The Justice Department sued zookeeper Jeff Lowe of Netflix’s “Tiger King” fame Thursday, accusing him of failing to provide adequate medical treatment for his animals and feeding them contaminated food before burning their dead bodies in makeshift wood pyres.
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The Swiss wildcat is in danger of becoming extinct because it is so attractive to the domestic cat, say experts.
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Cat and dog owners suffering from Covid-19 can pass their illness onto their feline and canine companions, according to a small study released Friday.
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Starved of international visitors, the house once inhabited by writer Ernest Hemingway in the Florida Keys has struggled to stay open. Almost all of its staff have been laid off during the coronavirus pandemic, yet the six-toed cats who live there still attract locals to the site.
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Time spent in lockdown was just superb for Palmerston, the chief mouser at the U.K. Foreign Office.
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A pet cat has become the first U.K. animal to be infected with coronavirus, health officials said Monday, insisting there was “no evidence” it could pass on the disease.
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A court in India’s Kerala state said Tuesday it wanted to avoid “a CATastrophe” by allowing a man to break a coronavirus lockdown to buy food for his furry felines.
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A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the United States or a tiger anywhere, federal officials and the zoo said Sunday.
Read moreA federal court in Pennsylvania ruled that a 78-year-old man may pursue some of his due process claims against the police officer who threatened to “bust down his door” if he did not consent to a warrantless search and then seized and euthanized some of the 42 feral cats the man was providing with veterinary care, food and shelter in and around his property.
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Online music giant Spotify on Wednesday launched a podcast for dogs left home alone in Britain, after its polling suggested most owners believe audio recordings help calm their canines.
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Wildlife experts expressed disappointment Friday on the heels of a New Yorker’s indictment on charges that he trafficked dozens of wild cats native to Africa.
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Where strays were once mostly left to scavenge for food, Jordanians in a new trend in the Arab kingdom are increasingly willing to foot steep bills to care for beloved dogs and cats.
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An Italian couple survived a landslide that caused their house to collapse after being woken by their cats, giving them time to escape, media reported Wednesday.
Read moreNational City Puppy sued National City, California in superior court, claiming its ordinance prohibiting the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits is unconstitutional, and will drive it out of business.
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Seven months after Huang Yu’s pet cat Garlic died, the British shorthair was given a 10th life. Born on July 21, the new Garlic was created by Chinese firm Sinogene, becoming the Beijing-based company’s first successfully cloned cat.
Read moreNew York became the first U.S. state Monday to ban the declawing of cats, marking a victory for animal rights advocates who say the procedure is severely painful and more about protecting couches instead of pets.
Read moreA Michigan couple claims an electric massage chair made by American Crocodile International Group malfunctioned and started a fire that destroyed their home and killed their three cats, two of which were world-record holders for height and longest tail.
Read moreNew York would be the first state to ban the declawing of cats under legislation heading to a vote in the Legislature. The Senate and Assembly were both expected to take up the bill Tuesday.
Read moreDemanding $250,000 from his landlord, an Oregon man claims in court that Axford Lane LLC unlawfully entered his home and catnapped his feline, Frank, intentionally inflicting emotional distress.
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