RIP Marty: Summit staff mourn cat mascot who lived atop highest peak in northeastern U.S. November 10, 2020 The Mount Washington Observatory has lost its most famous, if not furriest, staff member. Marty the cat has died after 12 years working at… Continue Reading
Dogs are going back to the White House as Joe Biden becomes president-elect November 7, 2020 Major Biden will make history as the first rescue dog to occupy the White House when Joe Biden is inaugurated a president in January…. Continue Reading
Pawsitively adorable new mayor of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky is a dog named Wilbur November 7, 2020 All hail the new canine in chief of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky. In other hotly contested U.S. election news, Wilbur Beast, a French bulldog, has… Continue Reading
Bear cub caught trying to cross Canada-U.S. border in northern B.C. November 4, 2020 The Canada-U.S. border remains closed to non-essential travel, but that isn’t stopping some unusual visitors from trying to sneak through. This week, a young… Continue Reading
Pilot project using COVID-19 sniffer dogs at airport in Finland proving successful November 2, 2020 Pandemic pooches are performing well in a Finnish pilot project designed to sniff out coronavirus in airline passengers, according to officials behind the initiative…. Continue Reading
How to have a spooktacular Halloween for both humans and animals October 31, 2020 The pandemic has made things a little bit more scary for this Halloween, but for family pets and wildlife Oct. 31, has always meant… Continue Reading
Anthony Hopkins performs a piano serenade with a cat on his lap October 30, 2020 Anyone working from home with a cat can relate. Try to get down to business and there’s kitty on your chair, your computer, your… Continue Reading
Endangered white rhino born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park October 27, 2020 Consider it the start of a real-life baby boom at Walt Disney World in Florida. A male white rhinoceros calf was born at Disney’s… Continue Reading
Seven arrested in Florida flying squirrel trafficking scheme October 25, 2020 What started as an anonymous tip has ended in a 19-month operation, which uncovered an “elaborate scheme” involving 3,600 wild flying squirrels captured in… Continue Reading
Rare part-male, part-female songbird found in Pennsylvania October 24, 2020 Genetically, gynandromorphs are part male and part female and in this rare songbird, its unusual gender line runs right down the middle. Scientists in… Continue Reading
