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Saturn, an alligator who was the subject of an urban legend that claimed he was once Adolf Hitler’s pet, has died at (or around) the age of 84. He was living at the Moscow Zoo at the time of said death, which happened on Friday. Saturn, whose obituary is being published in many national outlets […]
A pug named Winston has become the first known U.S. canine to test positive for the novel coronavirus. According to WRAL, the virus was detected this month during a study at Duke University. Winston’s owners, the McLean family, participated in the school’s coronavirus research study at the beginning of April, after the parents began exhibiting mild symptoms in mid-March. Researchers determined […]
Young Chop continues to add to his legal troubles. Per the Gwinnett Daily Post, the producer was arrested by the county’s Sheriff’s Office on Thursday for allegedly violating his probation. The Chicago native currently lives in the Atlanta area. It’s unclear what Chop did to violate his probation, but he was initially arrested on Feb. 26 for allegedly […]
Sporting a shirt and a set of shiny new teeth, Joe Exotic‘s first “husband” John Finlay confirmed on Lights Out with David Spade that the seven alligators and one crocodile burned alive inside the G.W. Exotic Animal Park in 2015 were previously owned by Michael Jackson. This was a fact not mentioned on the popular Netflix docuseries Tiger King. An April 2015 article […]
One dog is being an incredibly good boy during this pandemic. Karen Evelth has lived near Renee Hellman in Colorado for nearly a decade. Hellman has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and requires oxygen to breathe. As a result, it is necessary for her to stay in her home because she’s at high risk of catching the coronavirus. To […]
As a result of the Kansas City Chiefs beating the 49ers in the Super Bowl, KC defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi ponied up adoption fees for 91 dogs (see: all of them) at a local animal shelter. Those fees typically run at about $150, and Nnadi’s act of generosity will cover each of the canines at […]
What’s with all these football-loving felines? During the third quarter of Saturday’s game between Memphis and South Florida, a gray cat dashed onto the field right before a Tigers kickoff. The four-legged furball was seen running about 40 yards down the sideline before darting under a cart at Raymond James Stadium. Several staffers attempted to locate and capture the […]
A black labrador retriever went on a failed joy ride in its owner’s car. The Florida dog hopped into the car while it was running, put it in reverse, and did donuts for an hour in his owner’s cul-de-sac, CNN reports. A neighbor, Anne Sabol, witnessed the incident and didn’t know who was behind the […]
A California woman collected more than 300 rats as her pets and with them in her van. A woman—identified by the San Diego Union-Tribune as Carla—says she started off with just two rats before the rodents quickly began to multiply inside her vehicle. Eventually, she got up to 320 rats that clawed into the van’s upholstery, seats, and sometimes ventured […]
A woman in Ohio had to get her limbs partially amputated due to complications from interacting with her own dogs’ saliva. Marie Trainer was in a coma for 10 days and woke up to find her legs and arms had to be removed to stop the spread of gangrene. Doctors say that Trainer’s condition was […]
