Animal Assistance

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 owner of Geronimo the Alpaca praised the support she has received from around the world as she continues the fight to prevent her animal from being slaughtered by the government. Helen Macdonald said she had received messages of support from New Zealand, Malaysia and across Europe. Supporters are camping at his farm near Wickwar in south Gloucestershire in case ...

06 Aug 2021 Rita Watson had chosen not to be vaccinated against COVID-19. She was worried about what was in the shots and if they were safe. But when her 41-year-old daughter contracted the virus and fell seriously ill, Watson reconsidered. She and her four sons went to the Robeson County Health Department on Thursday for the shot. “I decided, ...

FAIRMONT Friday August 6 9:56 a.m. – Police are investigating a fraud complaint in the 700 block of North Elm Street. 11:49 a.m. – Police investigated a civil complaint in the 1100 block of North Orient Street. Assistance was rendered. 1:39 p.m. – Police investigated a civil complaint in the 800 block of Edison Drive. Assistance was rendered. 1:50 p.m. ...

Orders for destruction and removal of property Auburn, Calif .– Placer County has declared a local emergency due to the continuing threat from the Fire River. The fire in Placer and Nevada counties has burned 2,600 acres, damaged or destroyed approximately 108 structures and 2,400 residents of the Colfax area remain under evacuation order. A local emergency proclamation asserts a ...

This story was first published by the Kansas City Beacon. When flights are rescheduled or moved to another gate, the announcement is usually played through the airport audio system. Passengers who are deaf or hard of hearing do not receive the memo, forcing them to rely on others to relay the new information. Sometimes it turns into a phone game. ...

Many evacuees who fled the Boulder 2700 Fire and Finley Point area on Saturday evening and Sunday arrived at the Red Cross shelter at Linderman Elementary School in Polson with their pets. Lynette Duford of Life Savers Animal Rescue (LSAR) had set up an animal rescue aid site early Sunday morning. “When we got here almost all of the vehicles ...

MUNCIE, Ind. – A newcomer van was pulled back into the Muncie Animal Care and Services reception dock and, as shelter workers opened the doors of the vehicle, its passengers erupted in chorus. “Salvation!” “Beautiful bird!” “What are you doing!?” Nearly a dozen cockatoos and a few African parrots, removed from the home of their recently deceased owner, chirped at ...

Gospel concert A free gospel concert, featuring The 4:12 Three, will take place at 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 25 at 4:12 Fellowship Church, located at 1950 Hwy 412 E. in Siloam Springs. Roy Chesney Poetry Competition The Siloam Springs Writers Guild is hosting their 2021 Roy Chesney Poetry Contest. The contest is open to anyone living within 10 miles ...

THE TOP OF THE PILE • Bucknell University’s dean’s roster for the spring semester 2021 includes Ollie McClymonds of Carlsbad, Tatym Racz of Encinitas, Chris Phelan of Oceanside, Alex Burch of Rancho Santa Fe, and Brendan Egan of Carmel Valley. • The Rochester Institute of Technology’s Spring 2021 Dean’s List includes Nicholas Gardner of San Marcos, in Computer Science; Busy ...