Tag: Pets

Family fighting keep chickens as pets in Waxhaw neighborhood

A Union County family that was fined for keeping chickens as pets has scored a big win. The family was originally located in a Waxhaw neighborhood. However, neighborhood rules said they couldn’t own poultry, but they could have household pets as long as you don’t make money off of them. The family in this case […]

How to keep your pets safe during the eclipse

Pets are members of our families. They love us unconditionally, and in turn, we promise to keep them safe. So, Channel 11 wanted to find out what pet owners need to know about the potentially effect of the solar eclipse. “There’s actually no current research that celestial events like solar eclipses have any direct effect on […]

Monster 14-foot crocodile stalked pets, evaded capture for weeks — until now. See it

A large crocodile was found stalking pets and “lingering” around a property in Australia. The dangerous animal took wildlife officials weeks to capture. The property owners in Cordelia reported the roughly 14-foot-long crocodile to wildlife officials, the Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation said in a March 26 news release. Officials investigated and saw […]

Beware of potted daffodils, tulips and lilies and pets

‘Tis the season to buy potted blooming bulbs for inside the house to celebrate the coming of spring. The most common are daffodils, tulips or lilies which may be planted outside once the foliage has died back or stored in a cool dry environment and planted in the fall. All are considered members of the […]

Domestic violence victims struggle to find placement for pets

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Domestic violence has become a problem that knows no bounds and carries an impact that ripples through communities, families, and animals alike throughout the country. As some victims struggle to get over the mountain that can be the acceptance of help, they meet another wall in the form of […]

Tesuque Pueblo steps up to help pets and strays

Mar. 8—Barbara Coulter has seen the problem playing out right outside the window of her office on Tesuque Pueblo. It’s the sight of lost, emaciated, disoriented stray dogs and cats wandering the pueblo looking for something — food, warmth, shelter or maybe someone to be kind to them. “What’s the outcome for them? It’s not […]

Donation drive for pets honors fallen K-9 Graffit

GOLDEN, Colo. (KDVR) — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with a statewide pet pantry to honor a fallen K-9. A year ago, K-9 Graffit was shot and killed in the line of duty near the Colorado School of Mines campus. Graffit was helping sheriff’s deputies assist the Golden Police Department. The suspect was […]