Man Sentenced 21 Years In Prison For Shooting Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker
Back in February 2021, people were heartbroken to learn that Lady Gaga’s beloved French bulldogs had been stolen. Beyond the theft of the valuable dogs, her dog walker, Ryan Fischer, had been shot. Three men and two accomplices were arrested for the crime and the one responsible for shooting Fischer has finally been sentenced. Photo: Flickr/Justin Higuchi License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 According to Yahoo!, Fischer was walking three French bulldogs, who belonged to Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta), in Hollywood when he was...
Cat Expert Shares Tips To Avoid A “Cat Catastrophe” This Holiday Season
With the holiday season in full swing, it’s important to start thinking about our furry friends. Cat owners, especially, need to be careful this time of year as certain holiday decorations and foods can be disastrous with cats in the house. Cat expert Jackson Galaxy shared a video to offer some tips and pointers to prevent a “cat catastrophe” this holiday season. Photo: Pexels/Jessica Lewis Creative He started the video off by saying, “So, let’s talk about the potential problems that you face during the holiday...
Speeding Ships Are Killing Hundreds Of Whales Along U.S. Coasts
A large number of blue whales, humpback whales, gray whales and vulnerable southern resident killer whales are being killed by speeding ships along the West Coast of the United States. According to the Los Angeles Times, Cargo and cruise boat traffic has increased over the last several decades to the point where ships have become one of the deadliest threats whales face in open oceans and coastal waters. Adobe Stock / Richard CareyA large number of Blue whales, Humpback whales, and vulnerable Southern Right Killer Whales are being killed by...
Traffic Noise Makes European Robins More Aggressive, Study Finds
Traffic is pretty aggravating even on the best of days. A new study finds that it’s so frustrating, it even angers robins. Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University in the UK and Koç University in Turkey recently studied how urban and rural European robins react to traffic noises. The animals, which are quite territorial, show another bird that it’s on their turf with movements and song. The team found that their physical aggression toward intruders increased when there was traffic noise. In a paper published in the journal...
Long-Lost Tasmanian Tiger Remains Rediscovered in Museum
The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, went extinct (thanks to you know who) in the mid-1930s. Native to the Australian mainland and the islands of Tasmania and New Guinea, the unusual marsupial was sometimes referred to as a Tasmanian wolf. It’s estimated that roughly 5,000 thylacines were living in Tasmania when Europeans first arrived. Due to excessive hunting, habitat destruction, and diseases introduced to them in quick succession, their numbers soon declined until they were gradually eradicated. Photo: (Series relates to Australian...
Badly Injured Kitten Who Would ‘Probably Die’ Rescued From Road, Defies Odds
This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! The week of Thanksgiving 2012, while driving to work, we spotted something in the road. As I passed, the something moved! It was small and light-colored. We turned around and braved the traffic on the busy road by stopping. The something was a kitten, a silver and grey kitten, but badly hurt. She had blood on her tail, part of it was missing, and wounds all over her head. We took her to...
“Noodle” The Famous TikTok Dog Dies At 14
If you’ve spent much time on TikTok, you might be familiar with the famous pooch named Noodle. Noodle the pug was believed by millions of people, but he sadly passed away recently. Photo: TikTok/@jongraz Noodle’s owner, Jonathan Graziano, announced the dog’s passing in a heartbreaking video. He said, “Hi everyone. I am so sorry. I’m so sorry to have to share this, but Noodle passed yesterday. He was at home. He was in my arms. And, this is incredibly sad. It’s incredibly difficult. It’s a day that I...
Big Cat Ownership Curtailed in the U.S. by Senate Decision
If the Netflix series Tiger King did anything at all, it was to draw attention to the serious and grotesque problem of big cat ownership in America. The surprisingly popular series was a Grade A train wreck from start to finish. The real losers were not the big cats depicted in it but rather the people who spent hours absorbing it. But good things can come from bad situations. In this case, a bill restricting the private ownership of big cats in the U.S. has thankfully passed in the Senate by unanimous consent.Known as the Big Cat Public...
Save Money: Preventative Care Can Be You and Your Pets’ Best Friend
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Those wise words are attributed to Benjamin Franklin, and in essence, they mean that it’s easier to stop something from happening in the first place than to repair the damage after it has happened. If you wish to keep your pet around for as long as possible and avoid or reduce costly vet bills, preventative care is a good place to start. Doing so can potentially lengthen lives, improve the quality of time spent with us, and save money in the long run. Photo: Pixabay/Alexas_Fotos Pet Food...
Cat Trashes Woman’s House So Badly She Calls 911 And Reports A Burglary
Police officers were left flabbergasted after a cat broke into a home and trashed the place. According to the LeicestershireLive, 24-year-old Noemi Zonta was shocked to open her apartment in Koper, Slovenia and discover it had been wrecked. Photo: Flickr/eutrophication&hypoxia; Wikimedia Commons/John License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 She immediately suspected a burglary, as drawers and cupboards were flung open, household objects were strewn around, and there was even urine all over her bed. According to the LeicestershireLive,...
