Tag: animals

Animals collapse, water shortages bite amid India’s searing heat

By Sakshi Dayal, Tanvi Mehta and Anushree Fadnavis NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Animals collapsed, people jumped on water tankers with buckets amid shortages and government employees changed their work hours as blistering summer heat kept its grip on north India on Thursday. Although Thursday’s readings were marginally lower in Delhi than the previous day when […]

Naturalist to speak on ‘Animals I have cared for’ in virtual program June 6

Over the past 25 years, local naturalist and author Stephen Lyn Bales has helped care for many injured, non-releasable birds of prey. From grumpy great horned owls to feisty kestrels to cutie-pie screech owls, all have different “personalities.” On June 6 at 7 p.m., University of Tennessee Arboretum education coordinator Michelle Campanis and Bales will […]

Fire sets off explosions, injures animals in Fresno Co.

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – What initially began as a grass fire quickly burned across 13 acres of property, injuring several animals and setting off explosions in Fresno County Saturday afternoon, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters say around 4 p.m. they responded to a vegetation fire at the corner of Highway 41 and Central Avenue. […]

2 in custody after police allege Davenport animals found filthy, starving

Two Davenport residents were in custody Saturday after animal-control officers and police allege they found malnourished animals at their home along with dead rabbits and a cat in a freezer, according to court records. Joshua Schmidt (L) and Suzanne Schmidt (Scott County Jail) Suzanne Schmidt, 48, and Joshua Schmidt, 25, both face three aggravated-misdemeanor charges […]