in the wake of Hurricane Ida. At the request of Galveston County Animal Services, the ASPCA transferred 28 homeless cats and kittens to the SPCA from Texas Friday ...

The Humane Society of Sarasota County has joined NBCUniversal’s annual Local Clear the Shelters pet adoption campaign and will waive adoption fees for eligible dogs and cats until September 19. This is the seventh year in a row that NBC and Telemundo owned stations have presented their national pet adoption campaign in partnership with affiliate stations and shelters / rescues. ...

Muncy, PA – One of Lycoming County’s most passionate animal lovers has passed away. Bonnie J. Lynn Snyder, owner of the nonprofit Bellabon’s Pet Recovery Services, passed away early Wednesday, August 25. Snyder, from Muncy, had been battling cancer since March 2020. Her sister, Cindy Poust, informed her followers on her nonprofit organization’s Facebook page of her passing: “It is ...

As Lori Berroa and her children watched in horror, a Lee County school bus ran over a dog, killing it on Monday. “It was completely preventable,” she said. Berroa, owner of Parker’s Rainbow Bridge, an animal shelter based in Cape Coral, accuses the Cape Coral police officer on leave of giving the driver the order to move. “I’m leading a ...

If you have a Charlie, a Bella, or a Bailey nestled in your lap or asleep at your feet, you certainly have a lucky dog. National Dog Day is August 26. and in honor of all pet parents and their furry babies, we’ve got your list of the top 10 dog names and breeds for 2021 and ways to celebrate ...

SOUTH BEND – When he escaped through a hole in his backyard fence, Pinto sort of slipped off the cute leather collar his family had bought him, labeled “Pinto el Vago” – which is Spanish for “Pinto the Vagabond”. This inscription was prophetic. The cute black, brown and white dog would eventually make it five miles north to a shore ...

A search and rescue team have found the body of a cyclist who died on Dartmoor in an unrelated operation. The Dartmoor Search and Rescue team were called to Devonshire National Park near Plymouth on the evening of Saturday August 21 to help a 17-year-old who had fallen ill when they discovered the body of a cyclist. The rider was ...

PLACERVILLE, Calif. – Crews were digging in and burning out fire lines amid another round of high winds that contributed to the fury of a Northern California wildfire. “We have a firefight ahead of us and the wind today is going to make it very challenging,” said Keith Wade, a spokesman with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, ...

COMMACK, NY – Henri’s downgrading to tropical storm status was good news, but County Director Steve Bellone said Suffolk officials were still concerned about the damage flooding and high winds can cause , so that urban search and rescue teams were deployed to help stranded residents. Bellone said officials are “very aware” of the fact that just over a year ...

WELD COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) – Animal shelters across the country are participating in the Clear the Shelters campaign, and volunteers hope this effort can help alleviate capacity issues. The Humane Society of Weld County is at full capacity and volunteers are actively working to ensure that they can place as many dogs and cats as possible with loving families. To ...