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Researchers have found that local wildlife was impacted by public urination that contained traces of drugs at the 2019 Glastonbury Festival. BBC reports dangerously high levels of cocaine and MDMA were found in the Whitelake River, which runs adjacent to the festival’s Somerset, United Kingdom location. According to researchers, the finding could hinder conservation efforts of rare European eels that are located […]
A Georgia woman was arrested on a felony charge of aggravated cruelty to animals Tuesday after she allegedly threw an injured puppy into the ocean earlier this month, ABC News reports. Candy Selena Marban was questioned by Tybee Island Police on Sept. 12 after responding to a call and discovering a puppy in the sand nursing a […]
A fire killed 75 dogs at a Texas pet-boarding facility this weekend. The Ponderosa Pet Resort fire left the animals in the Georgetown facility dead after the Saturday night blaze, with smoke making rescues impossible once fire crews responded to the scene, Georgetown Fire Chief John Sullivan explained. “It was a quick response. Unfortunately, they were met with conditions that […]
As documented on social media, cats have a long history of interrupting live sporting events, storming everything from football fields to tennis courts, and even a hockey ring. Though many of these moments have resulted in a few laughs and countless memes, a recent incident at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium was more scary than amusing. During Saturday’s game […]
At least 13 gorillas at Zoo Atlanta have contracted COVID-19, according to initial test results. The zoo shared the news on its website Friday, after staffers noticed some of the gorillas were demonstrating mild symptoms, including coughs, nasal discharges, and a slight loss of appetite. Shortly after the observations, the Animal Care and Veterinary Teams collected fecal […]
Offset had a close-call during a recent trip overseas. On Friday, the Migos member hit up Instagram to share several videos of himself hanging out in Dubai just hours before his performance at the V-Hotel in Al Habtoor City. One of the clips shows Offset sitting on a couch as he pets the head of a small […]
Jaheim has been arrested on charges of animal cruelty. People reports the 44-year-old Grammy-nominated R&B singer has been charged with third-degree animal cruelty and failure to provide necessary care to an animal. His arrest came on Monday morning at his Hillsborough, New Jersey residence. Responding to a report of a “puppy in distress,” Hillsborough Township Police […]
After being away for two months on summer vacation and allowing other hosts to take over the show in his absence, Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night television show on Tuesday. Kimmel opened the episode with some jokes and remarks about the pandemic and unvaccinated people putting others at risk. “Dr. Fauci said that if hospitals get […]
An Ohio man initially claimed his dog, Lula, a 4-year-old brown brindle boxer who required emergency surgery last week after being shot in the face, suffered from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, FOX 8 reports. “Said his dog shot itself and he trained the dog to bring a gun to him,” Norwalk police Capt. Jim Fulton said. “The dog had […]
An 11-month-old female cougar that (for now) weighs roughly 80-pounds was taken out of a New York City apartment last week after its owners gave it up to the authorities. The animal, whose nickname is Sasha, was surrendered on Thursday according to a release from Kelly Donithan, the director of animal disaster response for the Humane Society […]
